
Policing
Federal judge: Philly courts must record bail hearings
Historically, these proceedings have effectively occurred off-the-record. There’s no stenographer and the public isn’t allowed to record what happens.
5 years ago
PA Post investigation prompts legal action at Pa. jails
PA Post's investigation on commissary items is the basis for a nonprofit’s legal claim advocating for prisoners’ rights.
5 years ago
Man dead as Center City high-rise police standoff ends
A man barricaded himself in a unit at the Sterling Apartment Homes as police responded to a shooting
5 years ago
Reports of stolen cars skyrocket throughout Philadelphia this winter
Since November alone, about 1,800 vehicles were reported stolen across the city, the police department says. About one-third of them had keys left inside.
5 years ago
After police sweep, Indego e-bikes return to Philly docking stations
10% of the vehicles were recovered — but the city won’t say how many went missing in the first place.
5 years ago
Philadelphia police investigating death of man in custody
Officers said they found the man lying between cars in a pharmacy parking lot and were told he had been given an overdose reversal drug.
5 years ago
Philly’s new police commissioner says recruitment will be a top priority
When asked what kind of new recruits she wants to attract, Philly’s new Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said, “Thinkers, doers — the gamut.”
5 years ago
Why PPD Commissioner Outlaw skipped her swearing-in ceremony
She’s the first modern Philly police leader to forgo the formal procedure.
5 years ago
Philly police’s latest recruit class is small and mostly white
A look at why the Philly Police Department has long been understaffed and struggled to attract a diverse workforce. Its latest recruiting class was small and mostly white.
Air Date: February 10, 2020
Listen 12:542 more Philly cops resign before firing over offensive Facebook posts
The PPD told City Council nine officers had left before being dismissed. The count is now up to 11.
5 years ago
Auditor says after decades of frustration, Pa.’s statewide radio system may soon work properly
The old system was expensive, and its coverage was so spotty that police and other first responders couldn’t rely on it for communication.
5 years ago
No answers for families of teens killed in Cramer Hill park
Camden teenagers Sincere Howard and Shirleen Caban were victims of a double murder in April of 2019. No one has been arrested.
5 years ago
Kenyatta Johnson claims innocence as federal indictment seems imminent
As details of federal charges against him and his wife come into focus, the Philadelphia councilmember writes them off as insulting and overzealous.
5 years ago
New Jersey and Pennsylvania cops dismantle gun ring
Officials said they dismantled a Philadelphia-based gun ring that peddled weapons and drugs in Camden.
5 years ago
We discuss advances in facial recognition and surveillance technology and what it means for our privacy and civil liberties.
Air Date: January 24, 2020 10:00 am
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