Over the past 20 plus years, baton use by law enforcement officers has taken a back seat to other less-lethal tools, such as use of deterrent sprays and electronic control devices. This decline in ...

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SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A man was spit on and assaulted with an expandable baton on a Brooklyn subway train Wednesday morning, and police are hoping surveillance video of the suspect will lead ...

Peacekeeper Products International offers the Rapid Containment Expandable Baton (R.C.B.) that is revolutionizing the baton industry. It's Rapid Containment capabilities as well as it's EFFECTIVE, ...

Three men were arrested at JFK this morning after TSA screenings found batons in their baggage. No, not the cheerleading kind of baton, these were "expandable" batons, the scary weapons favored by ...

— A Pennsville man was recently indicted on assault and weapons charges for allegedly attacking another man with an expandable baton, according to court records. Ronald G. Vanblarcom, 25, of North ...

In Magistrates Court this morning [May 8], a 52-year-old man pleaded guilty with an explanation to the charge of possessing an offensive weapon, an expandable baton, in March 2014. He was granted a ...