Policing
Wilmington woman’s relentless quest to hold police accountable for killing Black men
Keandra Ray got involved in demonstrations after city cops killed her brother. Now, she’s advocating for other victims of police deadly force.
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Listen 3:18How rape affects memory and the brain, and why more police need to know about this
Sexual assault survivors say interactions with law enforcement can be so intense, and so unsympathetic, that they add a secondary trauma on top of the rape.
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Suspect wanted in Bucks County shot dead after police chase ends in Philadelphia
The incident began when authorities in Bucks County were chasing a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting in Levittown.
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Ex-Philly homicide detectives face perjury charges for testimony in retrial of innocent man
A grand jury is recommending criminal charges against the former homicide detectives who gave false testimony against Anthony Wright, an innocent man.
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Krasner says his office sent out thousands of subpoenas asking for disciplinary records and received copies in which key information was redacted.
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In a first, N.J. details disciplinary penalties for police
Some 87 agencies in 19 counties reported at least one disciplinary action. Hundreds of law enforcement agencies reported no actions against officers.
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N.J. man among first Capitol rioters to plead guilty to assaulting police
The pleas come less than two weeks after a group of police officers testified at a congressional hearing about their harrowing confrontations with the mob of insurrectionists.
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Philadelphia police and residents join together for National Night Out
Police spread out across Philadelphia to join with residents for National Night Out events with the goal of fighting crime.
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Listen 1:28‘An excuse to be neighborly’: Philly officials call for unity on National Night Out
National Night Out, now in its 38th year, aims to bring together the police and the communities they serve.
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Listen 1:40Philly Sheriff’s Office nabs dozens of violent fugitives during mass sweep
“Operation Priority Takedown” was initiated amid a historic surge in gun violence in Philadelphia.
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Philly pilot project seeks to halt ‘stop-and-frisk’ policing for quality-of-life offenses
The three-month project will require police officers to first ask people to stop engaging in prohibited behavior before they question or detain someone.
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ACT UP, which organizes weekly housing protests near Mayor Kenney’s Old City apartment, said this was the first to be dispersed by law enforcement.
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A police killing in Philadelphia could change Pa. use-of-force cases forever
Philadelphia’s district attorney wants the state’s highest court to alter the instructions jurors hear before rendering verdicts in cases where police use deadly force.
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Bucks County police officer among 4 arrested in attempted child luring case in Atlantic City
Police say the men were caught after an operation was carried out by a concerned citizens group affiliated with Colorado Ped Patrol, whose members pose as underage children.
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Mental health response teams yield better outcomes than police in NYC, data shows
The program dispatches mental health specialists and paramedics instead of police for certain nonviolent emergency calls has resulted in more people accepting assistance.
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