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.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Los Angeles police officer aims his "less-lethal" weapon at a demonstrator in June 2020. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press) Los ...
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, ...
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 ...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles Police Department will have to restrict its use of less-lethal projectile launchers against crowds at demonstrations, a federal judge ruled Monday. In the order, ...
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 ...
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 ...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A federal judge issued an order Monday restricting the use of certain less-lethal projectile launchers by Los Angeles police officers. It restricts the use of 40mm and 37mm ...