SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 4, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- TASER International, Inc. (NasdaqGS:TASR - News), a market leader in advanced electronic control devices released the following NEWS ALERT:

According to reports from WVEC.com, police in Norfolk, VA have deployed TASER(r) electronic control devices (ECD) for the last six weeks. So far officers are finding the devices to be very effective and even the mere sight of a TASER device can help bring a suspect into custody. The report cites actual TASER CAM video footage of a successful arrest made by Norfolk police officer simply through the use of TASER X26 ECD ``laser compliance'' without having to deploy the TASER probes.

This video is available at: http://www.wvec.com/video/index.html?nvid=232897&shu=1

Chris Amos, spokesman for the Norfolk Police Department said, ``The assaults on officers are greatly reduced where TASER (ECD)s are introduced. The word out on the street and among the officers is that it's (TASER devices) invaluable. This will help make a hard, hard job a little bit easier,'' said Amos.

The complete article is available at: http://www.wvec.com/news/topstories/stories/wvec_local_040308_norfolk_tasers.2c0342eb.html

This information was compiled through publicly available media reports and distributed by TASER International, Inc. of Scottsdale Arizona.

TASER International disclaims any responsibility for the accuracy of the media reports are the sole responsibility of the attributed media source.

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          TASER International, Inc.
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