Policing
Jenkintown is revising its police policy on ICE enforcement following community pushback
The policy instructs police to notify ICE under certain conditions, including if a person is arrested for a crime and is “believed to be in violation of immigration laws.”
5 days ago
Listen 1:46“Video evidence raised concerns about the accuracy” of trooper William Walker’s account of the violent encounter, the state police superintendent says.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:13Suspect identified in 1962 murder of a 9-year-old girl in Bucks County
The announcement comes 63 years after 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty was murdered at St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church.
3 weeks ago
Fentanyl has far surpassed heroin as the most common opioid found in the commonwealth, said state Attorney General Dave Sunday.
3 weeks ago
Listen 0:47Philly activists mark 100th peace vigil for Gaza outside of Sen. John Fetterman’s Old City office
Protesters called on Fetterman to stop military aid to Israel and speak up in support of aid to Gaza.
4 weeks ago
Listen 0:52The case involving Mahmoud Khalil has far-reaching implications for free speech, executive power and the limits of federal immigration authority.
4 weeks ago
Accomplices may be involved in death of missing Philadelphia woman Kada Scott: DA
Scott disappeared during her work shift at an assisted living facility in Chestnut Hill on Oct 4. Her body was then discovered in a shallow grave two weeks later.
4 weeks ago
Philly council pushes for protections from AI misuse
Police use of facial recognition and drones is subject to “rigorous” review, officials say.
1 month ago
The court found the plaintiffs were not harmed by an agreement not yet in effect and Sheriff Fred Harran did not need approval from county commissioners.
1 month ago
Kada Scott case: Car found in search for missing Philadelphia woman
Police arrested a suspect, 21-year-old Keon King, who authorities say was the last person in contact with Scott, who vanished after her overnight shift at her job.
1 month ago
Philly’s for-profit eviction system shut down a year ago. Are things any better?
After a string of shootings, the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office is now the only entity performing evictions in the city.
1 month ago
Philadelphia looking for public input on new policing plan
The city hopes to get community buy-in on the long term plan for public safety to reduce complaints as the plan is implemented.
2 months ago
Listen 1:10Crandall Speights fled after he was indicted. Police discovered 40 pieces of jewelry during his arrest in New Jersey in January.
2 months ago
Ruling on temporary halt to Bucks ICE collaboration expected by end of October
Witnesses for the plaintiffs said the agreement has caused harm to Latino residents in Bucks County. The sheriff says the collaboration will bolster public safety.
2 months ago
1 detainee killed and 2 others critically injured in Dallas ICE facility, Homeland Security says
Authorities say the shooter opened fire from a roof. The man killed one detainee and wounded two others in a transport van before taking his own life.
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