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Aerial view of Dewey Beach
Courts & Law

Dewey Beach condones brutality by police, victim of cop’s attack alleges in lawsuit

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.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania State Constable Kevin Noecker in Berks County says the Oath Keepers, whose leadership is alleged to have played a key role in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack, is misunderstood. Other police and constables in Pa. who once joined the group have since distanced themselves from it. (Brett Sholtis / WITF)
Courts & Law
WITF

Police, constables in Pa. joined ‘anti-government’ Oath Keepers

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

4 years ago

File photo: Frank Nucera Jr., left, with his defense attorney Rocco Cipparone in 2019. (Nicholas Pugliese/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Frank Nucera hate crime retrial begins in New Jersey

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

4 years ago

Fanta Bility stands for a photo outside
Courts & Law

Two teens charged in connection with the police shooting of 8-year-old in Sharon Hill

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

4 years ago

A Wilmington police officer approaches a car with teen drivers during a simulation witnessed by other students at William Penn High School. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Community

Teen drivers taught how to ‘survive’ a traffic stop — by the cops

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

4 years ago

Listen 4:20
Community leaders and members of the clergy lead a march on Locust Street from the site where Walter Wallace Jr. was killed to the police precinct at 55th and Pine streets.
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Philly in the ‘final stages’ of multi-million dollar reforms promised after police killed Walter Wallace Jr.

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

4 years ago

members of the public gathered for a vigil for Walter Wallace Jr. at the Germantown Unitarian Society in Philadelphia
Community

‘We want a new vision’: A year after police killed Walter Wallace Jr., Philadelphians call for change

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

4 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw speaks into a microphone, wearing a mask and standing behind a podium.
Politics & Policy

Philly police commissioner says morale is low

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

4 years ago

Patrolman Samuel Waters (right) grabs Dwayne Brown's arm moments into their encounter.  (Courtesy of Ivan Thomas/DETV)
Courts & Law

Man sues Wilmington cop for slamming head against wall, using racial slur in videotaped encounter

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

4 years ago

Fanta Bility stands for a photo outside
Courts & Law

Family sues Sharon Hill Borough and the officers who killed 8-year-old after firing into a crowd

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.

4 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (left) and challenger Chuck Peruto
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The Philadelphia district attorney race: DA Larry Krasner and Charles Peruto

DA Larry Krasner and challenger criminal defense attorney Charles Peruto join us to discuss the Philadelphia DA race, criminal justice, and the city's soaring homicide rates.

Air Date: October 26, 2021 10:00 am

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A police officer drives in Philadelphia
Courts & Law

Reinstated Philly police officer, fired for assaulting Dunkin’ Donuts worker, charged with another assault

Marion, a nine-year veteran of the department, was previously charged with assault in connection with a 2015 incident outside a Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot.

4 years ago

Closeup of a police vehicle in Philadelphia
Health

Just 1 in 10 Philly cops reported their vaccination status, but city still says no to stricter vaccine mandate

Plus, less than a quarter of all firefighters submitted proof of vaccination. Officials again declined to impose a tougher mandate on municipal workers.

4 years ago

Jhaimarion lays with his head on his arm
Courts & Law

Tiny wrists in cuffs: How police use force against children

The debate over disproportionate use of force by police that followed George Floyd’s death has largely ignored some of the most vulnerable targets: children.

4 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on Oct. 5, 2021 in Washington, D.C. The court is holding in-person arguments for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images_
NPR
Courts & Law

The U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of officers accused of excessive force

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of police officers in two cases involving qualified immunity, the controversial legal doctrine that protects police officers.

4 years ago

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