Policing

State Sen. Art Haywood, of Montgomery County, wants to prevent President Donald Trump from taking over police in Pennsylvania like he did in Washington, D.C.

Planned Pennsylvania legislation would force law enforcement officers to take off face masks when performing their duties.

While the president lacks the authority to take federal control of local police departments, he may be able to send troops, depending on a federal case in California.

“We’re going to take our capital back,” President Donald Trump declared, adding he would also be “getting rid of the slums.”

Chaofeng Ge, 32, is the 11th person to die in ICE custody since the start of the Trump administration.

The DOJ hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

The overarching mission is to remove people in peril from the revolving door of the criminal justice system and possible incarceration.

Police say a driver and a motorcyclist got into a dispute on U.S. Route 13 in Bucks County on Saturday. The motorcyclist underwent surgery at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital.

The six victims were sleeping outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center on July 4 when they were attacked.

The former plow horse was with New Castle County police for 14 years, then served in Carousel Park’s riding lesson program.

Allentown newspaper The Morning Call said Luis Leon, 82, ended up in Guatemala after being handcuffed in a Philly immigration office while replacing his lost green card.

A state-appointed prosecutor has started taking control of cases that ordinarily would have been handled by Philly’s district attorney.

Residents shared their concerns about the latest in a slew of arrests in Norristown and surrounding areas.

The judge sentenced Mark Dial to 9 1/2 months in jail and immediately granted him parole because he had already been jailed for 10 months following his arrest in 2023.

One teen was handcuffed when state trooper Dempsey Walters broke his eye socket. Walters served prison time for assault and other crimes.