WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR), a market leader in advanced electronic control devices, released the following News Alert:
According to news reports from Florida's Palatka Daily News, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office released their 2005 annual report last week. The report assesses the follow through on commitments made during Sheriff Dean Kelly's campaign and will guide decisions on policies and regulations going forward. The report found that injuries to deputies dropped 86 percent since all sworn officers have been equipped with a TASER(R) device.
"Not only do TASERs help our officers, but we've seen far fewer injuries to the persons being arrested, because we're not having to fight with them. So, it's a win-win situation for the officer, for the suspect being arrested and for the taxpayers, because if we're injured or the suspect's injured, that's who's paying the bill," said Sheriff Kelly.
Since 2002, every deputy in Putnam County has been armed with a TASER device. Members of the force note that TASER devices have all of the desired effects of a law enforcement weapon with zero residual effects like that of pepper spray, a baton or other tools.
This information was compiled through publicly available media reports and distributed by Dittus Communications, Inc. of Washington, D.C.
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