SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 10, 2009 (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 February 10, 2009 edition of The Daily Cardinal entitled, "Police intervene in woman's suicide attempt with Taser," Madison officers used a TASER(r) ECD to disarm and subdue a 24-year-old woman who already cut her neck and arm with a knife.
According to the article, when asked about the use of the TASER device and beanbag rounds were necessary for this situation, Joel DeSpain, the Public Information Officer said, "Yes, the officers made it clear they believed it saved her life."
The complete story is available at: http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/22029.
This information was compiled through publicly available media reports and distributed by TASER International, Inc. of Scottsdale, Arizona.
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