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Jan 19, 2021

Gallaudet Student Charged For Allegedly Trying To Storm U.S. Capitol With Taser

Gallaudet University student Vitali GossJankowski was shown on video holding a Taser, which police believe could have been used in an attack against a D.C. police officer.

May 21, 2013

Video: Police Stun Woman With Taser at Protest Outside DOJ

Carmen Pittman, who has first-hand experience with foreclosure, was stunned then arrested.

Aug 31, 2012

Takoma Park Cops Will Zap You With a Taser if You Ask Nicely

The Takoma Park Police Department has a fun community activity scheduled next week. On September 7, officers will demonstrate for residents their arsenal of non-lethal weapons that they use to stun would-be getaway criminals.

Jan 30, 2012

Police Stun Protester as Occupy D.C. Readies for Crackdown

A member of Occupy D.C. was arrested midday Sunday after pulling down the notices that the National Park Service posted over the weekend as a final warning that the ban on camping at McPherson Square would begin being enforced.

Jun 10, 2011

Arrest Made In MBT Robbery; Recent Crimes May Be Connected

Earlier this week, we wrote about the difficulties police are facing patrolling the Metropolitan Branch Trail, an eight-mile route between Union Station and Silver Spring which has been the scene of several attempted assaults and robberies in recent weeks. Last night, police say that another incident occurred — but an arrest was made on the scene.

Jan 18, 2010

Man Dies After Police Use Taser to Subdue Him

A man has died after a struggle with Arlington County Police officers during which he was subdued with a stun gun, officials said today. The incident took place around 8 p.m. on Sunday night inside the Pentagon City Metro station. Police say an officer stunned the man, who was a larceny suspect, after he assaulted the officer who was trying to take him into custody. The man was then transported to a nearby hospital, where…

Nov 29, 2009

Rockville Police Officer Shocks, Shoots Jesus

Following several hours spent trying to subdue him — an effort that including zapping him with a Taser multiple times — Rockville police were forced to shoot Jesus, a 120-pound Rottweiler/Pit bull mix. Police were summoned after the dog reportedly snapped, attacking his owner, who suffered injuries consistent with a berserk attack from a massive, wrathful dog. Fortunately, the dog did not attack the four police offers who were at one point in the house…

Jun 13, 2008

D.C. Rocker Tased on CNN

You may remember Jim Spellman from such local bands as the High Back Chairs (late-80s Dischord) or Velocity Girl (90s indie-pop cult faves). Or maybe you’ve seen him recently with the local band he currently fronts, Julie Ocean (who open for oddball punk legends Half Japanese at the Rock and Roll Hotel next month). What we’ll bet you didn’t know is that Spellman pays his bills in a day job as a producer for CNN….

 
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