Policing

When I lost my sublet and joined the community of people living at a fixed address, I found that police perceived me as a danger.

The report also found the department’s lack of planning left officers vulnerable.

Pa.'s State Police mounted patrol unit provides security and crowd control at community and large scale events. Now PSP is looking for members to fill out its 28 horse team.

The 4-3 decision said the state constitution's privacy protections are greater than the U.S. Constitution's and that those protections extend to vehicles.

White supremacists plotted to attack power stations in the southeastern U.S.

The statewide policy — which was last updated two decades ago — will emphasize de-escalation techniques and prohibit officers from using force except as a last resort.

Union reps described understaffing, cardboard dividers and pressure to avoid complaints.

The city has struggled to secure convictions for non-fatal shootings and illegal gun possession. A new collaboration seeks to change that.

In an attempt to further criminal justice reform efforts, township officials have secured federal funding to equip its officers with the cameras.

Initial complaints made by members of the deaf and hard of hearing community, which went as far back as 2011, led the PPD to enter a settlement with the DOJ in 2018.

Nearly 200 people incarcerated in Philadelphia prisons are currently infected with COVID-19. Less than a month ago, that total was just over 20.

Authorities say a Delaware police officer was wounded and an attempted murder suspect from Pennsylvania shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire at a motel in Delaware.

A federal grand jury has indicted Hassan Elliott and three co-defendants in connection to the shooting death of Sgt. James O’Connor in March.

Philadelphia voters approved a new independent commission for people to file complaints against the police last month. The old one was criticized as ineffective.

A Philadelphia police officer shot and critically injured a man who authorities say was armed with a knife in Feltonville.