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A woman who did not want to be identified holds a memorial display with a drawing of Antwon Rose II in front of the court house on the first day of the trial for Michael Rosfeld, a former police officer in East Pittsburgh, last month. Rosfeld was acquitted in the fatal shooting of Antwon Rose II as he fled during a traffic stop on June 19, 2018. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa.’s Legislative Black Caucus wants to improve police, community relations

State Rep. Jordan Harris, a Philadelphia Democrat, says measures promoted by the Black Caucus aim to make sure bias — racial or otherwise — doesn’t bleed into police work.

7 years ago

Patti Saylor sits next to police officers during a training session at Prince George's Community College. (Meg Anderson/NPR)
NPR
Education

How one mother’s battle is changing police training on disabilities

Patti Saylor's son, Ethan, died after an encounter with law enforcement when he was 26. She believes the incident could have been prevented with better disabilities training.

7 years ago

Six people were shot Sunday night near the corner of 10th and Pine streets in Wilmington. (John Jankowski for WHYY)
Courts & Law

Six shot as gunfire erupts at Wilmington corner

Gun violence has dropped considerably in Wilmington, once dubbed “Murder Town USA” by Newsweek. But with six shot Sunday in one blaze of gunfire, many are concerned.

7 years ago

Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna, Del. (Suchat Pederson/The Wilmington News-Journal via AP, File)
Courts & Law

In rare verdict, jury awards Delaware prisoner $65K

Jurors found Corporal Eben Boyce committed assault and battery and violated prisoner Jake Fox's constitutional right against cruel and unusual punishment.

7 years ago

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Philadelphia Police investigate a shooting in October 2018. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Man opens fire in FDR Park, fatally shoots Philly Police official’s son

Authorities say a gunman opened fire on a large group in a Philadelphia park, fatally shooting the son of a high-ranking city police official.

7 years ago

A pedestrian threads his way through snarled traffic at Broad and Chestnut streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Is a crackdown on renegade drivers in Center City speeding up your commute?

Philadelphia agencies are going after drivers stopped in Center City bus lanes and they say that the result is faster trips through the city’s downtown core.

7 years ago

A Delaware police officer holds up a body camera.
Courts & Law

Wilmington police chief concerned about cost of getting body cameras

New Castle County patrol officers are using body cameras, but Wilmington and Delaware State police are still thinking it over.

7 years ago

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Supporters of Antwon Rose II, gather outside the Allegheny County Courthouse after hearing the verdict of not guilty on all charges for Michael Rosfeld, a former police officer in East Pittsburgh, Pa., Friday, March 22, 2019. Rosfeld is charged with homicide in the fatal shooting of Antwon Rose II as he fled during a traffic stop on June 19, 2018. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Former officer acquitted in the shooting death of Antwon Rose

Gunshots were fired overnight through the window of the attorney who defended a white police officer acquitted Friday in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager.

7 years ago

Rose family attorney, S. Lee Merritt, (left), and Michelle Kenney, (center), mother of Antwon Rose II, address members of the media following the closing arguments in the homicide trial of former East Pittsburgh Police officer Michael Rosfeld, Friday, March 22, 2019, at the Allegheny County Courthouse in Pittsburgh. (Nate Smallwood/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP, Pool)
Courts & Law

Jury gets case in trial of cop who killed Antwon Rose

Former East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld fired on 17-year-old Antwon Rose II last summer outside Pittsburgh in a killing that sparked weeks of unrest.

7 years ago

The exterior of the
Courts & Law

Problem police are moved to jobs at Homeland Security center

Some problem police officers in Philadelphia have been assigned to monitor security cameras in a highly sensitive Homeland Security intelligence facility.

7 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philly will ask voters to approve new breed of traffic cops

City Council approved changing Philadelphia's city charter Thursday to create public safety workers to assist police in traffic control and certain enforcement actions.

7 years ago

Tracy was the first outsider hired to run the Wilmington police force. (City of Wilmington)
Community

Under new chief, Wilmington police aim to win back community’s trust

With new strategies, Wilmington police are working to rebuild trust with the community. As that’s happened, violent crime has dropped dramatically.

7 years ago

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About 30 SEPTA police officers picket outside SEPTA headquarters at 1234 Market Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

SEPTA announces accord with striking transit officers

A SEPTA spokesman said officers were expected to begin returning to duty for the 11 p.m. Tuesday shift.

7 years ago

Kyle Fogarty shows the program for the funeral for Antwon Rose Jr. on Monday, June 25, 2018, in Swissvale, Pa. Rose was fatally shot by a police officer seconds after he fled a traffic stop June 19, in the suburb of East Pittsburgh. Fogarty said he was a classmate of Rose and had to attend the service. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Jury selection begins for Pa. trial in death of Antwon Rose, 17

Jurors will be taken to Allegheny County for the trial of Michael Rosfeld, a former Pittsburgh police officer charged with criminal homicide for the death of Antwon Rose II.

7 years ago

Saba Tebla, owner of Booker's Restaraunt and Bar where Kelab Belay was employed, describes Belay as soft-spoken and introverted and says it's surprising that Belay could appear threatening to two police officers. (Natalie Piserchio for WHYY)
Courts & Law

Police identify officer who shot Ethiopian immigrant in West Philly

Dozens of people gathered in West Philly Sunday evening to offer support for Kaleb Belay four days after the 25-year-old Ethiopian immigrant was shot by Officer Kevin Pfeifer.

7 years ago

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