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TASER(R) System Saves Lives of Three Hostages
Suspect Wanted for Assaulting Police Officer WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq: TASR), a market leader in advanced electronic control devices released the following News Alert:
According to news reports from the San Jose Mercury News, a standoff between San Jose police and a parolee who held three people hostage in an East San Jose apartment ended peacefully thanks to the deployment of a TASER device.
Sgt. Nick Muyo said police had been looking for Mike Grecu, 36, ever since he brawled with a police officer in September and then escaped. Then, Thursday evening, San Jose Police tracked Grecu to an apartment where he was holding a nine-year-old boy and two women as hostages.
Lasting nearly 12 hours, the standoff ended Friday morning when Grecu broke the police perimeter and officers deployed a TASER to bring him into custody. All three hostages emerged unharmed.
This information was compiled through publicly-available media reports and distributed by Dittus Communications, Inc. of Washington, D.C.
TASER International, Inc. and Dittus Communications, Inc. disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy of the media reports which are the sole responsibility of the attributed media source.
For more information on this life saving technology, please visit: http://www.TASER.com
SOURCE TASER International, Inc. -0- 11/07/2005 /CONTACT: Kevin Walker of Dittus Communications, Inc., +1-202-775-1401, for TASER International, Inc./ /Web site: http://www.TASER.com / (TASR)
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San Diego County Sheriff`s Department Orders Over 830 TASER(R) X26 Electronic Control Devices
November 08, 2005 07:31:03 (ET)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov 08, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- TASER International, Inc. (TASR, Trade), a market leader in advanced electronic control devices announced today that it received an order from the San Diego County Sheriff's Department in California for over 830 TASER(R) X26 devices plus accessories totalling over $825,000.
"We believe the TASER system provides the best use of force option on the market," said Captain Glen Revell of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. "We've long been a leader when it comes to less-lethal-force options. Our ultimate goal is to reduce the use of lethal force by providing reasonable alternative-force options," continued Captain Revell.
"After a long period of extensive research and thorough review of TASER devices, we are proud that this prestigious law enforcement agency has made the decision to deploy a large number of our lifesaving TASER devices to one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States, the community of San Diego county," said Tom Smith, president of TASER International. "We now have over 550 law enforcement agencies deploying TASER technology in California including the top four largest in the state."
The order received totaled over $825,000 and is expected to ship in the fourth quarter of 2005.
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This comapny has been COMPLETELY ROBBED IMO!!!
This company does 50 times the good that it even thinks about doing bad.
The simple question is: if it was you or one of your family members being an as*hole and resisting police and fighting with them, how would u want them to subdue you: 1. Beat you with a metal baton that does damage 2. Have 4 cops drag you to the ground and break your arm and smash your face on the concrete 3. Shoot you and maybe they dont kill you 4. Taser you and u be nice, they cuff you, you go to jail and then u go home!
To my knowledge they are named in a couple dozen law suits that people have died in, what about the 9,000 lifes that were saved as a result of the police not putting lead into ur body!!
Until the Feds step in like they did with the firearms and hold them harmless this company is going NOWHERE and thats just a shame because it is truly one of the best,if not the best, law enforcement technology in 30+ years and actually works and saves lifes!
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