Policing
Philadelphia has an abandoned vehicle problem. Here’s how you can get deserted cars off your block
For the past four years, the city has received an average of 37,000 abandoned car complaints annually.
4 months ago
Community advocates say the facility is critical in the transition from incarceration to freedom for Wilmington residents and their families.
4 months ago
Listen 2:07How Philly turned the tide on homicides
Philadelphia police are closing homicide cases at a rate the city hasn’t seen in decades. We talk with the deputy commissioner and a criminal justice reporter.
Air Date: December 1, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:12Woman hospitalized following police-involved shooting in North Philadelphia
Police say a woman was holding a firearm to her head in the 900 block of Erie Avenue, and that she was shot by officers after pointing the firearm in their direction.
4 months ago
2 men found guilty in murder trial of Philadelphia Police Sergeant Richard Mendez
Yobranny Martinez-Fernandez and Hendrick Pena-Fernandez were found guilty in the murder of Philadelphia Police Sergeant Richard Mendez.
5 months ago
Jenkintown is revising its police policy on ICE enforcement following community pushback
The policy instructs police to notify ICE under certain conditions, including if a person is arrested for a crime and is “believed to be in violation of immigration laws.”
5 months ago
Listen 1:46“Video evidence raised concerns about the accuracy” of trooper William Walker’s account of the violent encounter, the state police superintendent says.
5 months ago
Listen 1:13Suspect identified in 1962 murder of a 9-year-old girl in Bucks County
The announcement comes 63 years after 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty was murdered at St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church.
5 months ago
Fentanyl has far surpassed heroin as the most common opioid found in the commonwealth, said state Attorney General Dave Sunday.
5 months ago
Listen 0:47Philly activists mark 100th peace vigil for Gaza outside of Sen. John Fetterman’s Old City office
Protesters called on Fetterman to stop military aid to Israel and speak up in support of aid to Gaza.
6 months ago
Listen 0:52The case involving Mahmoud Khalil has far-reaching implications for free speech, executive power and the limits of federal immigration authority.
6 months ago
Accomplices may be involved in death of missing Philadelphia woman Kada Scott: DA
Scott disappeared during her work shift at an assisted living facility in Chestnut Hill on Oct 4. Her body was then discovered in a shallow grave two weeks later.
6 months ago
Philly council pushes for protections from AI misuse
Police use of facial recognition and drones is subject to “rigorous” review, officials say.
6 months ago
The court found the plaintiffs were not harmed by an agreement not yet in effect and Sheriff Fred Harran did not need approval from county commissioners.
6 months ago
Kada Scott case: Car found in search for missing Philadelphia woman
Police arrested a suspect, 21-year-old Keon King, who authorities say was the last person in contact with Scott, who vanished after her overnight shift at her job.
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