All posts tagged "Seattle Police"

SEATTLE (Reuters) - At least three people were shot at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, and the suspect was in custody, Seattle police said on social media.

The so-called gun show loophole which allows guns to be sold without a background check allowed private dealers to effectively hijack a weekend effort by Seattle police to get guns off the street.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seattle police officers used excessive force over the last two years and were too quick to resort to using their batons and other weapons, but were not guilty of systematically victimizing minorities, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.

As much of the national press focused on protesters' return to Zuccotti Park after their forcible eviction, crackdowns took place on "Occupy" protests nation-wide late Tuesday.

UPDATE: 4:09 A.M. ET -- Just tweeted: