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Policing
The School Shootings That Weren’t
How many times per year does a gun go off in an American school? We should know. But we don't.
6 years ago
Low turnout for Blue Lives Matter march, while arrests made at counter protest
More officers than demonstrators were at the Blue Lives Matter rally that took place at the Liberty Bell.
6 years ago
State prisons make changes after staff mysteriously sickened
Pennsylvania's state prison system is tightening security and revamping procedures after 18 staff members were treated at hospitals for exposure to a yet-unidentified substanc
6 years ago
All 3 suspects wanted in ambush shooting of police arrested
The remaining two men sought in connection with the ambush shooting of two New Jersey police detectives earlier this month have been arrested.
6 years ago
Inmates plan to hold 2-week strike at prisons across U.S.
Inmates at prisons across the U.S. are expected to stage a two-week strike beginning Tuesday to demand better living conditions and prison reform.
6 years ago
A historian on the Rizzo debate: ‘It comes down to what statues do’
Controversy surrounding the 10-foot-tall statue of former Mayor Frank Rizzo across from City Hall has rekindled in recent weeks
6 years ago
Police arrest 1 of 3 men charged in ambush shooting of Camden police detectives
Police said Saturday night that they arrested Juan Figueroa without incident in Gloucester City, N.J.
6 years ago
Three men face charges in ambush shooting of Camden police detectives
Still at large, the suspects are considered to be extremely dangerous, police say
6 years ago
Weinberg mulls legislation to reverse N.J. Supreme Court decision on dash cam footage
The bill would not force police departments to use dash and body cameras. It would require that any dash and body camera videos that are made be available to the public.
6 years ago
FBI fires Peter Strzok, political lightning rod who criticized Trump
The FBI has fired an embattled special agent who was removed from the Russia inquiry after internal investigators discovered he had criticized then-candidate Donald Trump.
6 years ago
"Standing on the side of the oppressed means standing with people of color who are dying by police brutality," said Cecilia Baxter, a pastor at Christ Church in Bethlehem.
6 years ago
Listen 5:18Police shooting raises questions about use of force training
Recruits learn procedural justice, which involves using a measured tone of voice, careful choice of words and nonthreatening physical approach to avoid conflict.
6 years ago
In Oakland, more data hasn’t meant less racial disparity during police stops
For more than 15 years, Oakland's police department has been under federal oversight following a police abuse and racial profiling scandal.
6 years ago
Authorities release photos of persons of interest in shooting of 2 Camden police detectives
The officers were sitting in their vehicle at a red light in Camden when two gunmen allegedly opened fire, wounding them in what authorities are calling an ambush attack.
6 years ago
Pa. attorney general targets straw purchases, gun violence in Philly
More cooperation from Pennsylvania and the U.S. will help disrupt the flow of guns to those prohibited from owning them, attorney general says.
6 years ago