Crowd-control tactics tied to eye injuries, serious wounds and fatalities are drawing renewed scrutiny ...

U.S. District Judge Consuelo Marshall granted a contempt motion by attorneys for Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles that called for an outright ban on the use of 40-millimeter less-lethal launchers for ...

During a city council meeting Tuesday night, police outlined their approach to managing demonstrations while protecting First ...

The LAPD ordered officers this week to stop using one type of less lethal weapon during protests, after a federal judge found the Department was in contempt of a previous ruling limiting their use, ...

“Less-lethal equipment is used by police departments as a de-escalation tactic in high-stakes situations to reduce the need for higher levels of force,” Scott Scheffler, UCPD’s captain of the ...

The Los Angeles Police Department’s own rulebook shows cops face tight limits — and scrutiny — when firing “non-lethal” launchers. An internal document obtained by The Post shows Los Angeles police ...

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This post was updated Sept. 17 at 8:26 p.m. The UC Board of Regents approved the UCLA police department’s request for less-than-lethal munition launchers and sponge rounds at a Wednesday meeting. The ...

L.A. police officers fire so-called less-lethal weapons at protesters during a "No Kings" rally in downtown on June 14. (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times) The Los Angeles City Council voted against a ...