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Pennsylvania
Public Safety
Spotlight PA

Youth groups are skirting background check law intended to protect children from abuse

Five years after the law took effect, there are signs it isn’t working as intended, and organizations are able to skirt the rules and face few, if any, consequences.

7 years ago

Former Chief Inspector Carl Holmes was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing three female officers. The city’s police union is not backing him.  (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

Hearing for fired Philly cop accused of sexual assault postponed after judge recuses herself

Holmes was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing three female officers. The judge is handing off the case to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.

7 years ago

State Correctional Institution – Retreat in Hunlock Creek, Pa. (Pennsylvania Department of Corrections)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Pa. moves to close another prison as incarceration rates drop

Crime in Pa. has been on the decline for two decades, and changing attitudes towards incarceration have dramatically lowered the state prison population.

7 years ago

SEPTA control center - trolley lines
PlanPhilly
Pennsylvania
Transportation

SEPTA unit chief promoted to top job amid FBI inquiry

The head of a SEPTA division that is currently the subject of a federal corruption probe has been promoted to one of the highest ranking positions in the transit agency.

7 years ago

Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni
New Jersey
Politics

High court skeptical of New Jersey ‘Bridgegate’ convictions

The justices suggested during arguments that the government had overreached in prosecuting Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni.

7 years ago

A Boy Scout wears an Eagle Scout neckerchief
Criminal Justice
New Jersey

Boy Scouts abused in other states sue in N.J. using untested strategy

The out-of-state men say they have grounds to sue because the abuse occurred when the Boy Scouts of America was headquartered in New Jersey.

7 years ago

Commuters are shown exiting a SEPTA bus. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek, file)
PlanPhilly
Pennsylvania
Transportation

Dozens of managers exit troubled SEPTA office in wake of FBI probe

At least 34 managers within SEPTA’s facility management unit have left the public transit agency in the wake of a federal investigation.

7 years ago

Tyrone Mathis (right) and Del. Gov. John Carney (left) shake hands after touring
Criminal Justice
Delaware

Mobile van outside prison gate provides bridge to services for Delaware’s returning citizens

When men are released from prison in Wilmington, a mobile van will be waiting to get them the services they need, from an ID card to mental health treatment.

7 years ago

Kosher market shooting
New Jersey
Public Safety

Authorities: Kosher store shooters planned attack for months

State and federal authorities say David Anderson and Francine Graham were fueled by hatred of Jews and law enforcement that they expressed in notes and online postings.

7 years ago

Protesters gather at the corner of 4th and Market streets in Center City to rally against Philadelphia Family Court Judge Lyris F. Younge. (P.J. D’Annunzio/The Legal Intelligencer)
The Why
Law
Pennsylvania

Parents call Judge Lyris Younge a menace on the bench

Lyris Younge will stand trial before the Judicial Conduct Board. She's accused of violating parents due process rights in family court. Will she be removed?

Air Date: January 13, 2020

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The Secure Act aims to make it easier for small employers to offer retirement benefits. But some analysts say the new law doesn't go far enough because it's optional and doesn't apply to gig workers. (Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
National

New law aims to help Americans without retirement plans. Will it work?

The most powerful way to get people to save for retirement in recent decades has been through benefits offered at their job.

7 years ago

(US Coast Guard image/file)
Down the Shore
Criminal Justice
New Jersey

Man tried to enter Cape May’s U.S. Coast Guard Training Center with guns, body armor

A North Carolina man has been charged with trying to bring an assault weapon, body armor and hollow-point bullets into a U.S. Coast Guard Training Center in New Jersey.

7 years ago

(Shirley Min/WHYY)
Delaware
Policing

After a dust-up over diversity, Wilmington approves plan to start police academy

A resolution clearing the way was approved by Wilmington City Council. Questions about how to recruit a more diverse class delayed the step last fall.

7 years ago

Acting Philadelphia Police Commissioner Christine Coulter (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Policing
The Philadelphia Tribune

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.

7 years ago

Rapper Meek Mill arrives at the Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice for a hearing. Hundreds of supporters filled the street outside the courthouse.   (Inset: Screenshot from 'Free Meek' documentary on Amazon) (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Policing

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.

7 years ago

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