The family of a Lancaster County man who called police about a stolen bicycle and died after officers repeatedly shocked him with a stun gun filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against police and the device's manufacturer.
The mayor of a small Philadelphia-area borough has declared a state of emergency for the second time this month amid an investigation into the alleged use of a stun gun on an underage suspect.
The borough council in Colwyn has voted to lift a state of emergency declared after three officers were suspended in fallout over the alleged use of a stun gun on a handcuffed teenage suspect.
A western Pennsylvania man lost his eye after being zapped by a police officer with a stun gun, his attorney said Friday, but police denied the officer was at fault.
Detectives in eastern Pennsylvania are investigating allegations that two police sergeants misused department-issued Tasers, stunning fellow officers and others.
Authorities are awaiting the results of a toxicology screening before determining the cause of death for a Pennsylvania man who died after police used a stun gun on him during a scuffle.
Police had to use a stun gun on a Pittsburgh-area man whose house was on fire because they say the man was endangering himself trying to battle the blaze with a garden hose.