PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Mayor Ted Wheeler directed police to not use a device that emits a loud sonic tone for crowd control ahead of another night of protests in Portland. The device is called LRAD, ...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - The technical name is long range acoustic device or LRAD. It's basically a very large and very loud megaphone for law enforcement. The discussion of purchasing such a ...

(TNS) - The Greensboro, N.C., Police Department soon will be using a piece of equipment that has a controversial reputation. A Long Range Acoustic Device, or LRAD, was purchased by the department in ...

The City has agreed to pay $748,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by Black Lives Matter protesters who said the NYPD illegally targeted demonstrators with Long Range Acoustic Devices [LRAD] in 2014.

SAN DIEGO, September 29, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genasys Inc. (NASDAQ: GNSS), the global leader in Protective Communications, today announced a $9.0 million Long Range Acoustic Device® (LRAD®) order ...

Just as activists have raised their voices demanding justice for George Floyd and the many killed by police violence, the police have met them with their own sound: the LRAD. These audio devices, ...

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Austin city leaders are poised to ban the use of beanbag rounds and tear gas against protesters, police have another way to disperse crowds. A photo taken and shared online this ...

A student who went to photograph a Black Lives Matter protest was warned that New York City police might use a sound cannon against demonstrators. "My friend said, 'If you hear this, plug your ears ...

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