Two hundred more police officers in Hampshire will be trained so they can be equipped with a taser on the county’s streets.
Earlier this week, £100,000 was put aside to pay for the training and equipment that will be given to officers in more rural communities to help them deal with violent situations.
Currently only 160 officers in the county are able to use the 50,000-volt weapons which are designed to incapacitate an offender in a ‘less lethal’ way.
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