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New Jersey
Policing

AG: N.J. police officer charged with assault after unprovoked use of pepper spray

Ryan Dubiel, 31, has been with the Woodlynne police for 10 months and has worked for nine different police departments.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw
Philadelphia
Policing

Philly may cut police overtime to cover new initiatives after mayor drops funding increase

Commissioner Outlaw said the savings would help outfit more cops with body-worn cameras, and conduct implicit-bias training, among other initiatives.

5 years ago

A close-up of a New Jersey State Police Officer's uniform
New Jersey
Policing
Social Justice

N.J. said all state troopers would have body cameras by mid-2019, but some still don’t

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal had said all troopers would have body cameras by mid-2019.

5 years ago

Hundreds arrive at Pennsauken Community Rec Center for a march and vigil to remember George Floyd and others who died at the hands of police on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

On 12th day of police protests in Philly region, suburbs take center stage

Gatherings were planned Wednesday in Upper Darby, Lansdowne and Pennsauken as Philadelphia’s streets were relatively quiet.

5 years ago

A closeup of a Delaware State Police vehicle
Delaware
Media
Policing

Black journalist arrested during Delaware protests, released

A video of the arrest shows protesters lying on the ground with their hand behind their backs as Andre Lamar questions officers about why the arrests are happening.

5 years ago

Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Public Health

COVID-19 created a backlog of criminal cases in Philly. New budget cuts could make it hard to dig out of it.

Philly’s courts effectively shut down for COVID-19, creating a backlog of cases. Now, city prosecutors and defenders say budget cuts will make it worse.

5 years ago

Protesters at the Pennsylvania Convention Center urge police to ‘take a knee in solidarity' on Monday, June 1, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Policing

Mayor Kenney walks back police budget boost and vows reforms — but not enough, critics say

Saying he was humbled, Kenney called for a barrage of changes aimed at increasing accountability and getting problem officers off the streets.

5 years ago

Maurice Gordon and his mother, Racquel Barrett. (Provided)
New Jersey
Policing

Dashcam captures shooting of Maurice Gordon by N.J. police, but questions remain

The video was released after the family of Maurice Gordon demanded to know how and why he died. The investigation continues.

5 years ago

George Floyd mural in LA
National
Policing
Social Justice

Bond raised to $1M for officer charged in George Floyd’s death

Derek Chauvin, 44, said almost nothing during an 11-minute hearing in which he appeared before a judge on closed-circuit television from the state's maximum-security prison.

5 years ago

Gov. Phil Murphy at BLM protest
New Jersey
Policing
Politics

GOP Assemblyman: N.J. Gov. Murphy broke own order marching in protests

A North Jersey Republican says Gov. Phil Murphy violated his own executive order marching with Black Lives Matter protests; wants State Police to act.

5 years ago

Former Philadelphia Police Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna (center) is seen striking a protester with a baton during a protest.
Policing
Social Justice

Police officer surrenders to face charges in protest arrest

Joseph Bologna surrendered Monday to face aggravated assault and other charges stemming from video that shows him striking a student protester in the head with a metal baton.

5 years ago

A police officer points a hand cannon at protesters who have been detained pending arrest on South Washington Street, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Policing
Social Justice

As Trump blames antifa, protest records show scant evidence

The president has tried to portray the protesters and looters with a broad brush as “radical-left, bad people,” ominously invoking the name “antifa."

5 years ago

In this image from video provided by WBFO, a Buffalo police officer appears to shove a man who walked up to police Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Buffalo, N.Y. (Mike Desmond/WBFO via AP)
National
Policing

Prosecutor: 2 Buffalo police charged with assault in shoving

Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski, who surrendered Saturday morning, pleaded not guilty to second-degree assault. They were released without bail.

5 years ago

Police arrest dozens of protesters on Route 676 near 21st Street after they blocked traffic.
Philadelphia
Policing
Billy Penn

10 times Philly police were in the national spotlight for bad behavior

In one 2015 incident, officers were cleared in the killing of a Black man pulled over for a traffic violation.

5 years ago

Walter Ogrod after being released from prison (NBC10)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

Philly judge overturns 23-year-old murder conviction of man on death row

In 1996, a jury convicted Walter Ogrod of murdering a girl in Northeast Philadelphia. On Friday, he left prison a free man after prosecutors found he was “likely innocent."

5 years ago

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