
Policing
Those Philly police with offensive Facebook posts? Some have a long history of complaints
Several of the officers named in the Facebook database, compiled by a group called the Plain View Project, have been targets of multiple misconduct probes in the past.
6 years ago
NAACP calls for firing Philly police who made offensive social media posts
The Philadelphia NAACP is calling for the city police department to fire officers who are found to have posted racist, violent, or offensive content on social media.
6 years ago
Political veteran nominated as first woman to run Delaware prisons
Claire DeMatteis was senior counsel to Joe Biden when he was a U.S. Senator. Now she is Gov. Carney’s nominee to to lead Delaware’s prison system.
6 years ago
Listen 2:02Philly cops face scrutiny for offensive Facebook posts
A recent report collected racist and violent posts made by more than 300 Philadelphia police officers, and the department has launched an internal investigation.
Air Date: June 6, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:11Hate speech from armed government employees endangers us all.
6 years ago
Krasner: Racist Facebook posts could get officers barred from criminal trials
Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner is reviewing a database of offensive social media comments posted by city cops to look for evidence of bias.
6 years ago
Philly putting ‘dozens’ more cops on the street this summer as murders, shootings rise
Murders and shootings are up in Philly over this time last year. The police department will deploy dozens of additional officers to patrol the streets this summer.
6 years ago
San Francisco police chief apologizes for raid on home of freelance journalist
The chief of the San Francisco Police Department, Bill Scott, issued an apology Friday for a recent raid on the home of a freelance journalist.
6 years ago
FBI stays on watch as terrorists finish prison terms and broader threat evolves
One bright spot is that more good tips are coming in from the public and state or local police, the majority of which are "spot on," the FBI official said.
6 years ago
Police arrest man in North Philly shooting of black transgender woman
Philadelphia Police have made an arrest in the Sunday morning murder of a popular longtime transgender rights advocate.
6 years ago
Police release name of detective who shot unarmed man in Kensington
The plainclothes Philadelphia detective shot a panhandler when the man approached the officer’s unmarked car. The wounded panhandler is allegedly developmentally disabled.
6 years ago
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.
6 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.
6 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.
6 years ago
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