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Damsel in Defense: Company preparing area women to fend off attackers

February 18, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

Stephanie Perkins is not your typical sales rep. Continue Reading

Rapid City man taken down with Taser for running into street

January 3, 2012 in The Daily Republic

RAPID CITY (AP) Rapid City police shot a man with a stun gun after he refused to quit running into traffic. Continue Reading

GFPD officers’ use of force up in 2010

March 19, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

Tasers, pepper spray uncommonA review of the past five years shows that the number of use-of-force reports filed by officers peaked in 2006, bottomed out in 2008 and rose in 2009 and 2010, almost re-attaining the 2006 level. Continue Reading

Police use of Taser questioned

January 14, 2011 in The Dickinson Press

A Dickinson Police Department officer Tasered an allegedly innocent man at Maverick’s Saloon Dec. 30 in a case of mistaken identity, according to a police report released Friday. Continue Reading

Med examiner: Minneapolis man’s death by police Taser a homicide,

October 23, 2010 in Grand Forks Herald

David Cornelius Smith, whose family has said he suffered from mental illness, died Sept. 17 at Hennepin County Medical Center, eight days after his confrontation with police at the downtown Minneapolis YMCA. Continue Reading

Uniting against crime

August 5, 2010 in Alexandria Echo Press

Beautiful sunny skies and a slight breeze off the lake made for great weather for the annual Community Night Out celebration Tuesday at City Park. Continue Reading