Policing

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.

Philadelphia police will be staffed in case of emergency Saturday through Inauguration Day. Commissioner Outlaw says other law enforcement are on call.

The unions said Wednesday that tougher security measures are needed in light of last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Getting hit by a rubber bullet helped Judith Max Palmer understand the wanton violence that Black communities experience too often at the hands of police.

The data is critical to detecting potential racial profiling, but the agency had quietly stopped collecting it in 2012.

Seven Philadelphia transit cops are under investigation for attending the “Save America Rally" that came before insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol.

Philadelphia CARES offers families services immediately after a murder. The program launched in 2018 thanks to a $1 million grant.

The mayor emphasized he supports the First Amendment right to free speech.

Police who guard the Pennsylvania Capitol are working to be more visible and have been coordinating plans with other agencies to secure the building.

Steven Sund said officials denied or delayed his request for assistance from the National Guard six times before and after the U.S. Capitol riots had already started.

The detective’s assignment has been changed pending the outcome of the investigation. 

Sicknick's death has shaken America as it grapples with how an armed mob could storm the halls of the U.S. Capitol as the presidential election results were being certified.

Camden County officials said there were 2,796 criminal activity reports logged in the city during 2020, compared to 3,298 in 2019.