Policing

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.

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.

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.

An arbitration panel in February decided that officers had to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or get a religious or medical exemption.

The Driving Equality Accountability Group will keep a close eye on how regulations limiting Philly police car stops for minor infractions are being implemented.

Sharpton spoke Friday at Lyoya's funeral and renewed the call for transparency made by Lyoya's family.

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.

Kardos is accused of beating Rickia Young amid the unrest following the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. in West Philadelphia.

Teens from the suburbs lured by social media are coming into Philadelphia and winding up shot or dead, according to Philly homicide investigators.

Citing the need to increase the number of enlisted troopers, state officials announced an additional training class for 2023.