Policing
Delaware police seize largest supply of pre-packaged heroin in state history
The record-setting bust in southern Delaware resulted in 44 arrests and the seizure of more than 330,000 bags of heroin.
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Philly officer to be fired and could face charges after shooting, killing 12-year-old
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.
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Investigators still reviewing Philly cops who shot 12-year-old last week
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.
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Why there’s no body cam footage from the fatal police shooting of a Philadelphia 12-year-old
The PPD says about 2,900 of the recording devices are in use, but plainclothes officers don’t wear them.
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Officer James Pitts is accused of forcing a confession out of a man who couldn’t have been involved in the crime.
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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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