Las Vegas Review-Journal

Officials propose changes after stun gun used on girl

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Some officials in Cincinnati are calling for a change to police policy after an officer used his stun gun to shock an 11-year-old Ohio girl suspected of shopliftin­g.

Cincinnati police can use stun guns to incapacita­te people as young as 7 if they’re actively evading arrest, under current policy. Vice Mayor Christophe­r Smitherman has proposed raising the minimum age to 12.

Police Chief Eliot Isaac said the department will review policies on use of force on minors.

TAOS, N.M. — A severely disabled Georgia boy who authoritie­s say was kidnapped by his father and marked for an exorcism was found buried at the ramshackle compound in the New Mexico desert that has been the focus of investigat­ors for the past week, the toddler’s grandfathe­r said Thursday.

New Mexico authoritie­s, however, said they had yet to identify the remains, discovered Monday. And prosecutor­s said they were awaiting word on the cause of death before deciding on any charges.

The boy, Abdul-ghani Wahhaj, would have turned 4 Monday. Prosecutor­s said he was snatched from his

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