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Asa Khalif of Black Lives Matter uses a bullhorn during an April protest at Starbucks in Center City Philadelphia. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Philly police update defiant trespass policy after Starbucks arrests

The Philadelphia Police Department updated its policy on when to arrest people accused of trespassing on private property.

8 years ago

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Twitter video shows Wildwood police officers hitting a woman
Courts & Law

Wildwood officers reassigned amid probe of video of beach altercation

Wildwood police said on its Facebook page that 20-year-old Emily Weinman of Philadelphia faces multiple charges, including assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.

8 years ago

William Rivera, 37, has been incarcerated more than 40 times since he was 10. Today, he’s coming home with hope and help from a new program that aims to treat Rivera’s addiction. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Camden County Jail inmates get jump-start on re-entry help

Thirty-four Camden County Jail inmates have been tapped to participate in the Co-Occurring Reentry Program for those with mental health and substance use problems.

8 years ago

Listen 3:53
(Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Pa. DAs outline best practices, possible pitfalls for police body cameras

The guidelines lay out how long the footage should be stored but leave the question of when to activate cameras up to individual agencies.

8 years ago

The shelter at Kensington Avenue and Willard Street opens at 6 p.m. daily. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Effort to clear out some Philly homeless encampments drawing to a close

This time next week, Philadelphia police will officially shut down half of the homeless encampments in Kensington, ground zero of the city’s opioid epidemic.

8 years ago

The Amazon logo in Santa Monica, Calif. Amazon Web Services has government contracts that show its influence is far beyond the Post Office. (Reed Saxon/AP)
Courts & Law

ACLU: Amazon shouldn’t sell face-recognition tech to police

"This raises very real questions about the ability to remain anonymous in public spaces."

8 years ago

In this video, Amazon's Ranju Das demonstrates real-time facial recognition to an audience. It shows video from a traffic cam that he said was provided by the city of Orlando, where police have been trying the technology out.
(Amazon Web Services Korea via YouTube/Screenshot by NPR)
NPR
Community

Orlando Police testing Amazon’s real-time facial recognition

There are no laws explicitly barring law enforcement from using real-time facial recognition, and the constitutionality has not been tested by higher courts.

8 years ago

Graterford Prison and SCI Phoenix Project
in Pennsylvania (https://goo.gl/maps/2iMTaZiqphH2)
Courts & Law

As Graterford inmates move to new prison, prospect of sharing cells worries some

Officials with Pennsylvania's Department of Corrections say more men will be doubling up in single cells at Phoenix, a 3,830-bed facility.

8 years ago

Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton, New Jersey (Google Maps https://goo.gl/maps/QBnmSjENV1r)
Courts & Law

Justice Department opens investigation into abuse at N.J. women’s prison

The N.J. Department of Corrections announced it was cooperating with a federal investigation into conditions inside the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility.

8 years ago

Police patrol car with flashing lights and siren on
Health

Delaware program pairs counselors, cops to help suspects with mental illness

The program is funded by a $73,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.

8 years ago

In this Wednesday, April 18, 2018 photo, Rashon Nelson, (left), and Donte Robinson, (right), listen to a reporter's question during an interview with The Associated Press in Philadelphia. Their arrests at a local Starbucks quickly became a viral video and galvanized people around the country who saw the incident as modern-day racism. In the week since, Nelson and Robinson have met with Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson and are pushing for lasting changes to ensure that what happened to them doesn't happen to future patrons. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
The Philadelphia Tribune
Community

Uptick in 911 calls for Starbucks’ manager

In the first four and a half months of 2018, 17 911 calls were placed from the Starbucks location.

8 years ago

A man who was carrying an AR-15 assault rifle, such as this one, around several neighborhoods in Montgomery County was arrested by Abington police Thursday. Police say they were alerted by family of the unidentified man that he night pose a danger to himself or others. (ActionSports/Bigstock)
Community

Man with AR-15 wandering Montco neighborhoods in custody

The man, who police did not identify, is undergoing an involuntary mental health exam.

8 years ago

The Philadelphia Police and Fire Honor Guard fire a rifle salute in honor of fallen officers and firefighters.
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Community

Philly honors fallen police officers, firefighters

The Philadelphia Police and Fire Departments honored those who died in the line of duty with a service Wednesday

8 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross (center) and deputies at City Council hearing (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Racist graffiti found in Philadelphia police station

Area is secured, so the culprit likely to be a member of the force or support staff, police commissioner says.

8 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross says language in the note left taped over a work station's trash can was
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Philly police chief’s apology over Starbucks arrests met with demands to fix what went wrong

Commissioner Richard Ross apologizes after previously defending police for their handling of the incident.

8 years ago

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