Policing
Ex-officer cleared in shooting during Breonna Taylor raid
The jury on Thursday found Brett Hankison not guilty of three counts of wanton endangerment for firing shots that ripped into a neighboring apartment.
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Philly becomes the first big U.S. city with a law banning minor traffic stops
The Driving Equality Law was crafted after data confirmed these kinds of violations overwhelmingly affect Black drivers.
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Police shot and killed a 12-year-old boy in South Philadelphia on Tuesday night after their unmarked police vehicle was struck by gunfire.
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Police shoot, kill 12-year-old who allegedly opened fire on officers in South Philly
Officials say the 12-year-old was in possession of a stolen 9MM, semi-automatic handgun, recovered from the scene.
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Wilmington police officer indicted for two alleged assaults and trying to cover them up
The investigation into former Patrolman Samuel Waters stemmed from a videotaped encounter inside a Southbridge store that went viral on social media.
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Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-26) suggested that instead of implicit bias training, lawmakers should read the Declaration of Independence.
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Bullet pierces window of Philadelphia Police Internal Affairs building late Friday night
Police say a bullet pierced the window of Internal Affairs, nobody inside was injured.
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N.J. Assembly to vote on police reform measures next week
One bill would require local police departments to hold at least two community roundtable discussions each year.
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SEPTA is replacing security guards with guides to offer kinder service to riders
The guides will use a less confrontational method to remind riders about SEPTA rules including fare evasion and smoking policies.
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3 ex-cops convicted of rights violations in Floyd killing
Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were charged with depriving Floyd of his right to medical care when Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck.
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Ex-officer in Breonna Taylor raid said he saw AR-15 fire
Brett Hankison is charged with wanton endangerment for shooting through Taylor’s apartment into the home of her neighbor.
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Colin Kaepernick launches new initiative to offer autopsies for police-related deaths
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick announced the start of a new initiative to offer free second autopsies to family members of anyone whose death is "police-related."
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While PSP agreed to make changes or consider policy revisions based on an oversight committee’s recommendations, they did not give up the ability to investigate their own.
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‘This is absolute insanity’: Philly police union sues to strike down ‘Driving Equality’ law
The Fraternal Order of Police says the law is ‘wholly preempted’ by state law
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Christine Pride and Jo Piazza on ‘We Are Not Like Them’
The novel is written from alternating perspectives and tells the story of two women of different races whose friendship is altered by a tragic police shooting in Philadelphia.
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