LVH-Cedar Crest cited for using pepper spray to restrain patient, other issues

Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest was cited by the Pennsylvania Department of Health in September after pepper spray was ...

Pepper gel use at Tewksbury Hospital prompts controversial security overhaul

A violent confrontation at Tewksbury Hospital raised questions about how to care for patients from the state's criminal ...

Police chief raises alarm about new security protocols at Tewksbury State Hospital

A new ban on the use of defensive tools by security staff at a state hospital puts police, hospital workers, patients and the ...
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Police use of pepper spray at Hawaiʻi school boosts calls for counselors

An incident where schoolchildren were hit with pepper spray at an Oʻahu school has added momentum to calls for counselors, ...
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

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

A Los Angeles County probation officer has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation for carrying and using pepper spray during a ...
Duluth News Tribune

Police: Shots fired at law officers, protesters pepper sprayed as pipeline protest site turns tense

MORTON COUNTY, N.D. - Hundreds of officers in riot gear and military vehicles broke through the front lines of the Dakota Access Pipeline resistance Thursday, Oct. 27, using pepper spray and other ...

Is it legal to carry pepper spray for self-defense? What NJ law says

Ever wonder what the law says about carrying pepper spray for self-defense? Here's what you should know in New Jersey.