Chief Eddie Garcia said he is focused on giving officers more crime-fighting tools that do not end in deadly force.

A protester was reportedly shot in the eye by a less-lethal round during a demonstration against ICE operations in downtown ...

Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee launched a probe Friday into the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) ...

"The consideration that we make with all of our recommendations is, 'What is the safest thing you can use while still getting ...

A researcher talks about the risks of “less-lethal” weapons used against protesters.

Agents fired ammo, severing part of a woman's hand amid Minneapolis clashes after Alex Pretti's death. Tom Homan sent to ...

Crowd-control weapons can cause severe and sometimes permanent injuries. Chemical irritants affect the eyes, skin and lungs first, causing scratches to the surface of the eye, painful skin reactions, ...

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A large law enforcement operation unfolded in Walnut Park for what authorities confirmed to be a gunman threatening a woman on Saturday morning. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s ...

A man was shot in the eye by a so-called "less lethal" round as anti-ICE protests in downtown Los Angeles turned violent, according to eyewitnesses. Video shows the injured man ...