'New wrinkle' in street robberies: New Haven thieves using pepper spray to incapacitate victims

Victims of two recent street crimes in New Haven reported being sprayed with the irritant before being robbed, police say.
KCBD

Before the Badge: Lubbock Police recruits push through pepper spray

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Recruits are learning to fight through their pain at the Lubbock Police Academy. Recruits are nearly three-quarters of the way through their journey Before the Badge. But ...
Omaha.com

Pepper-spray training painful for members of Denison Guard unit

Staff Sgt. Timothy Beery of Denison, Iowa, sprays pepper spray in the face of Spc. Scott Campbell of Holstein during Company D's training drill at the Denison National Guard Armory. After being ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Little Rock Police Department disputes School Board’s arguments over officers’ use of pepper spray

A pepper spray incident at Little Rock’s largest school two months ago sparked a heated discussion Thursday between the school board and law enforcement. The confrontation between the Little Rock ...
Arkansas Times

LRPD defends fogging Central High students with pepper spray

The Little Rock Police Department defended officers’ use of pepper spray in Little Rock schools at last week’s Little Rock School Board meeting. On Thursday night, LRPD Assistant Chief Andre Dyer ...
AOL

Pensioner accidentally pepper sprays entire spa, injuring 13 people

An 80-year-old woman is being investigated by police after accidentally letting off pepper spray in a spa in Germany. At around 9.50am on Wednesday, the pensioner began rummaging through her handbag ...