122 people zapped in Toronto last year, including senior citizen
Mar 20, 2009 04:30 AM
Michele Henry
Crime Reporter
A 71-year-old man and two 15-year-old boys were among the people Tasered by Toronto police last year, new figures indicate.
While a police report says 122 people were Tasered in 2008, it fails to reveal where and when each incident took place and more explicit details of the events leading up to the confrontations.
Police are refusing to comment on the contents of the 21-page report until it is presented at a March 30 Toronto Police Services Board meeting.
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