
Policing
MOVE 101: Why, 35 years ago, Philadelphia dropped a bomb on itself
How did an attempt to arrest MOVE members turn into a fiery inferno that killed 11 people and destroyed a neighborhood of more than 60 homes?
5 years ago
Former Mayor W. Wilson Goode Sr.: Philly must apologize for MOVE bombing 35 years ago
Former Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode Sr. is calling on the city to issue a “formal apology” 35 years after the MOVE bombing that killed 11 people.
5 years ago
City awards fallen Philly sergeant with commendations for bravery and valor
O’Connor was killed March 13 while serving an arrest warrant. The coronavirus pandemic delayed his funeral until Friday.
5 years ago
Arrests made in shooting death of black man after outcry
The charges came more than two months after Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was killed on a residential street just outside the port city of Brunswick.
5 years ago
Federal rules give more protection to students accused of sexual assault
Survivor advocates say the new regulations will have a chilling effect on reporting, as alleged victims may view it as futile to file a formal complaint, or retraumatizing.
5 years ago
Philly police roll back COVID freeze, resume arrests for burglaries, theft and other offenses
Warmer weather and a spike in some crimes were cited as reasons for the change.
5 years ago
Two more people in Pa. state prisons die after testing positive for COVID-19
Two more people incarcerated in Pennsylvania state prisons have died after testing positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to three since the pandemic began.
5 years ago
ACLU: New stop-and-frisk numbers ‘not what people of Philadelphia deserve’
Nearly a decade after entering into a federal consent decree, civil rights attorneys say Philly cops still conduct too many illegal stops and frisks.
5 years ago
Rev. Melvin Floyd, iconic anti-violence activist, preacher, filmmaker, dies at 85
The preacher who gave up life as a police officer to curb gang violence is best known for driving around in a van with a coffin on its roof.
5 years ago
Former Philly cop wants to add new defendants to ‘Free Meek’ defamation suit
Fired Philly cop Sequeta Williams says the five-part documentary defamed her. Rappers Meek Mill and Jay-Z are currently named as defendants.
5 years ago
Woman charged in spitting incidents at Rittenhouse Di Bruno Bros., police say
In one incident, a woman lowered her mask, said "B----, I don't have the virus,” and spit in another woman's face, according to Philadelphia police.
5 years ago
Philly DA charges parents for role in shooting death of 4-year-old
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against the parents of a 4-year-old girl in connection with her shooting death.
5 years ago
After video of man dragged off Philly bus goes viral, SEPTA reverses mask mandate
After a video of police dragging an unmasked man off a SEPTA bus went viral, the agency reversed coronavirus safety measures.
5 years ago
Police forcibly eject man without face mask from SEPTA bus
A new viral video shows what appears to a group of police officers forcibly pulling a man not wearing a face covering off of a SEPTA bus.
5 years ago
PPD Commissioner Outlaw acknowledged conditions are “not ideal.”
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