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Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. State Police resume tracking racial data during traffic stops in response to Spotlight PA report

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

6 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

SEPTA police investigating 7 officers who attended Trump rally that preceded Capitol riot

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

6 years ago

Myra Maxwell speaks at a podium with a sign stating the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office in front of her.
Courts & Law

New funding for Philly program that helps families of murder victims

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

6 years ago

PPD officers watch protesters during a demonstration decrying police violence. (Kimberly Paynter / WHYY)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Know a City of Philadelphia employee who took part in the insurrection? Kenney asks for tips

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

6 years ago

The exterior of The Pennsylvania Capitol
Politics & Policy

Police move to increase security at Pennsylvania Capitol

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

6 years ago

Police officers with face shields stand outside the Capitol
NPR
Politics & Policy

Ex-Capitol police chief says requests for National Guard denied 6 times in riots

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.

6 years ago

Trump supporters participate in a rally ahead of a violent insurrection at the Capitol building
Courts & Law
NBC10

Philly detective under investigation after allegedly attending Trump rally before riot

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

6 years ago

An American flag flies at half-staff in remembrance of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick above the Capitol Building
Community

‘Brian did his job’: Family remembers fallen Capitol officer

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.

6 years ago

A Camden County officer on patrol. (WHYY file photo)
Courts & Law

Camden sees lowest crime level in more than 50 years

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

6 years ago

File photo: A police car drives in Philadelphia, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law

‘It’s really a crisis that’s happening’: The new year is off to a violent start in Philadelphia

The city had just under 500 murders last year — the most in three decades. So far, 2021 isn’t shaping up to be much better.

6 years ago

The teen's father, jazz trumpeter Keyon Harrold, recorded the confrontation at a New York hotel in December and put the video online. (Keyon Harrold)
Courts & Law

Woman who accused Black teen of stealing phone is arrested

Miya Ponsetto, 22, was jailed Thursday in Ventura County, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office there said. It wasn't immediately clear what charges she might face.

6 years ago

A pro-Trump insurrectionist gestures to U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

After Capitol breach, Philly terrorism expert warns of coming ‘paramilitary’ insurgency — led by Trump

The first step to quelling an insurrection is installing a competent government, said author and Navy veteran Malcolm Nance.

6 years ago

Members of the U.S. Secret Service Counter Assault Team walk through the Rotunda as they and other federal police forces responded as violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol today, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Courts & Law

Police officer’s death intensifies Capitol siege questions

The U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement that Officer Brian D. Sicknick was injured “while physically engaging with protesters" during the Wednesday riot.

6 years ago

Police detain protesters in the aftermath of a march calling for justice over the death of George Floyd on Interstate 676 in Philadelphia, Monday, June 1, 2020. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law

Philly protesters’ lawyer: Police treatment of Capitol rioters shows two ‘Americas’

Attorney Liliana Zaragoza said the Capitol riots revealed that law enforcement “can refrain from using force when they choose.”

6 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol
NPR
Politics & Policy

Where was the security when a mob stormed the Capitol?

Armed with pro-Trump banners, the rioters far outnumbered and swiftly overwhelmed Capitol Police as they charged up the steps, smashed windows, broke into the Senate chamber.

6 years ago

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