Seattle council passes bill letting police use weapons on crowds
The Seattle City Council passed a bill Tuesday allowing police officers — in limited cases — to use weapons like tear gas, ...
‘Trigger happy’ deputy killed off-duty cop chasing suspect in Washington, lawsuit says
The officer, a married father of two, died in “agony” after the deputy shot him outside his home, a complaint says.
Graffiti taggers arrested for shooting at driver on I-5 ramp; 2 released on low bail
Three graffiti taggers were arrested after allegedly shooting at a driver on the Dearborn exit ramp from northbound I-5 last week - and two of them have been re ...
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Seattle setting new rules for how police use crowd control weapons like pepper spray, blast balls, and tear gas
The Seattle City Council is set to approve new rules for how the Seattle Police Department can use crowd control weapons. CHS reported here on the legislation needed to replace SPD’s crowd control ...
City leaders to vote on tear gas, less-lethal weapons for Seattle police
The rules around how Seattle police can control crowds with less leathal weapons like blast balls, tear gas and pepper spray hinge on a final vote by city counc ...
Seattle City Council to vote on less lethal crowd control methods for police
City councilmembers will vote on allowing SPD officers to use less lethal weapons such as pepper balls and tear gas to ...