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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw
Philadelphia
Policing

Massachusetts man convicted of sending threatening emails to Police Commissioner Outlaw

Peter Fratus, 39, of West Dennis, Massachusetts, was charged with transmitting threatening communications in interstate commerce.

5 years ago

Activists hung caution tape around City Hall in Philadelphia on March 26, 2021, to bring the crime scenes they witness in their neighborhoods to city officials’ work place. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Health
Public Safety

Some long-awaited relief: Philadelphia’s gun violence epidemic, still at historic levels, eases up a bit

Over the past month, the number of shooting victims citywide has dropped 11%, officials said. Operation PinPoint zones saw a more dramatic decrease.

5 years ago

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Delaware
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Higher Education
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Politics

Delaware Supreme Court hears arguments over FOIA requests for Biden’s papers

Biden gifted the papers to UDel in 2011 when he was vice president. The total collection includes more than 1,850 boxes of documents and 415 gigabytes of electronic records.

5 years ago

An age-progressed photo shows what Dulce Maria Alavez could look like today. (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
Kids
Policing
Public Spaces
6ABC

Police release age-progression image of Dulce Maria Alavez, girl last seen at Bridgeton park

Dulce was last seen Sept.16, 2019 at the Bridgeton City Park. A reward for details leading to her whereabouts stands at $75,000.

5 years ago

In this Aug. 5, 2021, file photo, Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
NPR
Gender
Government
Public Health
Social Justice

The Justice Department wants a federal judge to block Texas’ new abortion ban

This step, a major move by the Biden administration against the highly controversial law, follows a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department last week.

5 years ago

Police academy cadets line up for graduation in 2017SAMANTHA MADERA FOR THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA / FLICKR
Policing
Billy Penn

Philly police get raises in new city contract — with a few disciplinary reforms

The FOP Lodge 5 and Kenney administration touted the agreement as a fair deal for both sides.

5 years ago

FILE PHOTO: The FBI seal is seen before a news conference at FBI headquarters in Washington on June 14, 2018. (Jose Luis Magana / AP Photo)
Crime
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WITF

FBI data: Pa. hate crimes hit 14-year high in 2020

The uptick echoes national numbers, which are the highest in more than a decade.

5 years ago

Rickia Young talked about the emotional damages at a press conference announcing the pre-settlement at the Mincey Fitzpatrick Ross law firm on September 14, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Black Lives Matter
Policing
Social Justice

Philadelphia settles with mother police dragged from car and assaulted in front of toddler

Last year, Rickia Young was driving past protests against police violence, when police assaulted and detained her. The city settled for $2 million.

5 years ago

The entrance to Essex Place condominium complex
New Jersey
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Burlington County NAACP surveying resident experiences with local police

The three NAACP chapters in Burlington County are documenting residents' experience with local police, and asking how they feel about possible alternatives.

5 years ago

A recently installed surveillance camera is positioned near the U.S. Capitol on Monday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
NPR
Crime
Policing
Public Safety

Capitol police are upping security ahead of a rally in support of the Jan. 6 rioters

Congressional leaders and top security officials say the U.S. Capitol will be well-prepared for a far-right rally expected for the area on Saturday.

5 years ago

Pa. AG Josh Shapiro and members of the PPD shared preliminary results of a six month partnership of the OAG Strategic Response Team working with West Philadelphia police districts. (Shapiro / twitter)
Gun Violence
Policing

Pa. AG and Philly police tout arrests, gun and cash seizures in West Philly

The atorney general said 65 people were charged, and $82,000 along with 41 weapons, seized in West Philadelphia over the past six months.

5 years ago

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC
NPR
Crime
Criminal Justice
Government
Law
National
Public Safety

6 more people connected to the Capitol riot plead guilty

They include one man who told a family member he wanted to attend an event where he could shoot House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on live television.

5 years ago

Tracey Gordon (Provided/The Philadelphia Tribune)
PlanPhilly
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Philly’s iconoclastic Register of Wills has an idea for reducing crime without police

Philadelphia Register of Wills Tracey Gordon believes the city could reduce crime by reducing the number of homes without a clear legal owner.

5 years ago

Protesters have been outside prosecutor Mark Denney's house three times in recent weeks. (Courtesy of Keandra Ray)
Black Lives Matter
Delaware

Protests at Delaware prosecutor’s house went beyond free speech, says attorney general

Delaware’s AG tried to block demonstrators from continuing protests at the home of prosecutor Mark Denney, who had been leading the investigation into a fatal police shooting.

5 years ago

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Attorney General Merrick Garland announces a lawsuit to block the enforcement of new Texas law that bans most abortions at the Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021
Government
Health Care
Law
Medicine
National
Public Health

Justice Dept. sues Texas over state’s new abortion law

The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution."

5 years ago

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