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Handful of unvaxxed Philly police officers without exemption to be placed on leave, possibly fired
An arbitration panel in February decided that officers had to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or get a religious or medical exemption.
3 years ago
New group to monitor Philly police following car stop reforms
The Driving Equality Accountability Group will keep a close eye on how regulations limiting Philly police car stops for minor infractions are being implemented.
3 years ago
Rev. Al Sharpton demands name of officer who killed Patrick Lyoya
Sharpton spoke Friday at Lyoya's funeral and renewed the call for transparency made by Lyoya's family.
3 years ago
Ex-Philly police officer charged in beating of mother during 2020 unrest
Kardos is accused of beating Rickia Young amid the unrest following the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. in West Philadelphia.
3 years ago
Philly police see more suburban young people getting involved in city violence
Teens from the suburbs lured by social media are coming into Philadelphia and winding up shot or dead, according to Philly homicide investigators.
3 years ago
N.J. adds second class of troopers to combat retirements and other challenges
Citing the need to increase the number of enlisted troopers, state officials announced an additional training class for 2023.
3 years ago
Burlington County receives $900K for opioid addiction programs
The U.S. Justice Department grant will be used, in part, to get people into treatment. And, to help children of substance abusers.
3 years ago
Springfield Township residents are divided over the Police Benevolent Association’s use of the ‘Blue Lives Matter’ flag in its logo.
3 years ago
Officer’s camera misses key moment of Patrick Lyoya’s death
Body camera footage shows a close-up view of an intense struggle — but the video goes dark 42 seconds before the officer shoots the Black man in the head.
3 years ago
Family seeks charges, officer’s ID in Patrick Lyoya’s death
Peter Lyoya brought his family from Congo to the U.S. in 2014 to escape violence. Now he fears they came here to die
3 years ago
Video shows Michigan police officer shot Patrick Lyoya in the head
Video shows a Michigan police officer struggling with a Black man over a Taser before fatally shooting him in the head while the man was face down on the ground.
3 years ago
Fewer police stats, more community engagement sought at Philly gun violence briefings
The briefings emphasize police responses to shootings, which attendees and experts believe contributes to harmful portrayals of gun violence in the media.
3 years ago
The design for the sculpture commissioned for the new Philly police headquarters was altered following the 2020 protest over the killing of George Floyd.
3 years ago
Listen 1:45SEPTA police officer, 2 women shot by man in Frankford shootout
Officers say they found the gunman dead from a gunshot wound that they determined was self-inflicted.
3 years ago
No charges filed in no-knock warrant killing of Amir Locke
prosecutors have declined to file charges against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant.
3 years ago