SDPD’s use of pepper spray has surged in the Gaslamp Quarter in recent years

Pepper spray use by SDPD officers in the Gaslamp Quarter has skyrocketed in recent years, with 361 deployments in 2025 up ...

Woman charged with felony use of pepper spray at Tuscaloosa Applebee’s

A woman was arrested Monday after allegedly using peppy spray during a dispute inside of an Applebee's.

Agents use pepper spray, pepper balls at Delaney Hall. How they work

Protests against treatment of people detained at Delaney Hall turned physical on Memorial Day when officers used pepper spray ...
Fox Carolina

DoorDash driver accused of pepper-spraying Arby’s bag after dropping off food delivery

VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. (WFIE/Gray News) - A food delivery driver is accused of dropping off an Arby’s bag and using pepper spray towards it. Mark Cardin and his wife said it happened early Sunday ...
The Atlantic

Pepper Spray Officer Was Once Honored for Not Using Pepper Spray

The patient was wielding a pair of surgical scissors at other officers when he rushed into the fray to stop the incident. "I hit her hard," the release quoted Pike as saying. "For me, it was just a ...

Police use pepper spray to arrest 40-year-old stabbing suspect

A 40-year-old man was arrested after stabbing another man in the chin Saturday. Mark Running, 40, of Sioux Falls, was ...

SDPD’s pepper spray use has surged in the Gaslamp

Top story SDPD’s use of pepper spray has surged in the Gaslamp Quarter in recent years. It seems like most weekends, I come ...