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Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

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.

7 years ago

Officials announced the takedown of a major Philadelphia-based gun trafficking ring that allegedly sold the weapon used in the deadly shooting of a 2-year-old girl. (NBC Philadelphia)
Courts & Law

New Jersey and Pennsylvania cops dismantle gun ring

Officials said they dismantled a Philadelphia-based gun ring that peddled weapons and drugs in Camden.

7 years ago

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Pa. State Police (Dan Gleiter/PennLive)
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Spotlight PA

The Pa. State Police was warned about possible racial bias in car searches. The agency’s answer? End the research.

Year after year, according to the reports, troopers were roughly two to three times more likely to search black or Hispanic drivers than white drivers.

7 years ago

Children play in the snow Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in Toksook Bay, Alaska. The first Americans to be counted in the 2020 Census starting Tuesday, Jan. 21, live in this Bering Sea coastal village. (Gregory Bull/AP Photo)
Community

On the edge of America, census begins in a tiny Alaska town

There are no restaurants in Toksook Bay, Alaska. No motels or movie theater, either. There also aren't any factories. Or roads.

7 years ago

Indego's electric bike (Indego)
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City pulls Indego e-bikes from streets while police search for stolen electronic bicycles

Philadelphia police are hunting e-bikes as Indego works to make it harder to steal electric bikes from the city’s bike share system.

7 years ago

(Shirley Min/WHYY)
Courts & Law

After a dust-up over diversity, Wilmington approves plan to start police academy

A resolution clearing the way was approved by Wilmington City Council. Questions about how to recruit a more diverse class delayed the step last fall.

7 years ago

Acting Philadelphia Police Commissioner Christine Coulter (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law
The Philadelphia Tribune

Acting Police Commissioner Christine Coulter’s future in department remains unknown

Prior to her stint as commissioner, Christine Coulter was a three-star deputy commissioner heading organizational services and the highest-ranking woman in the department.

7 years ago

Rapper Meek Mill arrives at the Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice for a hearing. Hundreds of supporters filled the street outside the courthouse.   (Inset: Screenshot from 'Free Meek' documentary on Amazon) (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

An ex-Philly cop is suing Meek Mill, Jay-Z and Amazon for a few seconds on screen

Former Officer Saqueta Williams appeared in “Free Meek” because she’s on the DA’s “Do Not Call” list.

7 years ago

The scene in Frankford during the short but fatal gun battle (NBC10)
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Billy Penn

‘It was inundated’: Fatal police standoff in Frankford triggers memories of North Philly shootout

The hourlong gun battle shook up the Lower Northeast neighborhood.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Police are responding to an active shooter situation in the Frankford neighborhood. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Gunman dead after shootout with police in Frankford

Pennsylvania state parole officers were serving the man a warrant for his arrest for violations of his parole.

7 years ago

Incoming Philly Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw (Bastian Slabbers for WHYY); North Carolina property records from the late 18th century (FamilySearch)
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Billy Penn

What’s in a name? From criminal to elite, the history of ‘Outlaw’

Philly’s new police commissioner is named Danielle Outlaw. As the first Black woman in the post, she's making history. But we knew there had to be something more to the name.

7 years ago

David Sheppard (NBC10)
Courts & Law

Delco DA ends bid to keep man in prison who won clemency after 25 years

Prosecutors said they would drop a 1992 case over stolen jeans that had threatened to send David Sheppard back to prison after he served 25 years.

7 years ago

Isaac Gardner speaks while holding up a photo of David Jones
Courts & Law

Trial for ex-Philly cop who fatally shot David Jones delayed by legal challenge

Ryan Pownall is accused of fatally shooting Jones after a routine traffic stop in North Philly in 2017. His trial, which was scheduled to start Monday, has been postponed.

7 years ago

Tricia Reedy Jones (center) is a Partnership Specialist for Philadelphia Regional Census Center. She came to Royersford for a recruitment information session for census takers on Jan. 4, 2020. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Community

‘I don’t need the job’: Is $27/hr enough to entice workers for census in places like Montco?

A Royersford recruitment event suggested that could be hard. Potential employees asked about aspects of the gig like data and personal security, and ICE.

7 years ago

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