Policing

Philadelphians are looking for answers on why police officers were not able to de-escalate the situation when called to the scene of a man wielding a knife.

As people began protesting another Black man’s death at the hands of police, Council was discussing a ballot measure meant to create more police oversight.

The unidentified man was shot by police on Locust and South 61st streets shortly before 5 p.m. He later died at the hospital.

Uniformed police are generally not allowed around polling places, and the Pentagon doesn't want to get involved. Still, they're getting ready if things get out of control.

A former SEPTA police officer is facing multiple assault charges for allegedly bashing two protesters with a baton during protests of police violence in May.

Chauvin now faces two counts going forward: second-degree murder and manslaughter.

About a dozen recordings from the stop show a New Jersey state trooper firing his handgun six times, killing Gordon after struggling with him on the side of the highway.

The Committee on Public Safety voted in favor of the bill after two hearings wherein Philadelphians said police used tear gas and rubber bullets indiscriminately.

An anonymous grand juror who sat on the panel last month had sued to speak publicly.

Most of the bill’s provisions would take effect immediately, although it is unclear whether the measure could clear all legislative hurdles and be signed by Election Day.

A Delaware panel working to develop policing reforms following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor turns to N.J.’s Attorney General for advice.

Amy Cooper drew condemnation and was fired from her job after frantically calling 911 to claim she was being threatened by “an African American man," Christian Cooper.

Philadelphia police union wants to keep their bargaining efforts private and are against hearings on city proposals with public input.

The white teenager accused of fatally shooting two demonstrators and injuring a third in Wisconsin in August will not be charged with gun crimes in his home state.

The officer acted appropriately last month in shooting to death a Lancaster man who was wielding a knife at the officer and chasing him after his sister called 911 for help.