Policing

Members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and the Philadelphia Police Department are teaming up with hopes of solving more homicides and non-fatal shootings.

The Philadelphia Black Radical Collective lists 13 demands, and plans to stage acts of rebellion for each one.

Officials found 30 more sticks of dynamite and two magazines loaded with live rounds of ammunition.

The bill has an exemption that lets police use the tactic if they “reasonably believe” they or a civilian is in danger of serious injury or death.

Philly school board members also outlined their plan of "goals and guardrails," which they say will address racist practices in the system.

The proposed amendment is expected to be approved Friday, but that's just a first step. It goes then to a policy committee and to the city's Charter Commission for review.

State lawmakers put up rare, unanimous votes for several major policing overhauls this week. Now a question remains: will they do it again?

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said the Senate faces a choice "to honor George Floyd's life or to do nothing."

The deputy in charge that day took a voluntary demotion, and there’s now a moratorium on tear gas use by Philly police.

A Philly man has been arrested more than three weeks after allegedly assaulting a WHYY producer as part of a vigilante-style mob in Fishtown.

Officer was videotaped with a group of white people in Franklin Township who mockingly reenacted George Floyd's death.

Three months after officers busted into Taylor's apartment and shot her to death, only one officer who opened fire has lost his job. No one is facing criminal charges.

Philadelphia City Council is expected to pass items in a fast-tracked police reform package. Advocates and experts have reservations about if they’ll work.

The Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to require use-of-force tracking and reporting, but critics contend it falls short of broader efforts elsewhere.

The Philadelphia District Attorney has charged a man for assaulting a photographer Tuesday night at Marconi Plaza.