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As homicides spike to a rate unseen in Philadelphia since the city began tracking murders, Philly DA Larry Krasner vows to focus on prosecuting gun crimes.

The officers had been responding to a call Friday about an argument between a woman and her adult son.

Wilmington City Council says the city’s police chief hasn’t done enough to improve diversity on the force.

The action came two days after the Delaware County DA filed charges in the August shooting death of the 8-year-old and the wounding of three others.

The Philadelphia Police Department’s iconic headquarters symbolizes police brutality to many. Now Philadelphians will have a chance to help guide its redevelopment.

In June 2020, Peter Fratus sent two emails to Outlaw’s official email, amid nationwide protests against police brutality and the murder of George Floyd.

Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced the charges in connection with the August incident after an Academy Park football game.

Authorities have identified a 44-year-old British national as the man who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue for 10 hours.

Camden continues a trend of low crime numbers, though the numbers for 2021 are flat when compared to the previous year.

Social justice groups UDTJ and Delco Resists plan a rally to coincide with a hearing for one of two teens whose shots did not kill the 8-year-old.

Last year was the deadliest for active-duty law enforcement in nearly a century, with COVID-19 identified as the leading cause of death for the second year in a row.

The original bill was vetoed by Gov. Phil Murphy last year. The new measure lays out cases in which police would not be allowed to review the footage.

A new debate over the police practice of shooting at moving vehicles stems from last year’s fatal shooting of Lymond Moses by New Castle County police.

Police say the mixture, which appears to have been a combination of mace and some other substance, was deployed at about 9:15 p.m. Friday.

Philly police say they can reduce crime by reassigning officers to street duty and creating a new unit designed to curb non-fatal shootings.