Pepper spray — also known as OC spray, because it’s derived from the chili-pepper extract oleoresin capsicum — is banned in most U.S. juvenile detention systems. Youth advocates say it can cause ...

Cambridge’s police commissioner says police won’t use pepper spray again in a situation like it’s 18-hour standoff Aug. 1-2 with a barricaded suspect, when the chemical drifted accidentally into the ...

Little Rock School District officials said they're taking steps to address the use of pepper spray in schools following a ...

Pepper spray, aka mace, is an effective, non-lethal form of self-defense. And yet, it’s just about impossible to get in New York, thanks to a state law that bans shipping it to addresses here and only ...

Sandpoint native JD McElroy introduces “Last Chance,” a patent-pending pepper spray attachment for rifles and shotguns.

Her proposal follows the opening of a state investigation into possible civil rights abuses against youth in County custody.