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Mitchel H. Cohen United States Courthouse in Camden, N.J.
Courts & Law

Former N.J. police chief found guilty of lying to FBI as jury deliberations continue

Jurors are still deliberating on two more serious charges: hate-crime assault and using excessive force.

7 years ago

Willie Veasy (NBC10)
Courts & Law

Philadelphia man cleared of murder after 27 years in prison

Willie Veasy's long-running appeal came to an end Wednesday morning, when a judge tossed out the murder conviction.

7 years ago

The drug recognition expert
Courts & Law

N.J. Supreme Court weighs scientific merit of methods cops use to spot intoxicated drivers

For the first time, N.J.’s high court is hearing a challenge to the scientific merits of the methodology cops use to spot and charge drivers under the influence of drugs.

7 years ago

Octavia Abney watches her son Dylan, 4, sit on a Philadelphia Police Department motorbike during the Love Peace and Soul Fest block party on Sunday October 5, 2019 at the site of the August Police shooting and stand off in the Nicetown-Tioga section of Philadelphia. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

On a ‘loving and caring’ Nicetown-Tioga block, neighbors come together to heal after trauma

Nicetown-Tioga neighbors never expected a trauma in their community like the police shootout that happened in August. Together, they are moving forward.

7 years ago

U.S. Courthouse, Camden, New Jersey (Google Maps)
Courts & Law

Jurors get case of former N.J. police chief accused of hate crime

The verdict hinges on the credibility of two officers who testified against their old boss.

7 years ago

Noema Alavez Perez (left), mother of missing 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez, holds her daughter's favorite toy as she speaks to reporters at the Bridgeton City Park.  She is accompanied by her mother, Norma Perez (right). (Nicholas Pugliese/WHYY)
Community

Mother of missing N.J. girl pleads for rumors to stop as search enters third week

The missing girl’s mother asked the public to focus on her daughter’s innocence and stop spreading hurtful rumors online.

7 years ago

Sonya Dixon (center), whose two grandsons were murdered in 2017 and 2018, weeps during a demonstration outside the Philadelphia Police headquarters to call attention to unsolved murders. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

As clearance rate improves, families protest Philly’s unsolved murders

For three days this week, they’re protesting that last year only 44% of Philadelphia homicides were solved.

7 years ago

(Miguel Martinez/Billy Penn)
Courts & Law

Philly judge tosses conviction after testifying officer’s Facebook post flagged in database

A defendant convicted in a drug dealing case will receive a new trial in part because of a comment made on Facebook by a Philadelphia police officer who testified against him.

7 years ago

(Township of Bordentown)
Courts & Law

‘Listen to what he is telling you’: Hate crime trial begins against former N.J. police chief

Prosecutors say Frank Nucera Jr. was motivated by racial animus when he allegedly slammed a handcuffed black teenager into a door during a 2016 arrest.

7 years ago

Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams in his office in Reading, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Amid criticism, Pa. law enforcement confiscated $15 million in property in FY 18

This controversial legal mechanism allows police departments and district attorney offices to profit from property seized during arrests, even if a suspect is never convicted

7 years ago

Darrin Lee, right, was shot by Philadelphia police in Kensington on the night of Sept. 2, 2019. (Youtube; Courtesy of Lee family)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

‘They shot me up, now they tryin’ to lock me up’: Man shot by police in Kensington suffered from mental health issues

Now recovering from multiple bullet wounds, Darrin Lee faces charges of aggravated assault and making terroristic threats.

7 years ago

Tanya Covington is better known as 'jury duty lady' (Courtesy of Philly Courts)
Community
Billy Penn

Karaoke, jokes and Eagles cheers: Philly’s beloved ‘jury duty lady’ turns the courthouse waiting room into a giant party

In person, Tanya Covington is pretty shy. But when she’s in front of a group of jurors — watch out.

7 years ago

(By Niteshift36 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15026716)
Community

N.J. county approves armored vehicle purchase despite fears of ‘militarized’ policing

Critics say the $300,000 purchase will erode public trust in law enforcement, citing protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere.

7 years ago

In this file photo, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks with members of the media during a news conference in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

DA Krasner fought against civil asset forfeiture. But under his watch, the practice continues

The use of civil asset forfeiture increased slightly in Philadelphia last year, despite the election of District Attorney Larry Krasner, a critic of the practice.

7 years ago

Listen 1:26
(Twitter / @PHLCouncil)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Philadelphia police planned to fire 15 officers over Facebook posts, but 11 retired before it could happen

The first public hearing about the social media database this week was nearly eclipsed by all the other Philly police scandals this summer.

7 years ago

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