Policing

Krasner’s involvement in the North Philly hostage negotiation was unusual. Several people, including a Trump appointee, have raised questions about his involvement.

Among the recommendations: Impose fewer license suspensions for failure to pay fines and fees, and continue to promote the use of payment plans.

Tickets for weed spike in West Philadelphia and Center City, but exactly who gets them remains a mystery.

Rashaun Washington, 37, of Bridgeton, was carrying garden shears but claimed he had an explosive during the July 2018 confrontation.

New Jersey hopes a new training program will stem the rising rate of suicides by police officers.

In the wake of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio that left at least 29 people dead, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf called for increased gun restrictions.

A manifesto attributed to the suspect is filled with anti-immigrant and white nationalist ideology.

Independent sources with knowledge of the situation have confirmed the identities of two of the Philadelphia police officers who are being fired.

The Group Violence Intervention program, used with success in other cities, offers social services to certain street-crime offenders instead of arrest.

Recent revelations of Philadelphia police sharing bigoted Facebook posts have stirred anger over a city police department that has paid out $18 million in misconduct suits.

A new effort is brewing between city and state officials to reboot the law enforcement strategy known as “focused deterrence” to reduce gun violence in Philadelphia.

The city says the change is necessary to protect officers' identities — and lets it keep up the pace of publishing despite a staff shortage.

Philly spent $25,000 to determine if police were exercising free speech or just blasting hate when they posted offensive comments on Facebook.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross announced Thursday that 13 officers will be terminated over violent or discriminatory Facebook posts.

Located at the corner of 8th and Poplar streets, the Forensic Science Center is the destination for nearly all criminal guns, weapons, drugs and other evidence collected.