Stun gun market shift amid doubts on police use
The 50,000 volt Taser faced rejection by law enforcement as impractical and seeks a new market as a personal protection device. Manufacturer plans a redesigned TF76 with pistol form and rifling to qualify as a handgun, priced around $200, while police push for licensing to curb access to stun guns amid safety concerns.
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Capital rapist strikes 19th 20th victims in 48 hours
In Sacramento the east-area rapist struck again, the 19th and 20th victims in 19 months. Police say a masked man attacked a couple in the driveway of a home east of Sacramento, forced them inside, tied them, and raped the woman for about two hours while ransacking the house. The suspect is described as white, 25 to 30, 5 feet 8 to 6 feet tall. The first reported attack occurred in October 1975.
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Klan death plot trial set in Los Angeles
Three Ku Klux Klan members were ordered to stand trial for conspiring to murder a Jewish Defense League official Irv Rubin. Judge Sidney CherNiss set May 20 for arraignment after a four day preliminary hearing. Defendants are Michael Dehnel Dan Taylor and Timothy Anderson.
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