Establishing non-lethal response aimed as an early intervention capability through training, policy, and repetition to help ...

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“Less-lethal equipment is used by police departments as a de-escalation tactic in high-stakes situations to reduce the need for higher levels of force,” Scott Scheffler, UCPD’s captain of the ...

This post was updated Sept. 17 at 8:26 p.m. The UC Board of Regents approved the UCLA police department’s request for less-than-lethal munition launchers and sponge rounds at a Wednesday meeting. The ...

The First Amendment Coalition filed the lawsuit against the department on behalf of the Los Angeles Press Club and the independent media outlet Status Coup in June. The order bans the Los Angeles ...

L.A. police officers fire so-called less-lethal weapons at protesters during a "No Kings" rally in downtown on June 14. (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times) The Los Angeles City Council voted against a ...

A serious interaction with law enforcement can have deadly consequences. In 2024, there were 32 fatal incidents of police shootings in Pennsylvania. The first was Jan. 7, when Christopher Lee Shepherd ...