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Philadelphia police release new images of ‘Fairmount Park rapist’ suspect

New DNA technology could help crack a cold case in Philadelphia and police are seeking help from the public.

5 years ago

January 6th insurrectionists at the Capitol.
Government
Government Accountability
Public Safety

Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over insurrection

They allege Trump “worked with white supremacists, violent extremist groups, and campaign supporters to violate the Ku Klux Klan Act, and commit acts of domestic terrorism.

5 years ago

A motorcycle is pictured beside police vehicles and crime scene tape
Crime
Philadelphia
6abc

Suspect arrested in South Jersey after shooting at officers, stealing police vehicle: Sources

The incident started in Delaware County when officers attempted to pull over the suspect riding a motorcycle.

5 years ago

The exterior of the trauma center entrance of Temple Hospital
Crime
Philadelphia
6abc

Police officer shot in North Philadelphia while investigating carjacking

The shooting happened on the 2300 block of North Reese Street in North Philadelphia.

5 years ago

Joan Ortiz speaks at a DAO press conference.
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

Man sentenced in connection to ‘one of the most upsetting’ homicides in recent Philly history

One man has been sentenced in a 2019 shooting in Kensington that killed a 2-year-old girl in her mother’s arms.

5 years ago

Keandra McDole stands with a sketch of her brother, Jeremy
Black Lives Matter
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Policing

Wilmington woman’s relentless quest to hold police accountable for killing Black men

Keandra Ray got involved in demonstrations after city cops killed her brother. Now, she’s advocating for other victims of police deadly force.

5 years ago

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People from a coalition of housing justice groups hold signs protesting evictions during a news conference
Housing
Law
National
Politics

U.S. appeals court refuses to end CDC’s eviction moratorium

A federal appeals court on Friday allowed the COVID-related pause on evictions imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remain in place.

5 years ago

Jerome Brown Playground
Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety
6ABC

15-year-old shot while playing basketball at Philly playground dies

The teen was playing with her brother and two friends when she was shot.

5 years ago

County solicitor Christine Sadler, Commissioner Chair Christian Leinbach and Commissioner Michael Rivera at Thursday's meeting
Immigration
Incarceration
Pennsylvania
WITF

Berks County to detain asylum-seeking immigrant women for feds

The county-owned facility is no longer holding immigrant families.

5 years ago

A worker measures the Christopher Columbus statue at Marconi Plaza
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Philadelphia to appeal decision to block removal of Columbus statue

Philadelphia plans to appeal a judge’s decision that it cannot remove a contested statue of Christopher Columbus.

5 years ago

Guns are pictured on a table
Crime
Gun Violence
New Jersey

11 members of drug and weapons ring are indicted in Camden

Acting N.J. Attorney General Andrew Bruck says state police, with the FBI and ATF, seized two assault rifles and 18 handguns. Among them were eight “ghost guns.”

5 years ago

Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center (Google Maps)
Employment
Incarceration

‘A lot of us feel betrayed’: Former employees of Delco’s closed juvenile detention center ask county for help

Workers at the center, ordered shut amid abuse allegations, say they are falling on hard times. Their benefits and health insurance expire Sept. 3.

5 years ago

Anthony Wright met with DA Larry Krasner along with other exonerees. (Cherri Gregg / WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
Policing

Ex-Philly homicide detectives face perjury charges for testimony in retrial of innocent man

A grand jury is recommending criminal charges against the former homicide detectives who gave false testimony against Anthony Wright, an innocent man.

5 years ago

Britney Spears poses with her boyfriend, Sam Asghari, at event in Hollywood in 2019.
(Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
NPR

Jamie Spears agrees to step down from Britney Spears conservatorship

The move comes weeks after the singer filed a petition asking that her father be removed from his position, and that he be charged with conservatorship abuse.

5 years ago

Members of immigrant advocate organizations rallied outside the ICE detention center in Philadelphia, demanding the release of detainees on August 12, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Immigration
Incarceration
Protests

York County Prison has no more ICE detainees. Advocates call it a ‘partial victory’

A central Pennsylvania prison ended its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday, terminating a decadeslong practice.

5 years ago

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