The Spokesman-Review

Spokane police plead for ‘PepperBall’ launchers, but council questions request

Police bean bag and eXact iMpact shells were found on the ground May 31, 2020 in downtown Spokane after protesters flooded the streets in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. (DAN ...
inforum

St. Paul officers testing out PepperBall but the nonlethal option has critics

ST. PAUL - St. Paul police officers who encounter someone who is armed with a knife or bat and acting aggressively have a new way to respond. The police department has begun a pilot program of ...
TwinCities.com

St. Paul police test PepperBall pistols for safer arrests, but the nonlethal option has critics

St. Paul police officers who encounter someone who is armed with a knife or bat and acting aggressively have a new way to respond. The police department has begun a pilot program of PepperBall. An ...
The Caledonian-Record

National Police Week Provides an Opportunity to Reflect on the Growing Role Non-Lethal Tools Have in Saving Lives

PepperBall joins the nation in honoring law enforcement sacrifice and advancing practical tools that support officer safety, ...
WGRZ

Police use pepperball guns to disperse crowds at Six Flags Darien Lake

BATAVIA, N.Y. — Around 7:44 p.m. Monday, the Genesee County Sheriff's Office responded to a disturbance at Six Flags Darien Lake after the park had closed. Police said several groups gathered outside ...
Rutland Herald

Video reveals police takedown with pepperball launcher

There's no sound on the video, but the images recorded in the Rutland Police Department holding cell on New Year's Day say volumes. At around 2 a.m. that day, police arrested 26-year-old Jamek Hart ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Police use pepperball rounds, police dog to arrest stolen vehicle suspect in Del Mar

A man accused of stealing an SUV in downtown San Diego was arrested early Tuesday, Sept. 14, near Del Mar after police fired pepperball rounds in the vehicle and deployed a police dog, authorities ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Police fire pepperball rounds on I-5 to subdue woman they say used fire extinguisher in police vehicle

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — A woman detained in the back of a police vehicle discharged a fire extinguisher Wednesday on Interstate 5 in San Diego while an officer was driving her to a psychiatric hospital, ...
The Spokesman-Review

With hesitation, council approved Spokane Police Department’s PepperBall purchase

After tense debate among city lawmakers, the Spokane Police Department will be allowed to purchase 100 new PepperBall launchers and ammunition. The Spokane City Council approved the police ...
TwinCities.com

St. Paul police use PepperBall for first time on woman threatening to blow up building

A St. Paul officer used PepperBall to get a woman into custody after she threatened to blow up a building and suddenly came at police officers, according to police. It was the first time it’s been ...
NBC Washington

Metro Police: Pepperball Shooting Justified

Police say the use of a pepperball gun to subdue a man wielding a knife at a D.C. Metro station Thursday was justified. According to Metro Transit Police, officers responed to the Farragut West Metro ...