Earlier this afternoon, the police shot a man who was threatening his mother with a knife because he refused to drop the blade. The suspect was shot three times in the torso, and police say his mother was also hit in the buttocks. more ›

Police used a Taser on a woman who cut in front of the drive-through line at a North Carolina McDonald's, and authorities took her 3-year-old daughter into custody. After a "lengthy conversation with the customer" asked her to move and wait in line, the McDonald's employees called police, who warned her for 20 minutes that she should move her Ford Pickup truck before moving in and shocking her. "[The police] started trying to forcibly drag her out of the car, and that's when you could hear the clicking sound of the Taser one time," a customer told the Fay Observer. "Then they Tased her again, and when they Tased her the second time, she just flopped out of the car like a fish. more ›

Tasers, or "Conducted Energy Devices," are an increasingly popular method of "non-lethal" force in police departments across New York State, as well as being trusted companions at the ballgame. However, according to a new report [pdf] from the NYCLU, "police officers are using Tasers in inappropriate, irresponsible and downright deadly manner." As the saying goes: shoot 50,000 volts of electricity into somebody's chest first, ask questions later. more ›

The South Carolina man who was charged with aggravated assault and weapons possession for allegedly firing a stun gun during a fight at MetLife stadium Sunday says he zapped in self-defense. 59-year-old Larry McKelvey, a Cowboys fan, was attending the game with his fiance, Gloria Dargin, when trouble started with some Jets fans, one of whom is a Marine who was reportedly angered when the couple remained seated during the National Anthem. But Dargin insists they're not unpatriotic: "We did not stand up, not disrespecting our country, we weren't standing up because of our medical reasons," she tells the local TV station. more ›

It appears the Taser-fueled brawl at yesterday's Jets game was sparked by a perceived lack of patriotism on behalf of the man who was ultimately arrested. Leroy McKelvey of South Carolina was charged with aggravated assault and weapons possession, and was released on $22,500 bail today, the Cliffview Pilot reports. According to one police source, static started after a Marine noticed that McKelvey and his friends did not stand or remove their hats during the pre-game enforced nationalism moment. And on 9/11 Day, too! :( more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] Things got a little out of hand at yesterday's game between the Cowboys and Jets at MetLife Stadium, as things sometimes do in the stands at sporting contests. (Even the upscale U.S. Open has seen its share of spectator fights.) But what sets this altercation apart was the introduction of some sort of stun gun or Taser into the action. Here's chaotic video, first posted by Deadspin, in which you can hear that always unnerving zapping sound in the first few seconds: more ›

A Queens father who allegedly beat his wife and threatened to kill his kids was taken down by police after a heated confrontation early this morning. Police say the 42-year-old man yelled, "You're going to have to shoot me," and that he would not be taken alive, while also refusing to drop the two knives he was holding. Cops tried Tasing and macing him, but when he shrugged them off, they eventually had to shoot him in the stomach. more ›

A Brooklyn jeweler was sent to the hospital yesterday after two men trying to sell fake gold to him pulled out a taser instead of their identification. Maybe they should have tried their luck on the scam that is Cash4Gold? more ›

Less than a week after a Connecticut man died in police custody after being shot with a Taser gun, another man has died in a West Babylon prison shortly after police deployed a Taser on him, CBS reports. Daniel McDonnell began "acting irrationally" on Friday morning in his cell, so police shot him with what is supposed to be a nonlethal weapon. After suffering "respiratory distress," the 40-year-old died at the hospital. more ›

In a scene that is becoming frighteningly familiar, a Connecticut man died early Sunday morning after being shot by a police officer's Taser. The man, whose name hasn't been released, was unruly and "causing a disturbance" at Saint Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, was arrested and placed into the back of a police car where he "continued to act belligerent." more ›

The lawyer for six of the students arrested during last weekends fatal shooting of Pace University student Danroy Henry is calling on federal prosecutors to investigate the case. Attorney Bonita Zelman believes that local and state police agencies currently probing the chaotic events surrounding the shooting “are responsible for the failure to train these officers” who shot Henry. “They can’t run around with guns and Tasers threatening innocent college students...You don’t shoot at a moving car when there are innocent passengers and innocent kids all around the area,” Zelman told the Post. But those local authorities countered many of Zelman and her clients' claims during a press conference today. more ›

More information is coming out about the chaotic night last weekend when Pace University student Danroy Henry was shot and killed by police after hitting a cop with his car. Yesterday, the lawyer for the Henry family said that eye witnesses told him that Henry was handcuffed and left on the road for up to 15 minutes without medical attention while medical teams treated a less seriously injured officer at the scene. Today, the lawyer for six other Pace students is accusing police of brutality, excessive force and wrongful arrest after several of her clients were Tased for trying to aid Henry as he lay dying. more ›

Tired of the NYPD's boring old cumbersome M26 Tasers? Check out the hot new X26 model cops are test driving! According to the Taser website, the X26 can "engage" with "targets" at ranges up to 35 feet, and it weighs less than half what the M26 weighs; just 7.2 ounces. It also boasts "greater incapacitating power," records the time and date of each "activation," and allows for "plug-and-play download via USB connection." Oh, and it sprays confetti every time cops fire it. Besides making the occasion festive, each colorful piece of confetti doubles as an ID tag "to deter misuse by felons." Watch: more ›

Police say they fatally shot Inwood resident Emmanuel Paulino as he charged at them with a knife early Sunday morning, and they released a transcript of his 911 call declaring his desire to kill cops. Paulino even provided his address, and when cops arrived, they failed to subdue him with a Taser failed and opened fire. But Paulino's family says the police overreacted and failed to help their emotionally disturbed relative. more ›

Pop quiz: When buck naked and high on PCP and confronting cops pointing Tasers at you, do you A) comply with their commands, no matter how incomprehensible their wolfish orders sound to your hypersensitive ears, or B) RUN? Trick question: Instead, follow the amazing example set by a man wearing only sneakers in Newburgh last night. What you want to do is advance on the cops until they fire at will, thereby amplifying your PCP high with 50,000 heart-pounding volts of pure electricity. Then repeat as needed until you get that "click." more ›

After a man was unable to be restrained by police and apparently jumped to his death on Wednesday, the Manhattan DA's office is now looking into the incident. According to the Post, "investigators pored over surveillance video and photos to see if police acted properly" and are looking for witnesses. City employee Chukwudi Onyenwe was found masturbating in a woman's bathroom in his office building and fled. Police found him after 911 calls about an emotionally disturbed man on the Brooklyn Bridge, but Onyenwe fought them off. A lieutenant tried to Taser him, but the charge didn't work and Onyenwe leapt off the bridge. His body hasn't been found yet, and his father said, "I'm thinking that [the police] might not have handled it well because they let him fall into the river... I'm devastated." more ›

Around 10:30 a.m. yesterday, an apparently suicidal man managed to fight off four police officers equipped with Taser guns to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge. The unidentified 29-year-old man had allegedly fled from 151 West Broadway after being found masturbating in a ladies' room. A startled woman called the police, who later found the man walking through traffic on the bridge. Police attempted to subdue the man with physical force and the stun gun, but the gun didn't go off, leaving the man time to climb to the edge of the bridge and strip naked. more ›

We've officially entered the age of stupid fans who get Tasered: Days after a 17-year-old was Tasered after running onto the field at a Phillies game, a drunk and belligerent 36-year-old man watching a Florida golf tournament was Tasered. Travis Parmelee was reportedly yelling at players at the 11th hole of the Players Championship and was belligerent with hole marshals and, later, sheriff's deputies. He was charged with disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest. more ›

It looks like the instant-classic video of the Phillies fan getting Tasered by a cop will probably be the only one of its kind! The Phillies have decided to let stadium security handle fans who run out on the field, and will only get the police involved if "greater force is necessary." One day after a cop Tasered a teenager who crashed the field, another fan jumped the fence and ran around the outfield—he was escorted off the field by private security, then turned over to the police, who found drugs on him during the arrest. more ›

As sports fans and government officials argue about whether a Philadelphia police officer used excessive force in Tasering a teenage fan who ran out onto the field Monday night, yet another yahoo crashed the field last night. This man was not Tasered, although he probably deserved it more than the other guy, if only for those shorts. (And for being stupid enough to pull the stunt with drugs in his possession, according to police.) more ›

At least he wasn't naked like the Mets Citi Field streaker (or the Coachella wizard). Police guarding Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park, home of the Phillies, sent a message last night to all those who dream of running out onto the field during a Major League Baseball game. As seen in this video below, an unidentified 17-year-old boy hopped a fence and dashed around the outfield in the eighth inning, eluding two security officers.. for a little while. The crowd roars and the teen appears exultant, until a cop finally shoots his Taser at him. He's not so stoked after that. more ›

In the annals of police Taser porn, this series of short videos can't possibly compete with the naked wizard Coachella Tasering, to say nothing of the trailblazing "Don't Tase me, bro!" Nevertheless, to bring things full circle, we have a duty to publish these clips, showing a Jets fan getting arrested and supposedly Tasered at a tailgate party outside Indianapolis stadium Sunday. (Despite the absence of frothing or whimpering, it's still video a Jets fan getting arrested, so you can't complain.) Patrick Mallon, a 26-year-old Garden State construction worker, was ultimately charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication, and missed watching his precious Jets lose to the Colts. Here's how it started: more ›

It's bad enough that yesterday's loss to the Colts brought an abrupt end to NYC's dream of living vicariously through New Jersey, but for one poor Jets fan, the agony of defeat was prefaced by the sting of electricity. There is no video (yet), but police say Patrick Mallon, 26, was belligerent and threw beer at Colts fans outside Indianapolis stadium. He was charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication at a tailgate party, which is like getting a speeding ticket at the Indy 500. But witnesses say cops used excessive force, and Mallon's father is a criminal defense lawyer, so you can guess where this is going. more ›

The city is fighting to keep private the suicide note penned by an NYPD lieutenant who shot himself after ordering the use of a Taser on emotionally disturbed man. Facing a $10 million lawsuit from the family of Iman Morales — who died after being shot with the Taser and falling from a second-story roof ledge — the city is trying to withhold Lt. Michael Pigott's suicide note, which attorneys representing Morales' family say is a necessary part of their case the Post reports. more ›

A 43-year-old man died yesterday after Long Island cops shot him twice with a Taser. Officers used the weapon on Darryl Bain, 43, after he locked himself and his 78-year-old mother — who had a restraining order against him — in her Coram home. more ›

Hey, whaddaya know—shooting 5,000 volts of electricity at somebody's chest could adversely affect the heart! Manufacturer Taser International Inc. has issued a warning about Taser chest-shots, suggesting that law enforcement officers aim their Tasers at perpetrators' backs, arms, or abdomens. In response to the warning, the NYPD brass has formally ordered officers not to shoot Tasers at suspects' chests. more ›

Michael Pigott, the NYPD lieutenant who gave the order to fire a Taser that resulted in the death of an emotionally disturbed man, took responsibility for his actions - to the very end. more ›

The criminals hold the tasers now! Watch out would-be targets, if last year the machete was the weapon of choice, one mugger in Brooklyn may be unintentionally spearheading a taser trend. The Brooklyn Paper notes that on October 2nd "a stun-gun-toting purse snatcher shocked a victim on Bayard Street [at Graham Avenue] before running off. The woman was walking home from a bar at around 3 a.m." The robber ran off with her purse, cash and cell phone after she collapsed to the ground. Serious buzz kill. more ›

The widow of NYPD Lieutenant Michael Pigott, who killed himself a week after issuing a fatal command to Taser a mentally disturbed man, is suing the city. Her lawyers are arguing that Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and NYPD spokesman Paul Browne contributed to his suicide by making him a scapegoat for the Sept. 24, 2008 incident, in which a naked bipolar man fell one story to his death after being Tasered. Court papers obtained by the Post argue that public comments made by the NYPD's top brass "caused Michael Pigott to become humiliated, distraught, depressed, and caused him to commit suicide." more ›