Policing

The goal of the effort is to streamline the reporting of nuisance complaints in Philadelphia.

The extension gives the incoming Parker administration an opportunity to sort out its finances while they figure out a new proposal to give to an arbitrator.

City Council members hosted a hearing to talk about problems in Philly's 911 system including a 50-plus dispatcher deficit and not enough police to handle calls.

Some claim Michael Jarrett was the victim of police brutality. Dover’s chief says his review doesn’t reveal misconduct, but he welcomes investigations.

Transit police union leaders say the SEPTA department is losing officers to other departments in the city where they can get better pay.

يمكن للمراهقين في فيلادلفيا أن يذهبوا إلى الكليات المحلية ويتعلموا كيف يُصبحوا ضباط شرطة ضمن برنامج التدريب العسكري الذي لم يتم إطلاقه بعد.

Starting this fall, the PPD will call a professional cleaning service to handle blood after a shooting that happens in an outdoor, public space.

Philly teens could simultaneously go to local colleges and learn to be police officers during the yet-to-launch cadet program, but it won’t be an easy sell with all youth.

The remaining four officers have a May 6 trial date in federal court. A trial has not yet been set in state court.

The lawsuit claims city cops bend the rules to search for evidence, especially with probationers, but Mayor Purzycki calls the allegations “offensive.”

District Attorney Larry Krasner presented part of his extensive review into what led to the escape. He would not make it totally public due to security issues.

When someone is shot on a Philadelphia street, residents often handle the crime scene. City leaders are piloting a new protocol to help.

The decision comes after all charges against Dial were dropped by a Municipal Court judge last month.

The suspect was taken into custody Monday in Philadelphia's Germantown section by police and the U.S. Marshals.

Patrick Heron, 54, entered the pleas Friday after reaching an agreement with prosecutors in advance of a trial on more than 200 counts.