By Libor JanyLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Department will test a new generation of Tasers that have greater range, which LAPD officials say could help officers more easily control uncooperative people and prevent the use of deadly force. The Police Commission unanimously approved a yearlong pilot program to test the new Taser 10 devices at its meeting Tuesday morning. Each division will receive about 200 Taser 10s, and the officers who are assigned the devices will receive two hours of additional training. The LAPD has long used the Taser, a brand of stun gun produced by Axon Enterprise, which also manufactures body-worn and dashboard cameras. In 2022, LAPD officers used a Taser in 361 incidents, an 18% decrease from the year before, according to the department's annual use-of-force report.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 14, 2023 04:43 UTC