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SEATTLE — The use by Seattle Police Department officers of chemical irritants to help bring unruly crowds under control has become clearer -- and murkier -- at the same time. First, the murky part.

Four soldiers from the Royal Bermuda Regiment delivered comprehensive training in crowd-control techniques to members of the Trinidad & Tobago Police Service. An RBR spokeswoman said that 26 people ...

SEATTLE — A federal judge on Monday found the Seattle Police Department and Seattle City Hall in civil contempt for the use of four different crowd control methods that were deployed against street ...

Commissioners discussed recent police force against protesters during Wednesday’s Police Review Commission meeting and resolved to urge City Council to restrict use of tear gas, certain baton strikes ...