
Policing
City councilwoman proposes legislation criminalizing racially motivated 911 calls
The legislation was inspired by a May 25 incident, where a white woman called 911 on a Black man in New York City’s Central Park.
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Delaware task force starts work to improve police accountability
A group that aims for more police transparency and accountability talked about how the state’s Freedom of Information Act could stymie its efforts.
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Rochester police leaders retire after suffocation death
Top police leaders in Rochester are retiring en masse amid criticism of the city's handling of the suffocation death of Daniel Prude, Mayor Lovely Warren said Tuesday.
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Frustrated Carney calls yet another Delaware inclusion on travel quarantine list ‘stupid’
Delaware needs to have fewer than 97 new coronavirus cases a day over a week to avoid being on the list. Sometimes, it’s under, and sometimes over.
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Bethlehem, Pa., police chief retires after offensive Facebook post share
The mayor of Bethlehem said in a statement that Chief Mark DiLuzio's retirement "is a result of the consequences of his recent re-posting of an offensive Facebook post.
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Protest in Philly over police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin
A City Hall rally continues a summer that has seen the country’s largest protests and demands for racial justice and police reforms in decades.
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Philly Police: Homicide clearance rate on the decline as murder rates rise
Police are arresting suspects for less than half of the city’s homicides and shooting victims are getting younger, Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said.
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Slain shooting suspect was a regular at Portland protests
Reinoehl was himself killed Thursday when he pulled a gun as a federal task force attempted to apprehend him near Lacey, Washington, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
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Rochester mayor suspends officers involved in man’s suffocation death
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced the suspensions at a news conference amid criticism that the city kept quiet about Daniel Prude's death for months.
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Pa. inspector general reviewing legality of some state police traffic stops, searches
The Inspector General is conducting a review of whether Pennsylvania State Police troopers are following the law when initiating traffic stops and then searching vehicles.
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Trump spins baseless tale of ‘thugs’ flying to protests
He has repeated conspiracy theories that recent protests have been orchestrated by powerful people in “dark shadows” intent on undermining his reelection prospects.
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‘A slap in the face’: West Philadelphians, police decry vandalism of mural honoring slain sergeant
The incident has outraged Sgt. Robert Wilson III’s fellow officers and community members — even those who are distrustful of law enforcement.
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Lawyer: Plea offer implicated Breonna Taylor in drug ring
“Why would they put her name on there?” Aguiar, the lawyer for Taylor's family, said in a statement sent to news media. “It’s outrageous.”
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Highway ‘stop-and-frisk’: How Pennsylvania state troopers conduct illegal traffic searches
A common tactic in highway interdiction is the use of pretextual stops, in which officers pull over motorists for alleged traffic violations.
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Should Philly revamp its ‘beyond toothless’ police oversight commission? Your vote will decide
Critics have low expectations for the chronically underfunded watchdog group.
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