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The Sun 6 Dec 10
A former England ace and Saddler was threatened with a 50,000-volt Taser gun by cops who arrested him for allegedly head-butting and punching a woman. Michael Ricketts, 32, was nicked on suspicion of assault after the row during a night out to celebrate his birthday.
Ricketts – capped just once for England eight years ago and without a club now – is accused of calling the blonde a “f***ing c***” as they had a drink together at a restaurant…
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Mark Cowan B'ham Mail 3 Sep 10
West Midlands Police has defended its officers’ public conduct following revelations that one was forced to wear a headcam on duty because so many people had complained against him.
And another had their taser training deferred due to accusations of rudeness from the public. In total nine officers in the force had three official complaints made against them for ‘incivility’ last year…
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Adam Aspinall Mercury 29 Aug 10
The use of Tasers by police forces across the Midlands has hit record numbers with two potentially deadly incidents now taking place every day.
Cops have used the controversial stun guns twice as many times in the last 12 months as in the previous five years combined…
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Express & Star 24 Jul 10
Walsall the Taser capital of the region
Taser guns have been fired at suspected crooks by West Midlands police almost 70 times this year – compared to just four in the whole of 2009.
Police chiefs say the 1,700 per cent increase is the result of the hundreds of extra weapons which have been rolled out across the force over the last 12 months…
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TheYamYam 25 Feb 10
An unruly drinker was subdued by an electronic Taser stun gun after police were called to a busy Walsall town centre bar at around 6-30pm on Tuesday night.
Customers enjoying an after work drink at the upmarket Arbour Lights in Lichfield Street reported a man behaving aggressively to staff and other drinkers. The bar and restaurant is popular with office workers from nearby solicitors, accountancy firms, estate agents and council staff from the Civic Centre.
Police arrested a 50-year-old man after deploying the Taser stun gun and he is currently helping them with their enquiries.
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Express & Star 16 Jan 10
Front line police officers in Wolverhampton are to be given tasers for the first time from Monday. Tasers have already been deployed in Walsall where officers have fired three times on the eight occasions they’ve been used…
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William Oliphant B'ham Mail 17 Oct 09
A top Midland policeman has praised officers’ use of tasers only days after a programme to widen their use in the force went live…
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The YamYam 10 Oct 09
A Leamore man who made national headlines earlier this year after his behaviour with a Taser Gun led his own lawyer to describe him as a real-life Homer Simpson, has again been before the courts.
Ricky Hodgkinson, 27, of Providence Lane pleaded guilty to stealing 13 packets of chocolate bars from Home Bargains. He also pleaded guilty to taking £50 of goods from Cool Trader in Bloxwich. The thefts were made to fund his heroin addiction. Hodgkinson, unemployed, was given a 12 month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £70 compensation which is equivalent to the value of the stolen goods.
In April this year as a result of his involvement in a drugs raid, he was issued with an 18 month supervision order and 60 day drug treatment order and had to pay £60 in costs. It came to light that he had spent £100 on an illegal Taser Gun which he either bought on behalf of a friend or was intended for his own self defence.
Deciding to test the reliability of his purchase, he shot himself in the chest with the one million volt stun gun and then complained that it did not hurt enough and that he wanted his money back.
Sources close to West Midlands Police deny the rumour that they are to nominate Mr Hodgkinson for an honourable mention in the online Darwin Awards. The Darwin Awards celebrate the efforts of individuals who attempt to enrich the human gene pool by removing themselves from it.
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Express & Star 1 Oct 09
Some front-line police officers across the West Midlands have today been issued with Taser guns. Specially-trained officers from the force’s operations support unit were also being given the equipment. Firearms teams have used Tasers 93 times in the West Midlands since 2004…
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Express & Star 10 July 09
A worker has spoken of his terrifying ordeal after being stunned with a taser gun as robbers made off with cash and belongings worth more than £1,500. Daniel Davies was punched, kicked and prodded with the taser gun three times sending a small electric shock through his body during the attack at his home in Waterfront Way…