PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department has issued a moratorium on the use of tear gas following the response to the I-676 protests on June 1.Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, along with Mayor Jim Kenney, apologized to the public Thursday for giving statements that were “substantially inaccurate” in the days after tear gas, bean bags and pepper spray were used against protesters who were trapped on a highway.“I humbly apologize to those who were directly impacted as well as to our communities at large,” Outlaw said. "As recently as today, I have viewed video posted by the New York Times, by which I am extremely disturbed and quiet frankly sickened beyond description.