No suspect found after dramatic 7-hour standoff in East Van
CTV Vancouver A tense seven-hour standoff outside an East Vancouver home ended after police went inside and didn’t find the person they were looking for. Police surrounded the home on Joyce Street near Kingsway around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, with the tactical unit finally entering the home about 10 p.m. There were early reports of […]
Halifax police upgrading weapons that<br>haven’t been deployed for 20 years
Halifax Regional Police issue tender for ARWEN 37 Mark III or approved alternative Brett Ruskin · CBC News · Posted: Aug 14, 2015 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: August 16, 2015 Halifax Regional Police have issued a tender that includes ARWEN 37 Mark III Less-Lethal weapon system. (Police Ordnance Company Ltd) The Halifax Regional […]
Abbotsford police shoot mentally ill man with rubber bullets
Activists outraged, but police say they were responding to call of man waving butcher knife CBC News · Posted: Apr 23, 2014 5:59 PM PT | Last Updated: April 25, 2014 Roy Roberts is shot a second time as he refuses to comply with police commands to get down on the ground. Abbotsford police were […]
Quebec activist sues police for injuries suffered during student protest
Global News MONTREAL – A 21-year-old woman is suing the Quebec provincial police for over $200,000 after having her jaw broken and her teeth knocked out by a rubber bullet during protests in Victoriaville. Dominique Laliberté-Martineau from Quebec City took part in the protests against university tuition fee hikes outside the Liberal party convention on May […]
G20 police arsenal includes plastic bullets
Dave Seglins – CBC News · Posted: Jun 20, 2010 9:25 AM ET | Last Updated: June 20, 2010 Police tactical teams have been practising with plastic bullets and tear gas at a Canadian military base near Toronto in case protesters at the G8 and G20 summits turn violent. The weapon, the ARWEN 37, is promoted […]
Police Weapons: Tasers, Guns, Grenades & More
Bernews.com The Bermuda Police have an arsenal of weapons ready to use. They range from the almost traditional police truncheons in the form of ‘ASP’ expanding batons up to weapons capable of firing up to 700 full metal jacketed bullets in a minute. Published in the Official Gazette on 4th June 2010, Government Notice 498 […]
New weapon for Tac Team
ctvcalgary.ca Calgary Tac Team officers have added a new weapon to their arsenal to fight crime. The unit is training to use the ARWEN 37 or Anti Riot Weapon Enfield. The weapon is manufactured in Ontario and fires hard plastic bullets at 242 feet per second. Police say that it’s like getting […]