Policing
Supreme Court mulls whether police can enter a home without warrant to save a life
At issue in the case was whether police may enter a person's home in order to safeguard the homeowner from potential harm.
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Police investigating ‘hateful and racist’ vandalism in Chinatown, South Philly
Philly police say they are actively investigating two incidents of racist vandalism in Chinatown and in South Philly.
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James MacColl faces three charges for allegedly lying to investigators about the gun he used to shoot 18-year-old Yahim Harris during a chase in 2019.
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Days after a young man was murdered on prison grounds, Philadelphia’s union for city correctional officers is calling on Prisons Commissioner Blanche Carney to resign.
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SEPTA police union votes no confidence in chief Thomas Nestel
Union president Omari Bervine said the vote was near unanimous, 133 to 1.
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Philly civil rights attorneys seek to end stop-and-frisk for ‘quality of life’ offenses
A new court filing seeks to order Philly police to end the practice of stop-and-frisks premised on “quality of life” issues.
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Judge refuses to delay, move trial of ex-cop in Floyd death
The rulings were a blow to Derek Chauvin's defense. His attorney sought to halt or move the trial due to concerns that the family settlement had tainted the jury pool.
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‘Mad or nah?’: Residents react to the damning UN report that cites Philly police violence
Tamara Russell hit the streets to garner reaction to the United Nations’ report pleading for U.S. cities to reform police abuses, citing Philly as its primary example.
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Listen 5:04New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer released the videos over the objections of police. Meyer says transparency is paramount to taxpayers.
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Listen 2:05Philly could set new record for homicides, officials say during first gun violence briefing
The Kenney administration held its first long-promised public briefing on the city’s gun violence epidemic. Here’s what happened.
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Philly police monitoring social media in effort to prevent retaliatory shootings
Anti-violence activists have mixed feelings about the effort, with some skeptical that police understand communities well enough to know what they’re seeing.
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Listen 5:24A year after Breonna Taylor’s killing, family says there’s ‘no accountability’
Taylor was shot and killed in her apartment by Louisville police last March. "I can't believe it's a year later and we're still just asking people to do the right thing."
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DOJ says at least 100 more people could be charged over Capitol attack
The investigation and prosecution of the Capitol Attack will likely be one of the largest in American history.
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United Nations slams Philly police as city begins settling tear gas lawsuits
The mayor’s office hasn’t reviewed the UN report, despite the rare international censure.
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Minneapolis to pay $27M to settle Floyd family lawsuit
At least three weeks have been set aside to complete a jury of 12 plus two alternates for Derek Chauvin's trial. Potential jurors' identities are being protected.
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