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A bicycle lane along Market Street in Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

New PPA unit contributed to big uptick in tickets for blocking Philly bike lanes

The agency launched the dedicated unit last month as part of a broader focus on public safety violations.

3 years ago

Police tape at a crime scene
Courts & Law
6abc

Officials: Officer who was shot in hand was hit by friendly fire; man fatally shot by police ID’d

A Philadelphia police officer was shot in the hand during a struggle with a man inside a residence in the city's Kensington neighborhood.

3 years ago

Gerard McShea at a podium
Courts & Law

‘This is not over’: After Pa. state trooper fatally shoots teen, family calls for investigation; Philly police issues warning to illegal racers

An illegal street race preceded the shooting, and Philadelphia police say they’re cracking down ahead of summertime.

3 years ago

A Pennsylvania Police Trooper vehicle
Courts & Law

Pa. State Police: Trooper shot and killed driver during illegal I-95 street racing

Police said a trooper shot the driver, 18-year-old Anthony Allegrini Junior of Glen Mills, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

3 years ago

Bethany Hall-Long speaks at a podium.
Community

Delaware teams up with National Child Identification Program to improve its ability to locate missing children

More than 150,000 at-home ID kits provided to Delaware families will help investigators locate the kids should they go missing.

3 years ago

Protesters take over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Courts & Law

Three years after George Floyd, activists push for racial equity and police accountability

Activists say the energy and purpose of the George Floyd protests continue to fuel social justice fights three years later.

3 years ago

Listen 4:37
A view of the beach at Ocean City, N.J., at dusk.
Courts & Law

Ocean City to close beaches at 8 p.m. after police respond to nearly 1,000 calls over Memorial Day weekend

“I understand that these new directives will affect many people who are not teens, but it’s important that we stop this type of behavior now,” Mayor Jay Gillian said.

3 years ago

Aderrien Murry, 11, called the police as his mother asked — but when officers arrived, one of them shot him in the chest. A new lawsuit says officials failed to train and supervise its officers.
NPR
Courts & Law

Family of Aderrien Murry, 11-year-old shot by police, files federal lawsuit

The family of Aderrien Murry is seeking at least $5 million in damages.

3 years ago

Mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker participates in the Restoring Safety Forum at WHYY.
Politics & Policy

Democratic mayoral nominee Cherelle Parker wants to strengthen police, lean on stops and searches to tackle gun violence

Cherelle Parker has been more supportive of law enforcement than other Democratic candidates, including considering controversial practices such as stop and frisk.

3 years ago

A transit security officer works on the platform of the Girard stop
Community

No more ski masks on SEPTA transit — agency announces it’s ramping up enforcement

Riders wearing ski masks should expect to be confronted by SEPTA police and asked to remove them or get off the ride.

3 years ago

large protest in the street
Courts & Law

On the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, reckoning with police violence remains in limbo

Now, three years since Floyd’s murder, proponents of federal actions still await signs of change.

3 years ago

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers, speaks during a rally outside the White House on June 25, 2017. (Susan Walsh/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers founder, sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy

"You, sir, present an ongoing threat and peril to this country...and to the very fabric of our democracy," said U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania State Police troopers have justified vehicle searches by saying a driver was nervous, sweating, or eating. (Jose F. Moreno/Spotlight PA)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Pa. State troopers more likely to do optional searches for Black, Hispanic drivers than white ones

Despite optional searches being more likely for Black and Hispanic drivers, contraband seizures from searches occurred more often for white drivers, according to new report

3 years ago

Protesters sitting in the street, blocking a prison transport bus
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Here’s what happened to everyone arrested during the 2020 protests in Philadelphia

Some serious offenders got federal prison sentences, while a new diversionary program saw positive results.

3 years ago

A close-up of a police car.
Courts & Law

Prosecutors refile charges against officer in 2020 protest arrest after judge dismisses case

Prosecutors said they refiled the charges before the day ended.

3 years ago

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