Posts Tagged ‘taser death in custody’

originally published: 20th June 2009
A Marion County Grand Jury unanimously found that Salem Police officers were justified in using physical force while attempting to arrest Gregory Anter Rold on May 23rd 2009. The Grand Jury also unanimously found that the physical force used by the police officers did not cause Mr. Rold’s death. (see: Suspect [...]


Originally published: 23rd May 2009
all credits: North Bay Nugget

RCMP in B. C. are defending themselves against allegations made in a letter written by a police psychologist and given to the mother of Robert Dziekanski.
The letter, written by Dr. Mike Webster, calls RCMP leadership an inept, insular and archaic group,” whose attitudes were indirectly responsible for [...]


originally published:
18th April 2009
all credits: The Australian
An Alice Springs man has died in police custody after both capsicum spray and a Taser were used to restrain him when police were called to a domestic dispute.
The 39-year-old man confronted police in Alice Springs about 10.30pm on Thursday and continued to struggle after capsicum spray and the [...]