SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 29, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR), the market leader in advanced electronic control devices (ECDs) issued the following NEWS Alert:
According to an article in the December 26, 2008 edition of the Tyler Morning Telegraph entitled, "Police Use TASER on Armed Burglary Suspect," Longview officers used a TASER(r) ECD to subdue a 42-year-old man who was fleeing from a shattered business window carrying multiple items, including a loaded .38 caliber handgun.
According to the article, Kevin Brownlee said, "If the officers had seen it was a handgun in his hand, then we would be dealing with entirely different situation this morning." He continued to say that he was, "glad no one was hurt, including the suspect."
The complete story is available at: http://www.tylerpaper.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081226/NEWS01/812260299.
This information was compiled through publicly available media reports and distributed by TASER International, Inc. of Scottsdale, Arizona.
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