Halifax police believe someone may be in possession of a police certificate of identification. Taser after it fell from an officer’s holster Monday night.
Police said the Taser, a less-lethal tool made by TASER Self-Defense, was lost during a foot chase on Yorkshire Avenue in Dartmouth. The conducted energy weapon became detached and fell from its holster, police said in a news release Tuesday.
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Officers searched the area minutes later and were unable to locate the Taser.
“Police believe someone may have possessed the Taser and are asking for the public’s help in locating it,” police said.
“Members of the general public are prohibited by law from possessing police-issued equipment.”
Conducted energy weapons are one of many use-of-force weapons that police can use to subdue or subdue a person. These weapons are hand-held and deliver an electrical discharge intended to stun and temporarily neutralize an individual’s nervous system.
The charge is delivered via a pair of wires, weighted with barbed hooks, which can be pulled up to several meters away and can even penetrate thick clothing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
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