Policing

A current federal lawsuit alleges the Dewey Beach police force has a culture of brutality that is condoned by the department.

The use of social media for bragging about violent acts is on the increase in Philadelphia. Police say young people aren’t realizing the true reality of their actions.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said there was insufficient evidence to charge the officers in the deaths.

Pennsylvania as a whole currently has 1,229 vacant police positions across the state.

Patrolman Brandon Cooper is now off the force and faces up to 26 years in prison if convicted on all charges, which include official misconduct and lewdness.

Concerned parents are taking matters into their own hands to make sure students at Temple University are safe.

According to the Action News data journalism team, the homicide rate is now up 8% from last year, which broke a somber record.

Bryant was killed in April by Columbus police officer Nicholas Reardon as she swung a knife at another young woman. Bryant was Black and Reardon is white.

The record-setting bust in southern Delaware resulted in 44 arrests and the seizure of more than 330,000 bags of heroin.

A Philadelphia cop who shot and killed a 12-year-old that allegedly shot at police will lose his job. Philadelphia’s police commissioner calls the shooting a tragedy.

The use of force is being questioned in the case of Philly police officers who shot and killed a 12-year-old after their car was fired upon last week.

The PPD says about 2,900 of the recording devices are in use, but plainclothes officers don’t wear them.

Officer James Pitts is accused of forcing a confession out of a man who couldn’t have been involved in the crime.

The jury on Thursday found Brett Hankison not guilty of three counts of wanton endangerment for firing shots that ripped into a neighboring apartment.

The Driving Equality Law was crafted after data confirmed these kinds of violations overwhelmingly affect Black drivers.