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Occurrence

Gender

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Man/Sword

Male

25

2.

Weapons

Male

N/k

3,

Robbery w/
Weapon

Male

18

Success
Rate

(5J)

(PO)

# Cycles

Other
Force

Injury

Injury

Wgt.

Impairment

Method

Distance
(darts)

150lb

Alcohol

Laser

N/A

N/A

Verbal

100%

Nil

Nil

5'8

155lb

Normal

Laser

N/A

N/A

Verbal

100%

Nil

Nil

5'10

165lb

Normal

Laser

N/A

N/A

Verbal

100%

Nil

Nil

Minor

Nil

Nil

Nil

Minor

Nil

(SJ) (SJ)
Age Ht.
5'8

(SJ)

14%
4.

Man w!Knife

Male

34

6'2

260lbs

Mentally
Unstable

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5.
.

6.

Suspicious
Person
Family Fight

Male

10 feet

3

D,C.

(Equip,

Failure)
1

32

5'6 ,130 lbs
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Male

Darts
7th attempt

25

6' I

169 lbs,

Mentally
Unstable
Alcohol

Darts

75 feet

1

Verbal

100%

Verbal

50%
(Dart

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(2 sets)
Darts

10-12 feet

2

Placement)

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Trouble wi
man

Male

15

5'11

300lbs

Mentally
Unstable

Stun

N!A

N/A

Verbal

100%

Nil

Nil

8

Assault wi
Weapon

Female

32

5'4

1251bs

Alcohol!
Drug

Laser

N/A

N!A

Verbal

100%

Nil

Nil

9

Warrant Exec

Male

42

5'7 '1801bs

Alcohol

Stun

N/A

N/A

Verbal

100%

Nil

Nil

0%

Nil
From
Taser

Nil

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Suicidal Male

Male

43

5'9

180

Mentally
Unstable!Aleo
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Darts

12 ft.

N/A

Verbal

(Dart
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Occurrence

Gender

(SJ) (SJ)
Age Ht.

(SJ)
Wgt.

Success
Rate

(SJ)

(PO)

# Cycles

Other
Force

Injury

Injury

Impairment

Method

Distance
(darts)

Darts

8 ft.

1

Verbal

100%

Nil

Nil

Darts

6 feet

2Y:>

Verbal

100%

Minor

Nil

NfA

VerbaliH
olding

80%

Nil

Nil

N/A

Minor

N/K

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Suicidal
Person

Male

41

6'2

230lbs

Mental!
Alcohol

12.

Trouble
W/mao

Male

31

5'11

180lbs

Dru gIAlcohol

13.

14.

Mischief

Male

Spousal As s,

Male

30
32

5'7
6'0

Weapons
Comp

Male

34

5'7"

Alcohol

170lbs
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,

15.

1651bs

150lbs

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Presence of
Taser

Alcohol

,

N/A

Stun

N/A

N/A

Direct
Mech

,

,

Mentally
Unstable

Darts

!

N/K

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Verbal

100%

Nil , Nil

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16.

Sick/Assist
Ambulance

Male

24

180
cm

73kg

Drug/Alcohol

Darts

N/K

1

Verbal

100%

17.

Assault P.a.

Female

14

5'7"

140lbs

Drug/Alcohol

Darts

7-8 feet

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Verbal

100%

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Removal

Nil

Minor

Nil
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18.

Suicidal Man

Male

32

5'9"

165lbs

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Mental
Alcohol

Darts/Stun

NIK

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Suicidal Man

Male

40

5'9"

240lbs

Mental!Drug

Darts

NIK

20

Weapon!
Confmement

Male

45

5'10

200lbs

Alcohol

Darts

N/K

1 Darts
3 Stun
(not full
cycle)
2

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(Decreased

Minor

Nil

Minor

Nil

Minor

Nil

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Verbal

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NIK

50%
(Wires
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100%

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5'8"

176lbs

Alcohol

Darts

NIK

1

Verbal

100%

Minor

Nil

22

Disturbance

Male

22

5' 10

170lbs

Alcohol

Stun

On Contact

2

Verbal!
H!C

50% -not
full 5 sees

Minor

Nil

23

Suicidal Male

Male

36

6'0

I751bs

Mentally
Unstable

Laser

NIK

1

Verbal

100%

. Minor

Nil

Minor

Nil

26

27

Aggravated
Assault
Family
Fight

Suicidal
Male
Escape
Lawful
Custody

Male

41

5'1

220lbs

,

Alcohol
Intoxication

Darts

NIK

28

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29

Trouble
With
Youth
Assault
Utter/Threat

Verbal!
Physical

2
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Male

41 . 5'10

1851bs

Male

22

6' 1

1651bs

Male

34

6' I

1751bs

Alcohol
Intoxication

Stun

Mentally
Darts
Alcohol
Alcohol
Intoxication Presence

On Contact

10 feet

N/A

1

Verbal!
Locks!
Etc.

100%
cycled
twice- to
keep SJ
down
0%

move
away, PO

2

Verbal

N/A

Verbal

100%

Male

16

6'3

180lbs

Mentally
Unstable

Darts

NIK

1

Male

48

6'2

1901bs

Normal

Presence

N/A

N/A

100%
Verbal Missed
ldartlSJ
complied

Verbal

,

SJ able to
transitioned
100% used
2 because
SJ got up

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Injnry

(PO)

34

t-.

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(SJ)
Injury

Male

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# Cycles

Success
Rate

21

25

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Method

Other
Force

Stolen
Vehicle

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Impairment

Distance
(darts)

Gender

,

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(81)
Wgt.

Occurrence

24

.,...

(SJ) (81)
Age Ht.

1

100%

Minor

Nil

Minor

Nil

Nil

Nil

Minor

Nil

Nil

Nil

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Occurrence

•

Suicidal
Male

30
31

(SJ) (SJ)
Age Ht.

Gender
Male

Warrants

6'01

22

Male

5' 11

28

(SJ)
Wgt.

Impairment

165lbs

Mentally
Alcohol

158lbs

Alcohol
Intoxication

Success
Rate

(SI)
Injury

(PO)
Injury

Verbal

100%

Minor

Nil

Verbal,
OIC, et
al

0%

Minor

Nil

Minor

Nil

Nil

Nil

Minor

Nil

100%

Minor

Minor

Minor

Nil

NIK

Nil

Method

Distance
(darts)

# Cycles

Other
Force

Darts

10 feet

1

10 feet

3 carts, 3'·
2 cycles

Darts

,

1 & 2 carts,
didn't hit
both darts,
3 loose
dothin~

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Possession
Drugs

32

Male

5'11

19

14llbs

Normal

Stun

On Contact

1-2
second
cycle

Normal

Presence

NiA

N/A

,
,

,

,

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Mischief

Male

,

16

I,

6'0

1601bs

Verbal,
Hie,
Stnn,
., etc.

100%
stopped
fighting

Verbal , 100%
,
,

i,

100%

34

Breach
Probation

Male

Breach
Probation

Male

38

5'10

140lbs

Mentally
Unstable

Darts

Not Known

3

Verbal

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35

Verball
19

5'09

160lbs

Alcohol

Stun

On Contact

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Holding

I Cart-

clothing
problems, ?
&3 carts
worked

IStun

o
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Verbal!

~

36

Assault
Etal

Male

28

5'08

140lbs

Alcohol

Stnn

On Contact

]\/K

Holding

NIK

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37

Assault

Female

33

5'07

130lbs

Alcohol

Stun

On Contact

19+

Verbal

100%

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