Policing

After his installation, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) honored him for his historic ascension to lead the sheriffs’ association.

In one South Philly neighborhood, community leaders and law enforcement are discussing creating a procedure that supports officers stopping young people and sharing resources.

Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said although the fired officers each played different roles in the killing of Nichols, “they are all responsible.”

Prosecutors said Dewey Beach officer Dylan Ebke “reasonably felt in fear for his own life’’ and that of a fellow officer after trapping an armed suspect in an alley.

Oliver “Butter” Henry is being held on $2.5 million cash bail on murder charges in the death of a 16-year-old that led to multiple retaliation shootings.

“We're post-George Floyd,” said local NAACP leader Brian Reese-Turner, “Anybody in this community has to recognize what that means when anybody is in that type of situation."

A Lower Merion Township police officer will be facing disciplinary review in connection with a controversial traffic stop in which a woman was tased.

Luis Soto is accused of buying gun parts with a fake name and using those pieces to produce untraceable assault weapons.

Federal authorities are investigating an incident involving a man who was shot by a court security officer after they say he waved “sharp-edged” weapons towards the officer.

Those leaving the force are expected to exceed the number of newly hired and trained cops by the end of the year.

A police officer is in stable condition after a head-on crash Saturday night in Southwest Philadelphia.

About a year from now, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney will be replaced. Until then, he said there is a lot more work to be done.

Police say they uncovered the dogfighting after being called to the rural Sussex County property to investigate a report of suspicious activity.

Campos is a 26-year police veteran who has been a captain — the third-highest rank — in recent years. He succeeds Robert Tracy, the new chief in St. Louis.

After a deadly 2022 on Delaware roads, state police are teaming up with the Office of Highway Safety in hopes of a safer year.