Officer on leave for using pepper spray during girls brawl at LA County juvenile facility

The chemical irritant was used during a fight involving 14 girls even though the L.A. County Board of Supervisors prohibited ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Detainees pepper-sprayed during protest at Florida immigration camp

Detainees at a state-run immigration camp in Florida were pepper sprayed by officers in October. The incident occurred after detainees protested food quality and barricaded themselves in a housing ...
AOL

Odessa police recruits face “hardest day” with pepper spray training

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Recruits with the Odessa Police Academy underwent one of their most intense physical challenges to date on Friday afternoon, participating in Oleoresin Capsicum (O.C.) spray ...

Increased use of pepper spray, police weapons at protests alarm rights groups

Alarmed by a spike in pepper spray use and threats of sound cannons at protests, human rights groups want a review of "less lethal" weapons for crowd control.