The NYPD has long used Tasers, but it began rolling them out to more of its officers starting in 2015. By 2017, more than 16,000 uniformed officers were trained to use a Taser — marking a 52% ...

A police shooting in Brooklyn has raised questions about the dangers of Tasers failing at crucial moments, Richard Hall reports When a Taser failed, the NYPD started shooting. Why does this keep ...

An NYPD report from 2022, the last year the data's publicly available, shows officers used tasers the most during crimes in progress and with emotionally disturbed people. They were effective 66% ...

The NYPD has been the subject of dozens of lawsuits over the last ten years for incidents involving the use of Tasers, many of them resulting in payouts of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Retired lieutenant commander of the NYPD Detective Squad, Robert Louden, described Tasers as tricky devices but emphasized the need for continued investment in less-lethal technologies.

Body-camera footage of Damon Louther's fatal encounter with NYPD officers was released to increase transparency.

Taser turmoil. Brooklyn City Council Member Sandy Nurse, who represents the community in which the incident took place, took the NYPD to task for opening fire on a man for fare evasion.

The NYPD has been the subject of dozens of lawsuits over the last ten years for incidents involving the use of Tasers, ... “The officers fired Taser barbs in Mr. Nicholson’s direction, ...

The NYPD has been the subject of dozens of lawsuits over the last ten years for incidents involving the use of Tasers, many of them resulting in payouts of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Retired lieutenant commander of the NYPD Detective Squad, Robert Louden, described Tasers as tricky devices but emphasized the need for continued investment in less-lethal technologies.