Policing

Elected district attorneys who work closely with police decide whether officers should be charged and rarely refer cases to the state attorney general.

A longtime inspector for the Philadelphia Police Department, Wood will be tasked with leading officers in the diverse Montgomery County seat.

The 23-year-old Black massage therapist died days after an encounter with police in August 2019.

Lt. Nathan Roohr cooperated with the FBI to secretly record his former boss, then-Bordentown Police Chief Frank Nucera Jr. for nine months in 2016.

Authorities obscured the last 4 seconds of Christian Hall’s life in publicly released videos. New footage shows the teenager had his hands up when Pa. State Police killed him.

Mark Taylor was punched so hard by officer Gregory Lynch Jr. that blood spurted on to the uniforms of other officers. Lynch falsely claimed he was “strangled’’ by Taylor.

One constable supports the group, while some police and others say they have since left it.

Federal prosecutors are trying their hate crime case against former Bordentown Township Police Chief Frank Nucera again after a deadlocked jury two years ago.

First-degree murder charges are filed against two people in a gunfight near Academy Park High before the shooting by Sharon Hill police officers.

A new initiative from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Delaware has one goal in mind — “making sure everyone goes home safely.”

One crisis responder says the city is “living up to its commitment.”

About 100 people gathered in Germantown to honor Walter Wallace Jr., and call for Philadelphia to invest in alternatives to traditional policing.

A pile-up of stressors over the last few years have caused reductions in officer retention and recruitment in Philadelphia and across the country.

Dwayne Brown alleges that city Patrolman Samuel Waters called him the “N-word” during the beating in a convenience store.

The lawsuit accuses the three officers of excessive force and negligence, and blames the Sharon Hill Borough Council and police chief for failing to properly train officers.