GShoals upgrades police weapons

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  • Granite Shoals police provided the council with the department’s use of force data from the past few years. Contributed
    Granite Shoals police provided the council with the department’s use of force data from the past few years. Contributed
  • Granite Shoals council members Bruce Jones, Shirley Martin, Phil Oil and Steve Hougen were sworn in at Tuesday’s regular council meeting. Contributed/City of Granite Shoals
    Granite Shoals council members Bruce Jones, Shirley Martin, Phil Oil and Steve Hougen were sworn in at Tuesday’s regular council meeting. Contributed/City of Granite Shoals
The Granite Shoals City Council approved a five-year contract to improve the quality of the police department’s non-lethal force options. The $38,000 commitment with Axon Enterprise will supply 12 conducted energy weapons (CEW) — commonly known as TASERs® to the Granite Shoals Police Department. GSPD’s current stock of CEWs is five to eight years old. “Our weapons are still functional with a…

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