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Policing

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Courts & Law

Pa. Supreme Court agrees to review suicide ruling in case of Philly woman with 20 stab wounds

First-grade teacher Ellen Greenberg, 27, was found in her apartment with 20 stab wounds.

11 months ago

Police are seen on the scene of an ATM explosion in Philly
Courts & Law

Philadelphia-area man sentenced to 7 1/2 years for his role in blowing up ATMs during 2020 protests

Some of the explosions came in the days and weeks that followed protests across the city sparked by the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.

11 months ago

Rowhouses in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond neighborhood
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Courts & Law

Philly’s controversial for-profit eviction system could shut down in the coming weeks

The Landlord and Tenant Office may not have the insurance it needs to continue operating.

11 months ago

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Dr. Janine Darby speaking at a podium
Courts & Law

Montco officials identify human remains recovered in Towamencin Township in March

Officials said they don’t suspect foul play and are listing the cause of death as “undetermined.”

11 months ago

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Ronald Rowe and Paul Abbate
Politics & Policy

Acting Secret Service director says he’s ‘ashamed’ after the Trump assassination attempt

Ronald Rowe is testifying Tuesday before two Senate committees. Rowe says he recently traveled to the Pennsylvania shooting site and says what he saw made him ashamed.

11 months ago

Mark Dial entering the courthouse
Courts & Law

Judge denies bid to move trial of ex-officer out of Philadelphia due to coverage, protests

Attorneys for former officer Mark Dial, who shot and killed Eddie Irizarry as he sat in his car in Kensington last August, sought the change of venue in the spring.

11 months ago

Larry Krasner
Courts & Law

Man charged in death of Philly cyclist had twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system, DA says

Prosecutors say Michael Vahey was driving nearly 60 miles per hour when he fatally struck Dr. Barbara Friedes. The DA’s office is seeking a $1 million bail.

11 months ago

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Kimberly Cheatle
Politics & Policy

Secret Service director steps down after assassination attempt against ex-President Trump at rally

Kimberly Cheatle, who had served as Secret Service director since August 2022, had been facing growing calls to resign.

11 months ago

Police car with siren flashing.
Courts & Law

Ex-Philly officer Edsual Mendoza gets at least 8 years in killing of 12-year-old Thomas ‘T.J.’ Sidiero

Mendoza said in court that he felt sorrow and regret just before he was sentenced to 8 to 20 years.

12 months ago

The back of a Philadelphia police van is seen on a street
Courts & Law

Ex-Philly detective James Pitts convicted of perjury in coerced murder confession case

James Pitts has been accused of aggressive physical interrogation tactics and coercing false confessions in numerous lawsuits and complaints.

12 months ago

Police tape and the flashing lights of a police vehicle behind
Community
6abc

Officer hospitalized after stolen car crashes into police cruiser in Germantown

The officer was taken to the hospital for observation but is expected to be okay.

12 months ago

Photo of Christopher Fitzgerald at his shrine
Courts & Law

Philadelphia won’t seek death penalty in Temple University officer’s death. Colleagues and family are upset

A spokesperson for DA Larry Krasner said the death penalty decision followed “extensive input” from both experts and Fitzgerald’s family.

12 months ago

Cherelle Parker speaking into a microphone
Community

‘This is not normal’: Mayor Parker promises help after Kingsessing mass shooting leaves 1 dead, 8 others injured

The incident apparently took place at a pop-up event advertised on social media.

12 months ago

An emergency vehicle, bottom right, stands near the scene of a two-vehicle accident on the southbound side of the Garden State Parkway in Clark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Urban Planning

New Jersey counties explore new strategies for roadway safety as fatalities rise

Various counties across New Jersey are exploring new strategies to make highways and roadways safer during the busy summer season.

1 year ago

Officers at the scene of a shooting in Philadelphia's Kensington section on June 22, 2024. (6abc)
Courts & Law

Police officer ‘fighting for his life’ after Kensington shooting, suspect charged

Mayor Parker said the husband, father and six-and-a-half-year veteran of PPD is on life support after Saturday’s shooting.

1 year ago

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