SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 27, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR), a market leader in advanced electronic control devices (ECDs), issued the following NEWS ALERT:
According to an article in the June 26, 2008 edition of The Globe and Mail, a Nanaimo RCMP officer used a TASER(r) electronic control device Saturday morning to save a man who had slashed his wrist multiple times and stated that he wanted to die. The incident occurred outside a Nanaimo motel.
The article quotes Nanaimo RCMP spokesman Gary O'Brien commenting on the deployment of the TASER device, "It was an excellent deployment and an excellent example of how these things can save lives."
The complete story is available at: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080626.wbctaser26/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20080626.wbctaser26
This information was compiled through publicly available media reports and distributed by TASER International, Inc. of Scottsdale, Arizona.
TASER International disclaims any responsibility for the accuracy of the media. The reports are the sole responsibility of the attributed media source.
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