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Community

Little progress reported as negotiations between SEPTA and transit police union continue

FOTP Lodge #109, which represents SEPTA’s 178 patrol officers, says officers have worked without a contract for the last seven months.

3 years ago

Kevin Bethel headshot
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

5 things to know about Kevin Bethel, Philly’s likely next police commissioner

Big on juvenile justice and school safety, he served three decades with the PPD.

3 years ago

Kevin Bethel speaks during a news conference
Courts & Law

New Philly police commissioner Kevin Bethel promises ‘data-driven’ solutions to improve public safety

Bethel is currently head of security for the school district and formerly served as the city's deputy police commissioner.

3 years ago

Transit Police officer
Community
6abc

SEPTA Transit Police Union looks to continue negotiations in hopes of staving off strike

Transit police have been working without a contract for the last 7 months and say the main issue is pay.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Community
6abc

SEPTA Transit Police set to strike if deal is not reached

Transit police have been working without a contract for the last seven months, and say the main issue is pay.

3 years ago

Deputy Commissioner Joel Dales
Courts & Law

Philly police go high tech on reporting nuisance businesses

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

3 years ago

A close-up of a police car.
Community

Philly police to get 5% raise as part of one-year contract extension

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.

3 years ago

A police car parked in the middle of the road with a crime scene in the background.
Courts & Law

Philadelphia City Council reviews 911 system deficiencies

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.

3 years ago

Dover Police officers
Courts & Law

Man’s head injury during arrest by Dover police tests fragile bonds the force has forged with residents

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

3 years ago

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A SEPTA police officer stands on the platform of the Somerset stop
Community

SEPTA police union threatens strike

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

3 years ago

نيجاه سميث وريان هاريس وهما يبتسمان ويتَّخذان وضعية لأخذ صورة.
Politics & Policy

شرطة فيلادلفيا تقترح برنامجًا جديدًا للتدريب العسكري على أمل تجنيد المراهقين في المدينة وبناء الثقة

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

3 years ago

Cleaning a crime scene
Courts & Law

Cleaning up blood after a shooting will soon be handled by professionals in Philly

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

3 years ago

Nyjah Smith and Ryan Harris smiling and posing for a photo.
Courts & Law

Philly police proposed a new cadet program in hopes of recruiting city’s teens and building trust

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.

3 years ago

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The screen at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans honors Tyre Nichols before an NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Washington Wizards, Jan. 28, 2023
Courts & Law

Prosecutor: Former Memphis officer pleads guilty to state and federal charges in Tyre Nichols’ death

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

3 years ago

A Wilmington police car
Courts & Law

‘All standards fly out the window’: NAACP accuses Wilmington police of unconstitutional searches, traffic stops

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

3 years ago

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