Policing
Philly has a new mobile unit to help combat surge in gun violence
The Department of Justice has loaned the NIBIN Mobile Unit to Philadelphia for at least three months.
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4 ex-cops indicted on US civil rights charges in Floyd death
All four officers are charged for their failure to provide Floyd with medical care. Chauvin was also charged in a second indictment, stemming from the arrest of a 14-year-old.
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Wilmington Police to launch department-wide bodycam program next month
Just days after a state task force urged use of body cameras for all Delaware police officers, Wilmington police will start training on the cams next week.
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Philly DA race: With no party endorsement, Vega and Krasner wrestle for support
The challenger has more union backing, while the incumbent has more pols in his corner.
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The votes are a far cry from getting new laws enacted. But they signal consensus by legislators, citizens, and law enforcement that change is needed.
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Delaware police officer dies days after being attacked while responding to fight
Cpl. Keith Heacook, 54, was declared "clinically dead" Wednesday at 12:48 p.m. at a Baltimore hospital, Delmar Police Chief Ivan Barkley said.
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Federal lawsuit filed against New Castle County over police killing of Lymond Moses in Wilmington
Police say Lymond Moses drove at a high rate of speed ‘directly’ at officers, but a lawsuit says bodycam footage undermines that account and shows officers were in no danger.
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Man dies after Alameda, Calif., police pin him to ground for several minutes
The City of Alameda, Calif. released body camera footage Tuesday showing the police encounter with Mario Gonzalez. He died after being pinned to the ground.
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Residents along 52nd Street expected the worst. Post-Chauvin verdict, there’s relief.
Saj Blackwell, a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, spoke to her neighbors along 52nd Street about the relief they’re feeling after the Chauvin verdict
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What the Chauvin verdict does and doesn’t change about American policing
For many, justice is about more than one trial.
Air Date: April 28, 2021
Listen 23:29How Pa. troopers use sweating, stuttering during traffic stops to launch vehicle searches
Law enforcement across the country pulls drivers over for alleged, minor traffic infractions with the intent to look for possible criminal activity. Pa. is no exception.
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Philly DA reflects on Chauvin verdict, where case against former officer Ryan Pownall stands
Krasner sits down with WHYY in the wake of Derek Chauvin’s murder trial. He also speaks to where the case against former Philly Police Officer Ryan Pownall stands now.
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Police culture, and what the Chauvin murder verdict might signal for the future
Officers testified against their colleague and helped convict him in George Floyd’s death. Was it a sea change, or just one high-profile prosecution?
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Andrew Brown Jr. family lawyers say video shows an ‘execution’
Sheriff's deputies shot and killed Brown, a 42-year-old Black man, while carrying out search and arrest warrants at his home Wednesday in Elizabeth City, N.C.
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In Camden, a son’s death moves parents to ‘break the silence’ on mental health issues
Nah’Jole Frazier had been dealing with mental health issues when he was struck by a driver earlier this month. Now, his parents want to address a need for better services.
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