Policing

Murders peaked at 562 in 2021 before falling to 514 in 2022. In 2023, the number dropped again, as 410 people were killed on city streets.

Before becoming commissioner, Bethel served for nearly 30 years in PPD and as chief of school safety for the School District of Philadelphia.

The study will look for ways for emergency dispatchers to send crisis responders through the 911 system in response to mental health emergencies.

The documents provide insight into the unusual secrecy regarding Samuel Lazar, who was released from federal custody in September after completing his sentence.

Police believe a man charged in a series of machete attacks last month is also responsible for a 2003 murder and several sexual assaults near Fairmount Park.

Additional details about the suspect's identity have not yet been released.

Officials now say the tentative agreement will go to both the FOTP and the SEPTA Board for approval.

About 170 workers walked off the job Wednesday, the officer union’s first strike since 2019.

“[Safety is] paramount to us. But we're not here to get taken advantage of,” said union leadership following Wednesday’s strike vote.

In November, FOTP rejected an offer from SETPA that would’ve increased wages by 13% over three years and included a $3,000 signing bonus.

For one of the officers, this is his second time being shot in the line of duty.

The six-day seminar in October 2021 was conducted by a New Jersey-based law enforcement training company called Street Cop.

The U.S. Marshals have joined the effort now that it's been more than a day since Gino Hagenkotter was last in custody.

The goal of the ban is to cut down on violent crime committed by those wearing masks to conceal their identities.

The man being sought has been identified as 34-year-old Gino Hagenkotter.