Policing

Outlaw admitted that Philly police were “woefully understaffed” when protests broke out in late May, but defended her officers’ overall response.

The suit seeks punitive and compensatory damages, and is the latest in a slew of police brutality cases brought against the Philadelphia Police Department.

The controller’s report reveals new details about the internal dialogue between officials grappling with how to respond to unprecedented public unrest.

Public defender A.J. Kramer told a federal judge that investigators searched the car and Harrisburg residence of Riley June Williams but did not locate the computer.

Since 2015, police have fatally shot at least 135 unarmed Black people nationwide. The majority of officers were white and for some, the shootings weren't their first or last.

The undertaking is being launched weeks after a violent mob loyal to Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol.

U.S. Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman became a hero as he bravely directed participants in the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol away from the Senate chamber.

Darby police officers receive the first batch of new radios as Delco seeks to reinvent its emergency communications networks.

In a city where the majority of homicide victims are Black, some have been critical of robust media coverage of Milan Loncar’s killing and a swift arrest in the case.

The reassigned SEPTA police officer was one of seven who attended the rally that preceded a deadly insurrection of the U.S. Capitol.

A man who police say made threats against President-elect Joe Biden and other Democratic leaders allegedly had a handgun at his Bucks County camp site.

Interviews with members of the U.S. Capitol Police who were overrun by pro-Trump rioters on Jan. 6 show just how quickly the command structure collapsed.

The department’s homicide clearance rate dropped significantly last year. Police say shooters wearing face masks is a big reason why.

Joseph Bologna was arrested in June after a baton-beating video went viral.

Ahead of MLK Day, we reflect on racial justice and equity at the end of the Trump era.