Policing
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.
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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.
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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.
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Some City Council members and community advocates say the money should be used to expand community policing efforts.
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Listen 1:52Grand 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Springfield Township residents are divided over the Police Benevolent Association’s use of the ‘Blue Lives Matter’ flag in its logo.
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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.
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