Today’s blog post features a product review of the sophisticated Taser X26C. It is an electronic control device (ECD) based on the Taser X 26 used by law enforcement officers around the country only this is a civilian version. It can stop an assailant up to 15 feet away. It uses relatively high wattage and low-voltage to achieve a near 100% takedown rate. Tasers...

Two teens reported being assaulted and robbed of their cell phones in the parking lot of a Coon Rapids apartment complex Sunday evening. Two suspects, one age 18 and the other 23, were cited by Coon Rapids Police for misdemeanor fifth-degree assault. A third suspect, a 15-year-old boy, was referred to Anoka County Juvenile Court on a felony simple robbery count. According...

click for more info "On the second day of the statewide summit on sexual assault in Bozeman, students and administrators are working together to prevent future assaults from happening on college campuses. The National Center for Disease Control estimates that 331,000 Montana residents will be victims of sexual assault in their lifetime. Ellie Newell, one of the organizers of the summit, is...

Statistics show that an inordinate number of assaults and robberies occur in parking lots-specifically mall parking lots and grocery store parking lots. The reason for this may not seem obvious but there is a good reason. Sexual perverts and robbers who do these kinds of assaults prey on women who are distracted coming out of a grocery store or out of a...

click for more info Last week we did part one of self-defense tips for women. As we discussed women consistently outdo men as the targets of violence by a 9 to 1 margin. So it is no wonder that self-defense companies including Taser International target women for their products. There are more pink pepper sprays, stun guns and tasers on the market...

click for more info It is well established fact that women are the targets of violence in nine out 10 cases-everything from assaults, rapes, domestic violence. Even in home invasions, women are the preferred targets. So it makes sense for women to be more aware of that fact so they can learn how to defend themselves a little bit better. Here are...