Thief Who Escapes into Manhole is Subdued with Pepper Spray

A 38-year-old man was summoned Wednesday afternoon for criminal damage, resisting arrest, obstructing official business and theft in Mansfield.

According to reports, he broke a window on a 23-year-old woman’s car and took undisclosed property before fleeing from police into a storm sewer.

The report went on to say that the thief then climbed out of a manhole and continued to run from law enforcement. Police eventually found him hiding behind a dumpster and employed pepper spray on him before he was taken into police custody.

Nowadays, it’s not uncommon for police to have an array of self defense devices on hand that are aimed at protecting police and members of the public. One such device that they are equipped with is a self defense spray canister.

Compact and easy to use, this self defense device has become the ideal alternative when it comes to providing maximum protection for a person. Not only that, but because it is safe to use it won’t harm the person targeted, but will still stop them from harming a person.

It also means that instead of police officers or members of the public worrying about the repercussions of using a device for their safety they don’t have to. Instead they can focus on using it to the best of their advantage, which will instantly stop someone in their tracks.

In today’s society it is no longer a case of someone having to remain undefended when they need it the most. Due to the demand in self defense tools for a person’s safety there are now devices available that have been designed to provide this with maximum efficiency.

In this situation, the police were able to bring a suspect into police custody with the use of pepper spray instead of employing brute force to the situation. It’s not every day that officers are provided with a weapon that has been designed with safety in mind, but because such a device is available it has proved to be extremely popular.

As a result of its effectiveness there are many police departments turning their attention to these tools as a way of maintaining police protection and also that of those targeted.