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Policing

A close-up of a police car.
Courts & Law

Philly police want to jump on high-tech policing bandwagon

The goal is to streamline the paperwork process and add high-tech criminology and even drones to help those on patrol.

1 year ago

Sign on a border wall
Politics & Policy

U.S. border arrests fall in March, bucking seasonal trends amid increased enforcement in Mexico

The March arrest tally is one of the lowest of Joe Biden's presidency after a record high of nearly 250,000 in December.

1 year ago

Cherelle Parker at a podium smiling and pointing to the audience
Community

Mayor Parker introduces new prisons commissioner, who says he’s ready to fix jail system

The public service vet inherits an ailing city department facing a troubling vacancy rate and funding woes.

1 year ago

Anthony Wright
Courts & Law

3 retired Philadelphia detectives to stand trial in perjury case stemming from 2016 exoneration

Martin Devlin, Manuel Santiago and Frank Jastrzembski are accused of lying under oath at the 2016 retrial of a man the jury exonerated in a 1991 rape and murder.

1 year ago

car crash
Courts & Law

Man shot by police spurs chase through 2 states after stealing cruiser

The chase involved officers from New Castle County and Wilmington, as well as state police from Delaware and Pennsylvania.

1 year ago

Pro-bono attorneys Jeff Rosenthal, partner at Blank Rome and JPMorgan Chase's Mary McCullough work together on a pardon in West Philadelphia. (Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza/WHYY)
Community

Why a business coalition wants more employers to overlook criminal records in Philly

Advocates say too much talent is sitting on the sidelines because criminal records are holding some applicants back.

1 year ago

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Community
6abc

Police: 2 officers are hospitalized after crash in Fairmount Park

Officials say a police cruiser and another vehicle collided.

1 year ago

Timere Jones, right, carries a life-sized picture of his brother, Jameek Lowery
Courts & Law

A New Jersey man didn’t trust police but sought their help anyway. Two days later, he was dead

Paterson police repeatedly punched Jameek Lowery before putting him into an ambulance. He arrived unconscious at the hospital handcuffed to a gurney and died two days later.

1 year ago

SEPTA station with police tape
Courts & Law
6abc

Teen arrested for murder at SEPTA station has been cleared of wrongdoing, Philadelphia DA says

SEPTA surveillance video showed that he was not involved in the murder.

1 year ago

A Yeadon Borough Police Department vehicle
Courts & Law

Former Yeadon police chief reaches settlement with borough following discrimination suit

Former Yeadon police chief Anthony “Chachi” Paparo accused borough officials of firing him because he is white.

1 year ago

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New Philly Police officers take the oath of office as they stand on a stage.
Courts & Law

New police officers to hit the streets in Philly as city struggles to fill vacancies

The officers join Philly’s police department at a time when the Parker administration is rolling out safer streets initiatives.

1 year ago

Police academy training session
Courts & Law

Philly police face a hiring crisis. Some policies are being loosened to find more cadets

Philadelphia is already seeing the payoff of its amended fitness entry exam.

1 year ago

William Murphy
Courts & Law

Blind Wilmington man was wrongfully evicted, but judge dismisses his discrimination lawsuit

Constables put out William Murphy and his two daughters during a 2021 snowstorm under an order intended for a previous female tenant.

1 year ago

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Aerial view from above of Texas National Guard soldiers are seen guarding the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas.
NPR
Courts & Law

What to know about SB 4, the Texas immigration law in the courts now

The controversial law would allow Texas law enforcement officers and judges to arrest and deport people in the country illegally.

1 year ago

crime scene
Courts & Law

4th suspect accused in SEPTA bus shooting arrested by U.S. Marshals in Virginia

All four suspects accused in the March 6 mass shooting near a SEPTA stop are in custody, according to police.

1 year ago

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