The Brief
- The Phoenix Police Department replaced traditional pepper spray with REPULS, a water-based irritant designed to stop threats without affecting nearby officers or bystanders.
- Master Sergeant Tony Alfonso tested the spray during an Arizona Rangers training session in Scottsdale, experiencing high intensity pain but no respiratory issues.
- The water-based spray allows individuals to recover with a quick rinse within minutes, preventing contamination of vehicles and eliminating hospital visits.
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Police Department is ditching traditional pepper spray for a next-generation alternative. Officers are now carrying a water-based irritant designed to stop a threat instantly, while keeping officers and bystanders safe.
For decades, traditional aerosol pepper spray has been a standard tool for law enforcement, but it creates a massive cloud that can linger in the air and burn everyone nearby.
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