Courts & Law
Acting Police Commissioner Christine Coulter’s future in department remains unknown
Prior to her stint as commissioner, Christine Coulter was a three-star deputy commissioner heading organizational services and the highest-ranking woman in the department.
4 years ago
An ex-Philly cop is suing Meek Mill, Jay-Z and Amazon for a few seconds on screen
Former Officer Saqueta Williams appeared in “Free Meek” because she’s on the DA’s “Do Not Call” list.
4 years ago
NAACP, Anti-Defamation League team up in N.J. to combat rise in hate crimes
The new partnership between the Anti-Defamation League, or ADL, and the NAACP comes just weeks after a fatal shooting at a Jewish deli in Jersey City.
4 years ago
Michael White to serve probation for evidence tampering in fatal Rittenhouse stabbing
A jury found White not guilty of manslaughter, but convicted him of evidence tampering for tossing his knife onto a rooftop and trashing bloody clothing.
4 years ago
Gunman dead after shootout with police in Frankford
Pennsylvania state parole officers were serving the man a warrant for his arrest for violations of his parole.
4 years ago
Bill Cosby asks Pennsylvania high court to review conviction
The brief filed Thursday with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court focuses on four key trial issues.
4 years ago
What’s in a name? From criminal to elite, the history of ‘Outlaw’
Philly’s new police commissioner is named Danielle Outlaw. As the first Black woman in the post, she's making history. But we knew there had to be something more to the name.
4 years ago
Delco DA ends bid to keep man in prison who won clemency after 25 years
Prosecutors said they would drop a 1992 case over stolen jeans that had threatened to send David Sheppard back to prison after he served 25 years.
4 years ago
Missing and mentally ill: How much does the public need to know?
The Philadelphia Police Department used to routinely include mental health information in its public missing persons reports — until one reporter started asking why.
Air Date: January 7, 2020
Listen 13:13Christians pray at a discount: Muslim prisoners charged more for religious texts
A PA Post review of county jails' commissaries finds that Muslim prisoners meet financial barriers to practicing their religion.
4 years ago
Molotov cocktail explodes at Delaware Planned Parenthood office
A Middletown man was arrested on charges of tossing an incendiary device outside the clinic near the University of Delaware in Newark.
4 years ago
Trial for ex-Philly cop who fatally shot David Jones delayed by legal challenge
Ryan Pownall is accused of fatally shooting Jones after a routine traffic stop in North Philly in 2017. His trial, which was scheduled to start Monday, has been postponed.
4 years ago
Harvey Weinstein indicted on new sex crimes charges in LA
The Hollywood mogul has been charged with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents over a two-day period in 2013.
4 years ago
State levels record $30M fine against pipeline company responsible for Beaver County blast
Agreement lifts permit freeze for Energy Transfer's Mariner East
4 years ago
Despite GOP’s attempts to compromise, Wolf says he’s not abandoning overtime plan
The governor wants to require that time-and-a-half be paid to anyone who makes $45,000 or less and works more than 40 hours in a week.
4 years ago