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Board approves Madison Police SOP 047 on kinetic-energy projectiles
Summary
The board approved SOP 047, a Lexipol-drafted policy governing the department's use of kinetic energy projectiles (beanbag shotgun rounds); training and reporting requirements accompany the policy and the department has acquired 17 launchers for ERT and shift leaders.
Madison’s Board of Public Works and Safety on Sept. 15 approved Madison Police Department standard operating procedure 047, which governs the department’s use of kinetic-energy projectiles — commonly known as beanbag rounds — as a less-lethal force option, department presenters said.
Department presenters described the rounds as shotgun cartridges loaded with fabric-encased bean bags intended…
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