Policing

It’s been more than two years since 24-year-old Charles Maude III, known as Chucky, was shot and killed in Port Richmond.

City Council members say the decision is legally theirs to make. But a bill to lift the rule is on hold after vocal foes descended on chambers Thursday.

Hours after Cavalcante's from the Chester County Prison, a prison sergeant said that a corrections officer “noted back in July that this inmate was planning an escape."

The investigation will focus on allegations that officers have used excessive force, stopped motorists and pedestrians without justification, and illegally searched homes.

18-year-old Yobranny Martinez Fernandez was arrested in Cherry Hill, N.J. early Monday. Police say they continue to look for other people involved in Thursday’s fatal shooting

Officer Randy Roedema was found guilty by the 12-person jury of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault. Officer Jason Rosenblatt was found not guilty.

An "immediate" reward of $168,500 is being offered for information leading to an arrest.

The police department was put under state supervision in March, after officers there shot and killed a well-known crisis intervention worker during a tense standoff.

On Saturday, family and friends of Anthony Allegrini Jr. — an 18-year-old who was killed by Pa. State Police in June — held a rally to demand answers.

The goal is to make streets safer, but the cameras are also generating millions annually in fines.

Police were called to the scene after an apparent fight over video games led to gunfire inside a home.

The operator, who was asleep in the vehicle at the time of the theft, told officers 184 cases (30 pounds) of crab clusters were stolen.

Thursday’s conversation followed several days of unrest, after the decision by Judge Wendy L. Pew to drop charges against Mark Dial.

Krasner said most of the individuals are young and have no criminal record.

Bility's family has created a foundation that in August hosted a book bag and school supply drive and plans to advocate for better police training and safety measures.