VALLEJO (CBS SF) -- The Vallejo police department announced Thursday it will prohibit use of the "carotid control hold" -- also called sleeper holds -- as a technique to restrain aggressive suspects ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Testimony continued in day three of Christopher Smelser’s trial. Smelser is a former Las Cruces Police Officer accused of killing Antonio Valenzuela with a choke hold while trying ...

Protesters demanding change in Kansas City say they want tighter policies in place for police use-of-force rules. It's the third demand on a list authored by protesters and signed by Kansas City Mayor ...

As the nation reels from widespread protests over the death of George Floyd and against police brutality, the Phoenix Police Department announced on Tuesday that it would suspend the training and use ...

SAN MARCOS, Calif. (KGTV) — Palomar College announced Friday that the school's police academy will no longer train cadets on how to perform a carotid restraint hold. The restraint will not be taught ...

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department suspended the training and deployment of carotid restraint control holds effective Wednesday June 10, after the death of George Floyd brought nationwide ...

The Los Angeles, Pasadena and Santa Ana police departments are among the latest law enforcement agencies to suspend use of carotid restraint control, commonly referred to as a sleeper hold, as elected ...

The Boise Police Department announced Friday that it would suspend the use of a type of neck hold in response to a number of factors, including “community input.” The neck hold — called a Lateral ...