Ocean City Police Cpl. Josh Kelley, left, watches as Officers Philip Paterson and Michael Kirkland arrest a person who had a warrant out for his arrest during a routine traffic stop in Ocean City on Wednesday afternoon.
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Assaults on Ocean City police officers have dropped 25 percent from a year ago, and one officials says stun guns are to thank.
"I absolutely attribute this to Tasers," Acting Ocean City Police Chief Kevin Kirstein told the Town Council. "That Taser comes out, and it's just like you see on YouTube - 'Don't tase me bro!' The hands go up, they quit fighting, and that's the end of that."
Kirstein said he wants 22 more Taser-brand electronic stun guns, to outfit the rest of the officers on patrol, at an estimated cost of $51,000. Not only is it helping police officers, but Kirstein said offender injuries ...
