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Sioux Falls Police Being Trained To Carry Tasers On Belt

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police officers in Sioux Falls are going through training and will start to carry Tasers on their belts.

The department says training on the stun guns began last week and will take several months to complete.

The agency researched the idea last year and says it decided to add Tasers to complement the other tools available to officers because it gives them another less-than-lethal option when confronted.

Sioux Falls Police Chief Doug Barthel says Tasers reduce the risk of injury to officers and suspects.

Statistics were not immediately available that show the number of South Dakota law enforcement agencies that already use Tasers.

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