Policing
Backing the blue or empty gesture? Toomey boosts bill to punish cop killers
Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey has reintroduced the Thin Blue Line Act. Some say it will bring justice for slain cops. Others think it’s an empty political gesture.
5 years ago
Philly school closures found to make neighborhoods safer
Penn researchers found calls to police went down by “significant and substantive” margins after schools were shuttered.
5 years ago
N.J. wants more cops trained to spot stoned drivers. Critics question the science behind methods
Hundreds of police officers in New Jersey are trained to recognize signs of driving under the influence of drugs. But some question whether their assessments are scientific.
5 years ago
Listen 4:59Why does the power of campus police go unchecked?
Campus cops carry guns and cuffs, and they can arrest you. But they aren't held accountable the same way other police are.
Air Date: May 13, 2019
Listen 13:07A police officer can be seen in videos putting a girl in a chokehold and shoving another young girl in the stomach. Norristown’s police chief is investigating the incident.
5 years ago
Lawsuit: N.J. State Police Academy instructor sexually harassed female cadet
A former police cadet says she was constantly harassed at New Jersey State Police Academy.
5 years ago
Temple University cops sued over alleged racial profiling incident
The federal civil rights complaint alleges that Temple police stopped a high school student at gunpoint for doing nothing other than driving while black.
5 years ago
Armed with new evidence from backlog of rape kits, Philly DA ready to prosecute
Police have finished testing a backlog of 1,500 rape kits for DNA evidence. Authorities have discovered that more than 60 of those samples match DNA in the police database.
5 years ago
‘Stop and frisk’ to remain in Philly police arsenal, Ross tells Council
Ending the police department’s use of "stop and frisk" would be a “road to disaster,” Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross says.
5 years ago
Civil asset forfeiture in Philly, Pa., and nationwide
A look at the state of civil asset forfeiture laws in Philly, Pennsylvania, and nationwide.
Air Date: May 1, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:48Mark Bowden on a cold case and the criminal mind
Author Mark Bowden examines the 1975 murder of two young sisters in suburban Washington D.C. , the detectives who broke the cold case, and their interrogation of the suspect.
Air Date: April 24, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:32Cash grab: As asset forfeiture quietly expands across Pa., abuses follow
As counties have scaled up the practice to fund local police, our investigation found that seemingly innocent people are getting caught in the rush for cash.
6 years ago
Listen 6:02Young woman ‘infatuated’ with Columbine is found dead
Denver-area schools will be closed Wednesday as authorities search for a young Florida woman who flew to the city and bought a gun after becoming "infatuated" with Columbine.
6 years ago
Pa.’s Legislative Black Caucus wants to improve police, community relations
State Rep. Jordan Harris, a Philadelphia Democrat, says measures promoted by the Black Caucus aim to make sure bias — racial or otherwise — doesn’t bleed into police work.
6 years ago
How one mother’s battle is changing police training on disabilities
Patti Saylor's son, Ethan, died after an encounter with law enforcement when he was 26. She believes the incident could have been prevented with better disabilities training.
6 years ago