Policing

SEPTA’s police union is calling on agency officials to reverse a policy that delays the arrest of alleged criminal offenders on the SEPTA system.

The identity of a young pregnant woman whose remains were found in a well in 1988 baffled Bucks County for decades. Now she has a name: Lisa Todd.

A pool of potential jurors were in the court building, waiting to start the selection process. But they're being sent home for the day.

This weekend marks 56 years since civil rights marchers were attacked by Alabama state troopers on a day now known as "Bloody Sunday."

Gorman, who lives in Los Angeles, wrote on Twitter that as she approached her building, the guard demanded to know if she lived there.

Many aspects, from the legal market to the implications for policing to the expungement of past convictions, remain hazy. Here’s what we know.

“What surprises me is that this happened to someone who’s not Black,” said Rev. Mark Tyler, a police accountability advocate.

The bill, which would ban chokeholds and eliminate qualified immunity for law enforcement, will now advance to the Senate.

Photo solicitation usually merits a ticket, but this time five police officers showed up.

Maj. Gen. William Walker said the DOD took three hours to approve deploying the National Guard to the Capitol on Jan. 6 after a "frantic" request from Capitol Police.

FBI Director Chris Wray condemned the January riot at the U.S. Capitol as “domestic terrorism” Tuesday as he defended the bureau’s handling of intelligence.

The four men allegedly played a role in seven shootings in West and Southwest Philadelphia in 2018 and 2019, including three children.

Anything less than a murder conviction for Derek Chauvin is likely to test Minnesota officials — and the city — once again.

In the past week, federal prosecutors have filed or unsealed new charges against two people in the region who allegedly participated in the riots.

The PPD said it’s a recurring problem at the popular tourist destination. Others wondered why the issue deserved scarce law enforcement resources.