Aaron Moselle covers housing and community development for WHYY’s PlanPhilly, filing stories for both radio and web. He’s a city native and calls South Philadelphia home.
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The department’s homicide clearance rate dropped significantly last year. Police say shooters wearing face masks is a big reason why.
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Philly judge denies bail revocation for men accused of election interference
Joshua Macias and Antonio LaMotta, who drove up from Virginia, will still stand trial on election-related offenses in Philadelphia.
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New funding for Philly program that helps families of murder victims
Philadelphia CARES offers families services immediately after a murder. The program launched in 2018 thanks to a $1 million grant.
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‘Johnny Doc’ accused in lawsuit of intimidating, threatening would-be union candidates
The civil lawsuit was filed in federal court Friday. It seeks to overturn the results of an electrical workers union’s election last summer.
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‘It’s really a crisis that’s happening’: The new year is off to a violent start in Philadelphia
The city had just under 500 murders last year — the most in three decades. So far, 2021 isn’t shaping up to be much better.
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Pa. pushes schools to reopen; new COVID-19 variant detected in commonwealth
Someone in Dauphin County tested positive for the variant “after known international exposure,” the Department of Health said in a news release.
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Anti-violence advocates say convictions for gun crimes won’t rise without helping witnesses
The conviction rates for nonfatal shootings and illegal gun possession are decidedly low in Philadelphia. One of the problems: Witnesses aren’t showing up to court.
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2,200 people have been shot in Philly this year. Experts don’t see easy changes ahead
With just days left in December, more than 2,200 people have been shot in Philadelphia, a 53% increase over the same time last year.
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Federal judge orders Philly to test all staff and prisoners at city jails
The prison system has never tested all of its staff for COVID-19. Officials pledge to release the results in January.
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Montco officials on COVID-19: Vaccine offers hope, but public must continue to ‘hunker down’
Vaccines are not expected to be widely available to the public for months, according to health officials.
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New Philly initiative seeks to increase convictions for gun-related crimes
The city has struggled to secure convictions for non-fatal shootings and illegal gun possession. A new collaboration seeks to change that.
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Philly nonprofit to bail out more than two dozen city prisoners amid COVID-19 outbreak
Nearly 200 people incarcerated in Philadelphia prisons are currently infected with COVID-19. Less than a month ago, that total was just over 20.
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