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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- San Francisco's police chief plans to ask city officials to arm his department with Tasers amid continued protests over the shooting death of a knife-wielding suspect ...
There is a reason San Francisco has been grappling so long with the issue of arming its police force with Tasers. Tasers emit 50,000 volts of electricity into an individual through two barbed ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) -- After years of debate, it's official: San Francisco police will be armed with Tasers. Despite much public opposition, in a 6-to-1 vote, the San Francisco Police ...
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Tasers have been a controversial issue in San Francisco for a long time, and now a plan to put them in the hands of police has been put on hold due to concerns over the cost.
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Officials held a meeting Wednesday on whether San Francisco police officers should carry Tasers in light of the fatal shooting of Mario Woods in December. The Police ...
The San Francisco Police Department can begin equipping its officers with Taser electroshock weapons in December 2018, the Police Commission said in voting on an issue that has been debated and ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Debora Villalon/KTVU) - Tasers, long debated and always defeated in San Francisco, are getting another look. The Police Commission held a study session Wednesday night, hearing from ...
San Francisco is poised to join most major U.S. cities in arming their police officers with Tasers. The Commission initially approved use of Conducted Energy Devices (CED) more commonly referred ...
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The San Francisco State University (SFSU) Police Department will receive Tasers for their 28 officers upon completion of a campus policy that sets rules for their use.