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Policing

A close-up of a New Jersey State Police Officer's uniform
Politics & Policy

N.J. advocates urge close look at state police culture before more troopers are added

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

4 years ago

Rape kits
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers urge approval of rape kit tracking system legislation

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

4 years ago

File photo: Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's attorney says Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill failed to ensure a fair trial for him. (Court TV via AP/ Pool)
NPR
Courts & Law

Derek Chauvin appeals his conviction for George Floyd’s murder

The former Minneapolis police officer is asking a state court to send his case back to Hennepin County; order a new trial elsewhere; or order him to be resentenced.

4 years ago

File photo: A police car drives in Philadelphia, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia police ask for $24 million boost in next year’s budget, citing gun violence prevention efforts

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

4 years ago

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A close up of the Grand Rapids Police Department's logo on an officer's arm patch. (Grand Rapids Police Department/Facebook)
Courts & Law

Grand Rapids chief IDs officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya

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

4 years ago

The back of a Philadelphia police van is seen on a street
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

Shown are Philadelphia police vehicles on a traffic stop
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

File photo: Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during the funeral for Amir Locke Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Nicole Neri)
Community

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.

4 years ago

Peter Lyoya holds up a picture of his son Patrick Lyoya, 26, in his home in Lansing, Mich., on April 14. Patrick was facedown on the ground when he was fatally shot in the head by a Grand Rapids police officer this month.
NPR
Community

Patrick Lyoya fled Congo to escape war. A traffic stop in Michigan cost him his life

For those who knew Lyoya, he's remembered as a son, brother and father — a person of faith whose life was inextricably shaped by war.

4 years ago

Protesters confront police during a march Tuesday, Oct. 27 in West Philadelphia.
Courts & Law

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.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Police Department Homicide Captain Jason Smith. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Community

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.

4 years ago

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy announcing that a second class of state troopers will be trained during fiscal year 2023 on Apr. 18, 2022 from state police headquarters.
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

Jon Combes holds his bottle of buprenorphine
Health

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.

4 years ago

The gazebo at James A. Cisco Park in Springfield Township, Delaware County. (Springfield Township)
Community

‘The thin blue line has divided us:’ the Police Benevolent Association logo unearths conflict in Montgomery County township

Springfield Township residents are divided over the Police Benevolent Association’s use of the ‘Blue Lives Matter’ flag in its logo.

4 years ago

Peter Lyoya holds up a picture of his son Patrick Lyoya, 26, in his home in Lansing, Mich., April 14, 2022. Patrick was face-down on the ground when he was fatally shot in the head by a Grand Rapids Police officer after resisting arrest on April 4, 2022. Grand Rapids police released four videos from different sources Wednesday, nine days after Patrick Lyoya was killed during a traffic stop. Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump and Lyoya's family are planning to hold a news conference Thursday afternoon
Community

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.

4 years ago

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