Police Used a Stun Gun Three Times in Three Months

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The police used an electric weapon during an arrest in three cases in the first quarter of 2025. This is stated in a new quarterly report by the National Commissioner of Police, which was published on the police website today. According to the report, the weapon was also threatened or drawn in a total of 28 cases in the same period. In comparison, an electric weapon was used twice in the last quarter of 2024, and then threatened...

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Police officers drew a stun gun a total of 28 times in the first three months of this year, compared to 13 times in the last three months of last year. This is stated in a summary from the Office of the National Commissioner of Police. Most often, however, the weapon was only used to threaten. The gun was used only three times in the last three months, compared to two times in the last three months of 2024. Police took stun guns into use in Sept…