A SWAT officer suffered a serious injury Wednesday morning when a large projectile launcher exploded in his hands, officials said.The officer of the Middleborough Police Department, who was not ...
Police call it a “40-millimeter Less-Lethal Launcher,” but to those who have found themselves on the business end of the weapon during recent protests, the wounds feel deadly serious. And unjustified.
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department will be granted funds to purchase new equipment for its SWAT team, including night vision goggles and a projectile launcher that can fire rubber balls and, ...
St. Louis police are still searching for a projectile launcher after a 25-year-old man was charged and accused with sneaking into a SWAT bunker and stealing a shotgun, ammo and other gear. ST. LOUIS — ...
LAPD officers were caught in a bizarre shootout at an apartment when a man emerged from his unit and began shooting with a projectile launcher that fired .50 caliber rubber balls. Recently released ...
MADISON, Wis. -- Madison police used a projectile launcher to subdue a man who they said was threatening to harm people with a knife on State Street Wednesday evening. Officers found the man in the ...
A Los Angeles police officer aims his "less-lethal" weapon at a demonstrator in June 2020. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press) Los Angeles police officers fired 40-millimeter projectiles intended to stop ...
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge Monday issued orders restricting the Los Angeles Police Department’s use of 40mm and 37mm projectile launchers against crowds of protesters, allowing their use only ...
A Glens Falls man is accused of firing a pepper projectile launcher into a vehicle. Police say it was a case of road rage. Joshua P. Alexander, 43, was involved in a dispute with another driver while ...
NASHUA — A 37-year-old Nashua man is in custody facing numerous charges after police tracked him down with the intent to serve a pending warrant for his arrest, police said. Joshua Michael Smith, of 4 ...