A British Transport Police officer has been dismissed after using an incapacitating spray on a handcuffed man after arresting him at Sydenham Hill train station. An independent panel at a hearing on ...

Incapacitating spray has been used almost 500 times by police in Reading over the last two-and-a-half years, getreading has learned. Officers in Reading use Captor spray to subdue suspects if they ...

A policeman in Guernsey left his rucksack behind while dealing with a suspect on Friday night. The bag contained handcuffs and Pava spray, which is used as a incapacitant on volatile or violent ...

Supt Andy Bennett said the use of pava spray in custody areas had "decreased significantly" A police force has been sometimes using incapacitating spray on detainees "inappropriately", a watchdog has ...

A 51-year-old Wood Dale man was arrested twice last week, according to police, who charged Edward S. Spaulding of 303 E. Montrose Ave. with aggravated assault after he allegedly used an incapacitating ...

A police officer lost a canister of pepper spray while on patrol in Suffolk, the force has said. The incapacitating spray became "detached" from the officer's utility belt in Newmarket. Police said ...