When Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall reopened in July 2023, probation officers arriving for their first shifts were forced to surrender the pepper spray canisters they had relied on to combat fights and ...

WASHINGTON — From flash-bang grenades thrown by DC Police towards protesters early Wednesday morning to natural “OC” pepper spray used on protesters at close range, MPD’s riot-control arsenal is ...

JASPER COUNTY, Texas — Correctional officers with the Jasper County Sheriff's Office completed mandatory oleoresin capsicum (OC) pepper spray training this week at the sheriff's office complex. The ...

Ontario’s call to legalize the carrying of pepper spray for self-defence won’t be done by writing letters alone. Earlier this ...

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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has announced charges against a Philadelphia police officer accused of assaulting three protesters on I-676 back on June 1. Officer Richard Nicoletti, 35, ...

A Los Angeles County probation officer has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation for carrying and using pepper spray during a ...