Latest news with #taser
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Video captures moment man wielding two knives tasered downtown
Video footage circulating on social media shows the moment a man holding two knives was tasered by police, ultimately dropping to the ground with a thud. The post, shared on X by user @l3v1at4an, shows a bearded man dressed in a blue tank top and black pants holding a knife in each hand as he is surrounded by two Toronto Police officers. The man is seemingly unaware of the officer approaching him slowly from behind before zapping him with a conducted energy weapon, causing the man to drop the knives and fall to the ground. A third officer appears and the man is subdued and placed in handcuffs. Late Friday afternoon, police said that while they can't verify it, the video in question appears to be related to a call earlier in the day. Police said officers responded to a call for a knife-wielding man near Bloor St. and Pauline Ave. – west of Dufferin St. – around 9:45 a.m. on Friday. CRIME SCENE: Five males sought for violent Pickering home invasion CRIME SCENE: Gun, drugs seized during traffic stop in Mississauga Police received information that a man was standing in the area holding two large knives. 'Officers were on scene within minutes,' Const. Viktor Sarudi said. 'The man did not comply with officers' demands and by 9:54 a.m. they had one male in custody.' Police said the man was taken to hospital. The 31-year-old, whose name was not released, faces two weapons-related charges.
CTV News
14-05-2025
- CTV News
Vehicle stop in Sagamok leads to weapons, drug seizure
A female driver is facing a string of charges after a search during a sobriety check revealed crack cocaine, a taser and knife.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Yahoo
Bellevue police chase robbery suspect into Seattle on I-90
A suspect in Bellevue allegedly attempted to rob a business using a taser at around 4:15 p.m. on Friday, according to the Bellevue Police Department (BPD). BPD said officers responded to the business near 500 Bellevue Way Northeast and no injuries were reported, but the suspect fled the scene in a gray/silver car. Police followed the car on Bellevue Way Southeast, then onto I-90 westbound toward Seattle. Video captured on traffic cams shows multiple officers pursuing the car over the Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge and into Seattle. BPD says the suspect exited I-90 and entered the Beacon Hill neighborhood, where officers ended the pursuit because the driver entered a residential area. No damage was reported during the pursuit, and police do not believe the public's safety is at greater risk, according to BPD. Police ask for any information related to the incident to call 425-577-5656.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Yahoo
Parolee tased, arrested in Petaluma
(KRON) — Police chased down and tased a man suspected of attacking someone near a pedestrian overcrossing in Petaluma at 7:24 p.m. Friday. Petaluma Police Department officers responded to the scene after receiving a call about a man carrying a knife and a handgun, who was allegedly responsible for the attack. Officers arrived at the scene and allegedly saw the suspect, Jimmy Soriano-Vazquez, flee into a nearby Target, and then into the Sonoma-Marin Airporter parking lot. Pedestrian hit, killed by car in San Jose Officers ultimately found Soriano-Vazquez near the Petaluma Library and attempted to make an arrest. Soriano-Vazquez allegedly tried to flee from officers, and a Taser was used to bring him into custody. 'Due to reports he was armed, had committed a violent act, was fleeing from officers, and other factors, officers deployed a Taser, successfully detaining him without further incident,' the Petaluma Police Department said. No gun was found in Soriano-Vazquez's possession. Officers called in police K9s in an attempt to find any weapons that the suspect may have tossed during the chase. However, no guns were found at the scene. Court ruled Sonoma State can axe athletics program Several witnesses met with officers and identified Soriano-Vazquez as the suspect in the attack. Soriano is on parole for assault with a deadly weapon other than a gun, and is a known gang member, Petaluma police said. Soriano was taken to the hospital for his injuries and was booked into the Sonoma County Jail for parole violation and resisting arrest. Police are looking for the victim of the alleged attack. Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Petaluma Police Department. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
BBC News
09-05-2025
- BBC News
Drunk Norfolk policeman sacked after pretending he had taser
A drunk police officer who mimicked wielding a taser and was knocked out after a confrontation with a passer-by in a shopping centre has been sacked for gross misconduct. PC Lee Ribera, of Norfolk Police, had "gone out that night as he was elated at passing his taser course", a force disciplinary hearing was officer was said to have been "heavily intoxicated" after going to a pub in Norwich city centre on 26 that evening, the report stated the officer "attempted to push" a man backwards and was later punched to the floor and was "believed to be unconscious". The report said PC Ribera, who joined the force in 2022, had been in The Bell pub and then entered the Castle Quarter Shopping Centre, where he got into the Vue cinema by going up the escalator, which was switched off because the cinema was happened twice and on both occasions he was asked to leave by cinema staff, the report in the shopping centre, he then "shouted words along the lines of 'is there a police officer with a Taser?' with his hands outstretched in front of him as though holding something".He was "passed by a member of the public and the officer shouted 'police' and 'taser'," the report said. 'Physical altercation' A second man passed him just after 22:00 GMT and the officer attempted to grab the man and pushed him backwards with both hands."The officer further attempted to push the male backwards and a physical altercation followed," after the man asked the officer to leave him report added the man "punched the officer numerous times" and the altercation ended with the officer "believed to be unconscious".The hearing was told that the second passer by, who has never been traced, would have "suffered some level of physical harm".The report said the incident would "likely undermine public confidence in policing" and CCTV cameras had provided Ribera told the panel of his "deep regret and embarrassment" and expressed "his deepest apologies to all concerned", but he was dismissed without notice for gross misconduct. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
