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An angry member of the public criticizes council members for their placement of signs, such as the giant check, near the podium. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Community

In Yeadon, a white police chief backed by Black residents still has his job

At a contentious meeting, the Borough Council did not vote to fire Anthony “Chachi” Paparo for costly part-time hiring practices.

4 years ago

Members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front march on Constitution Avenue
NPR
Community

1 in 5 Patriot Front applicants say they have ties to the military

The group, which is a rebrand of a group that attended the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Va., has created an image of Americana bolstered by racism.

4 years ago

Police stop traffic on Broad Street
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Rules of the road: Car stops for minor traffic offenses will be off-limits in Philly

The goal of the new law is to reduce racial profiling and use police resources more efficiently.

4 years ago

A protester kicks a tear gas canister fired by police as protests continue Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Philadelphia over the death of George Floyd. Floyd died May 25 after he was pinned at the neck by a Minneapolis police officer. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Philly is getting a new police oversight board with more power. Meet the activists, leaders, lawyers, and judges nominated to serve on it

At a virtual town hall, the commission was hailed as the new watchdog the city needs.

4 years ago

File photo: The Minneapolis skyline is shown Thursday, July 11, 2019, behind the Mississippi River.  (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Courts & Law

Parents: Amir Locke ‘executed’; Minneapolis mayor halts no-knock entries

The Minneapolis mayor has imposed a moratorium on no-knock warrants after Amir Locke was killed as a SWAT team carried out a search warrant in a downtown apartment.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart (Lindsay Lazarski/WHY)
Politics & Policy

City Controller seeking help in review of Philadelphia Police Department

Philadelphia’s City Controller is establishing a community council to assist in a review of the city’s police department.

4 years ago

File photo: DA Larry Krasner speaking in Fairmount during his weekly violence briefing on January 31, 2022. (Tom MacDonald / WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly DA: Murders are down compared to this time last year

Philadelphia’s District Attorney says homicides are down for the first time this year, and a new initiative is looking to help younger offenders take a path away from crime.

4 years ago

Willie Stokes, center, walks from a state prison in Chester, Pa., on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022 after his 1984 murder conviction was overturned because of perjured witness testimony. Stokes was serving a life sentence and spent decades in prison before learning the witness who testified against him at a 1984 court hearing soon pleaded guilty to perjury over the testimony.
Courts & Law

Philadelphia man cleared after 37 years in prison, sues city

Willie Stokes' lawyers say that prosecutors at the time never disclosed they had charged his chief accuser with perjury after the trial.

4 years ago

police car lights flashing
Courts & Law

Philadelphia police officer dragged 5 blocks by stolen SUV

Officers had stopped the vehicle on Tuesday night for several traffic violations when they saw what they believed was a gun, police said.

4 years ago

Larry Krasner
Courts & Law

Philly DA: City’s 2022 murder rate already outpacing record-deadly 2021

As homicides spike to a rate unseen in Philadelphia since the city began tracking murders, Philly DA Larry Krasner vows to focus on prosecuting gun crimes.

4 years ago

Police secure the scene outside a six story residential building, left, where two NYPD officers where shot responding to a domestic disturbance call in Harlem, Friday Jan. 21, 2022, in New York
Community

1 NYPD officer killed in Harlem shooting, suspect from Allentown

The officers had been responding to a call Friday about an argument between a woman and her adult son.

4 years ago

Tracy was the first outsider hired to run the Wilmington police force. (City of Wilmington)
Politics & Policy

Wilmington council votes ‘no confidence’ in police chief over lack of officer diversity

Wilmington City Council says the city’s police chief hasn’t done enough to improve diversity on the force.

4 years ago

Protester holding a picture of Fanta Bility
Courts & Law

Sharon Hill Borough Council fires 3 police officers charged in Fanta Bility’s death

The action came two days after the Delaware County DA filed charges in the August shooting death of the 8-year-old and the wounding of three others.

4 years ago

A view of the Roundhouse building.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Shaped like handcuffs, the future of Philly’s iconic Roundhouse is in debate

The Philadelphia Police Department’s iconic headquarters symbolizes police brutality to many. Now Philadelphians will have a chance to help guide its redevelopment.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw
Courts & Law

Mass. man who sent threatening emails to Police Commissioner Outlaw gets prison time

In June 2020, Peter Fratus sent two emails to Outlaw’s official email, amid nationwide protests against police brutality and the murder of George Floyd.

4 years ago

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