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Court proceedings that could determine the fate of the NYPD's use of military-grade sound cannons, also known as LRADs, got underway Thursday as lawyers representing a group of six protesters, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Does a new tool purchased by Buffalo police sound too good to be true? That’s what some are wondering about the department’s LRAD, or Long Range Acoustic Device. “It’s meant to ...

QUANTICO, Va. — Police deployment of sonic blasters at Occupy Wall Street and G-20 protest rallies is fueling both sales and criticism of the devices, which emit beams of sound with laser-like ...