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Thursday, April 25, 2013  Colquitt County Sheriff Deputy McKnight and Corporal Cardona responded to a call in reference to a vehicle that went off the road and into a ditch at the intersection of Georgia Highway 37 East and David Newsome Road Monday afternoon.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  A Fitzgerald man who was tased by police is charged with two counts of felony obstruction and 1 count of battery after barricading himself inside his home Monday night.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  Updated with video; In our Facebook Story of the Day, you wanted to know if Georgia residents need a permit to carry a taser.

Thursday, May 31, 2012  Updated with video; In our Facebook Story of the Day, you wanted to know if local officers have guidelines on when they can use stun guns or tasers.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  Uploaded with video; Albany police arrested David Lee Brown, 53, after he led officers on a foot chase through downtown Albany.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says an Albany man that died in the custody of Dougherty County Police may have been tased more than once.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010  Lee County Sheriff’s deputies used their Taser guns on a man who reportedly stole several items from the Lee County Wal-Mart and then tried to run away.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010  Dougherty County law enforcement spent an entire day training with a next generation taser.

Wednesday, October 07, 2009  The death of an Albany man who died after being tased by police in Florida last Friday has some people wondering if “less than lethal” weapons like Taser guns are justifiable, although it is still unknown if 38-year-old Rickey Massey’s death is directly connected to him being tased by police.

Tuesday, October 06, 2009  Authorities say 38-year-old Rickey Massey of Albany died after the Panama City Police Department and the Bay County Sheriff’s Office conducted a narcotics investigation.

Monday, July 06, 2009  An employee at a Loganville GA Waffle House has filed a lawsuit against the Gwinnett County Police Department after he says an officer stunned him with a Taser for fun.

Friday, April 10, 2009  15-year-old dies after being Tasered by police following chase into vacant Detroit home