The LRAD 100X, which is what most police forces have, is only capable of putting out 137 decibels, and that’s measured at one meter. At three meters [roughly 9.8 feet], ...

If you think police might be using an LRAD at a protest you’re attending, bring earplugs or safety ear muffs with the highest dB-reduction rating you can find. Foam earplugs, available at many ...

During the 2020 protests, police have used an LRAD sonic weapon to disperse protesters. What is it, how does it work, and how can you protect your ears?

Police use of LRAD Law enforcement agencies across the United States have controversially deployed LRAD, but many regard it as excessive force. The New York Police Department used LRAD at a Black ...

Last year, MuckRock requested LRAD information from six police departments including Las Vegas, Charlotte, Houston, and more. All of the cities had purchased LRADs, and almost none of them had ...

Unlike much of the US military, LAPD officers are given extensive training in crowd control techniques, many of which were ...

The LRAD first made headlines when police in the U.S. city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, used the device to repel antiglobalization demonstrators protesting the G20 summit in 2009.

Phoenix police, in an effort to allay community fears, wrote a policy for the proposed LRAD speaker system. It is set for discussion Wednesday.

Tempe Police Department has one LRAD that it mounts on top of a tactical vehicle, a spokesperson for the department said. Tempe Police gave a demonstration of the device to Phoenix councilmembers ...

Various crimes, inappropriate behavior that threatens others, mass protests with aggressively minded people – all these are situations in which the police are allowed to use weapons.

Ellinger told us he believed the LRAD mounted to the police car was 20 meters from the main body of protesters. He said it was never turned on. APA President Ken Casaday (Photo by John Anderson) ...

Special police forces are said to have used a banned weapon. ... It resembles the effects of an LRAD cannon, emitting a targeted sonic "beam" at volumes reaching up to 160 dB.