While some federal agencies have specific rules around less-lethal weapons – including CBP, which prohibits intentionally firing pepper balls at heads unless deadly force is justified, among other ...

The Bee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing training on less-than-lethal force options as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen officer safety, professional accountability, and responsible ...

LAPD officers keep an eye on "No Kings" protesters at City Hall in downtown Los Angeles on June 14. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) Sergio Espejo didn't come to Los Angeles with activism in mind.

The 37 mm launchers are only used by the department’s tactical teams, which are often deployed to arrest fugitives. The Phoenix Police Department’s less-lethal training supervisor for the 40 mm, Jake ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Images and videos from Minneapolis, Chicago and other U.S. cities show masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents in military-style gear pointing weapons at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Federal agents clash with residents and rapid responders as they deploy tear gas on January 13, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Fullerton police officer killed a man while using so-called less-lethal munitions. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times) In the dark ...

Around 2 p.m. on Jan. 10, Phoenix police officers surrounded a home in Maryvale, a neighborhood on the city’s west side. A lone, shirtless man sat on the roof after running from officers and ditching ...

(CNN) — Vincent Hawkins still has the megaphone he was holding when his face was mangled by a tear gas canister. Blood streamed down his face as he clutched his hand over his eye, shuffling in ...