Exclusive: Police forces argue bean-bag and foam baton rounds are less harmful than firearms, but the projectiles have been linked to deaths around the world ...

A Fullterton police officer killed a man in 2024 by firing a bean bag round that pierced the man's chest. The use of force ...

Police body worn camera video shows a somewhat chaotic scene on May 30, 2024, when officers encounter Kievin Conver outside ...

Police have been banned from using a powerful, non-lethal weapon to control protests in an extraordinary federal court decision. Judge Consuelo B. Marshall ruled on Thursday the Los Angeles Police ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A proposed ordinance that would have restricted the LAPD from using weapons that launch hard foam projectiles was ...

In extreme cases, sonic weapons can cause nausea, dizziness, and even permanent damage. In this case, officials used it to declare unlawful assembly.

Rank-and-file police officers have blasted an “activist” federal judge for what they say is a dangerous ruling that strips cops of critical tools needed to control violent street protests In Los ...

Alarmed by a spike in pepper spray use and threats of sound cannons at protests, human rights groups want a review of "less lethal" weapons for crowd control.

SALINAS – The Salinas Police Department released its 2025 Annual Report on Military Equipment Use by Law Enforcement, which reported that while certain military equipment like drones were frequently ...