RITTMAN: City police are getting 10 new Tasers thanks to a $4,000 gift from the Wayne County Community Foundation‑Andrew Berkey Fund.
The grant will allow each full-time officer to receive a Taser with a full warranty.
Officers now share Tasers and the current weapons are outdated and unable to be repaired, the city said.
“Some officers purchased their own Tasers at a substantial cost because the department issued ones had become obsolete,” police Chief Ray Arcuri said in a release. “Often the batteries and/or control units would fail. Officers need a reliable piece of equipment for an emergency.”
The grant will be used to pay the first two years of payments, with the city making the remaining payments of about $8,000 over the next three years.