Taser Blooper
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:38 am
Texas Cop Tased While in the Bathroom
Jul 17 2007
Texas Cop Tased While in the Bathroom
DALLAS — A police officer on duty was shot by a woman with his own Taser during a visit to the officer’s home, police said.
Officer ------------ told investigators he’d stopped to use the restroom at his home Sunday night while on his way to investigate a burglary. He let a woman he knew into the house, leading to her accidentally shooting the Taser, according to a police report.
---------------, a four-year veteran of the Dallas department, was placed on restricted duty while police review the incident.
“We don’t know what happened,� said Lt. Vernon Hale, a police spokesman. “We’re trying to figure out what occurred out there.�
The woman said she picked up the Taser, believing it was a flashlight, while ------------- was in the bathroom, according to the police report.
When ------------------- told her to put the Taser down, she was “startled and accidentally pulled the trigger,� the report said.
A Taser prong hit -------------- in the chin. Paramedics removed the prong and ---------- was not seriously injured, police said.
I took the Officer's name out, but this is the Blooper of the Year!
Jul 17 2007
Texas Cop Tased While in the Bathroom
DALLAS — A police officer on duty was shot by a woman with his own Taser during a visit to the officer’s home, police said.
Officer ------------ told investigators he’d stopped to use the restroom at his home Sunday night while on his way to investigate a burglary. He let a woman he knew into the house, leading to her accidentally shooting the Taser, according to a police report.
---------------, a four-year veteran of the Dallas department, was placed on restricted duty while police review the incident.
“We don’t know what happened,� said Lt. Vernon Hale, a police spokesman. “We’re trying to figure out what occurred out there.�
The woman said she picked up the Taser, believing it was a flashlight, while ------------- was in the bathroom, according to the police report.
When ------------------- told her to put the Taser down, she was “startled and accidentally pulled the trigger,� the report said.
A Taser prong hit -------------- in the chin. Paramedics removed the prong and ---------- was not seriously injured, police said.
I took the Officer's name out, but this is the Blooper of the Year!
