Policing
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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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
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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.
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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.
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The design for the sculpture commissioned for the new Philly police headquarters was altered following the 2020 protest over the killing of George Floyd.
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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.
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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.
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Pennsylvania State Police settle profiling, immigration suit
The settlement pays a total of $865,000 to 10 plaintiffs, with a portion going to the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania.
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The city sunk $50 million into a West Philly police HQ, then walked away. How did that happen?
The Provident Mutual building has since been reimagined, and an elementary school is moving in this fall.
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Philly lawmaker wants to resurrect community policing
City Council President Clarke’s goal is to embed officers in communities to build relationships that could lead to a decrease in the violence that has plagued Philadelphia.
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1 officer killed, 2 others shot in Lebanon, Pa.
Police officers went to a home in the city at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday when the gunfire broke out and officers radioed in they were hit.
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Philadelphia will consider adding $10K in bonuses to recruit more police officers
Councilmember Green’s proposal, which would only kick in when staffing levels are low, would also relax requirements for city residency.
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Parents of teen shot by Pennsylvania State Police sue troopers, local DA
The parents of a Chinese American teenager fatally shot by Pennsylvania State Police filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday against the troopers involved and the local DA.
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New narcotics charge for ex-Wilmington cop out on bail in sex solicitation case
Brandon Cooper was out on $75,000 bail when undercover city officers witnessed an alleged drug deal and found him with oxycodone and a police baton.
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Woman charged with murder, DUI in crash that killed 2 Pa. troopers, man on I-95 in South Philly
The state troopers have been identified as 33-year-old Martin F. Mack III and 29-year-old Branden T. Sisca.
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