For nearly two centuries, police have used the billy club to diminish enthusiasm for breaking the law. The wood or synthetic-material tool has been known by other names—a nightstick, a baton ...

“The straight baton also has 19 maneuvers, but they are basic and simpler,” Martucci said. The 1,400 rookies at the Police Academy will be trained on the straight nightstick, made of ...

"It's a two-for-one weapon," Day said, adding that it's also easier to carry than a long night stick. Law enforcement ... or returned to the trusty police baton — to control crowds and suspects ...

Watch Tuscaloosa police use taser and baton during heated ... the officer who used the Taser on a student and the officer who used the nightstick, he said. The first officer who arrived on the ...

A veteran NYPD cop was slapped with assault charges yesterday for belting a man across the face with his nightstick — breaking the victim’s bones, as well as the baton — in The Bronx.