Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Key Takeaways Pepper spray is a chemical irritant used for crowd control or ...

An incident where schoolchildren were hit with pepper spray at an Oʻahu school has added momentum to calls for counselors, not cops, on campus. In late February, a Honolulu police officer deployed ...

A corrections officer is accused of using pepper spray six times in an inmate’s face while he was on the floor in restraints, ...

Little Rock School District officials said they're taking steps to address the use of pepper spray in schools following a recent incident at one of the district's high schools. During a work session ...

From Monday, September 1, Northern Territory residents can buy and use pepper spray or oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray for personal protection in a 12-month trial by the Northern Territory government.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A clip of an officer going spray-crazy with pepper spray on bystanders in the street is going viral and people can't quite piece ...

San Diego County supervisors voted Tuesday to explore phasing out pepper spray in local juvenile detention facilities, citing concerns that probation officers use the chemical agent instead of trying ...

An Ohio State University police review found an officer justified in using pepper spray during a brawl between Ohio State and Michigan football players. The brawl, sparked by Michigan players ...

A Los Angeles County probation officer has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation for carrying and using pepper spray during a ...