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All Chicago Police cars to soon carry Tasers

Posted March 10, 2010 10:00 pm

Department officials say every Chicago Police squad car will soon be equipped with a Taser.

Chicago Police Sgt. Mike Partipilo said Wednesday he has been chosen to lead the training of 3,000 officers in the use of Tasers as an alternative to guns and batons in subduing uncooperative suspects.

The department already has 280 Tasers that are in the hands of sergeants and field training officers, but under the new plans, another 380 Tasers will soon be carried in cars used by beat officers and tactical units.

The announcement came just hours after the death of a 31-year-old man after he was Tasered by police in the southern Chicago suburb of Midlothian.

Authorities say Jaesun Ingles of Riverdale, died after he was Tasered outside a Dunkin' Donuts shop early Wednesday morning.

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