Policing

Lawmakers in New Jersey announced legislation that would make the state one of more than 40 with a licensure or decertification program for police.

The department has recorded more than 500 carjacking incidents so far this year.

The April 20 traffic stop and search has generated national media coverage. University President Tony Allen says the police engaged in misconduct.

Students and parents say there’s a lack of school crossing guards, police officers, and 911 dispatchers to take calls in times of need.

Deputies searched the luggage after “an alert was given” by a K9 sniffing the exterior of the bus after a traffic stop. No drugs or paraphernalia were found.

The gunfire happened just after 9 a.m. inside the building in Hunting Park.

After crucial federal funding was finally secured, Delco officials plan to dispatch mental health experts alongside police officers during mental health calls.

The women’s team was on its way home from playing games in Florida and Georgia when the bus was stopped. Officers ransacked their luggage but found nothing illegal.

The names of 14 police officers and firefighters lost since 2019 are now etched on the Living Flame Memorial in Philadelphia’s Franklin Square Park.

Edsaul Mendoza, 26, is charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the death of 12-year-old Thomas "TJ" Siderio.

New Jersey will use $10 million in federal funds to install license plate readers along highways and on police cars in hopes of tracking down stolen vehicles.

Citing a history of racial discrimination, advocates say the Murphy administration should hear their concerns before adding more state troopers.

Pennsylvania lawmakers say the legislation would help reduce the state’s backlog of rape kits.

Some City Council members and community advocates say the money should be used to expand community policing efforts.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, police have identified Christopher Schurr as the officer who killed Patrick Lyoya three weeks ago.