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U.S. / NEWS Wed Oct 3, 2007 @ 9:36am neoform

Seattle Pi -- She was rushing her son to school. She was eight months pregnant. And she was about to get a speeding ticket she didn't think she deserved. So when a Seattle police officer presented the ticket to Malaika Brooks, she refused to sign it. In the ensuing.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Sep 27, 2007 @ 9:35am neoform

Seattle Pi -- When deputies pulled her over, Valinda Otis told them she was pregnant and needed to use the bathroom. When they wouldn't let her go to a nearby restroom, she walked toward it, anyway, she said, and was quickly handcuffed and placed in a patrol car. Sh.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Sep 10, 2007 @ 10:56am neoform

www.kptv.com -- The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office has launched an investigation into allegations that a local corrections deputy bragged about using a Taser gun on people in an Internet chat room. FOX 12’s news partner, the Portland Tribune, was the first to b.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jun 19, 2007 @ 10:18pm neoform

FOX News -- A man who doused himself with gasoline then caught on fire after police fired a Taser stun gun at him died from his injuries Tuesday, a hospital spokeswoman said. Juan Flores Lopez, 47, was hospitalized after the confrontation with officers in his yard.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Nov 21, 2006 @ 10:20am mrmdc

Los Angeles Times -- The UCLA police officer videotaped last week using a Taser gun on a student also shot a homeless man at a campus study hall room three years ago and was earlier recommended for dismissal in connection with an alleged assault on fraternity row, authorities.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Sep 21, 2007 @ 9:40am neoform

Los Angeles Times -- The 15-year-old O.C. boy had run away from his parents and was dashing through traffic, authorities said. Orange County sheriff's deputies on Tuesday defended their decision to use a stun gun on a 15-year-old autistic boy who ran away from his parents.. Read More