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Jacob Blake protests in Kenosha, Wis.
Community

17-year-old arrested in killing of 2 people in Kenosha

Protests erupted after police shot Jacob Blake, who now has paralysis from the waist down. Attorney Ben Crump said it would “take a miracle” for Blake to walk again.

6 years ago

A protester sits on a car
Community

Jacob Blake’s father says son has paralysis from waist down after being shot by police

Anger over the shooting spilled into the streets of Kenosha for a second night Monday, with police again firing tear gas at hundreds of protesters.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw offered accolades to officers and officials involved in the 5th raid of the Kensington Initiative  at a press conference announcing results Monday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Authorities seize drugs, cash, horse tranquilizers in Kensington bust

Federal, state and local officials framed the announcement as a step in Philadelphia’s effort to stem a rising tide of gun violence and homicides.

6 years ago

Protests erupt after police shoot Black man in Wisconsin
NPR
Community

Protests erupt after video shows Wisconsin police shooting Black man as he enters car

City police said the person was in serious condition and being treated at a hospital. Local media identified the man as 29-year-old Jacob Blake.

6 years ago

Tawanda Jones is pictured at a Black Lives Matter march
Community

After George Floyd, can Camden policing live up to national praise?

After drawing national headlines for the way Camden police have built trust with residents, recent incidents show residents standing up to officers.

6 years ago

Sarai Ford marches with a group of young people calling for an end to gun violence on July 20, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

When it comes to its gun violence epidemic, Philly is struggling to control the spread

The city has some pieces of a public health strategy in place, but experts and community leaders say it needs to do more to quell gun violence long term.

6 years ago

Surveillance footage from  Sunday January 5, 2020 in Milford, Del. (Delaware DOJ)
Courts & Law

AG backs Delaware officers who killed Black man

The report cleared Milford police officers Nigel Golding and Brandon Karpin of criminal wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of Brandon Roberts, 27.

6 years ago

SCREENSHOTS COURTESY BLACK LIVES MATTER PHILLY
Community
Billy Penn

Fake extortion notes claiming to be from Black Lives Matter Philly circulate in Bucks County

Police are investigating the mailed arson threats — which BLM confirms it definitely did not send.

6 years ago

A bullet hole in a vehicle outside Clayborn and Lewis Playground in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘Your whole day is watching your back’: Philly on edge after another violent weekend

Thirty-five people were shot in Philly over the weekend, leaving communities on edge and residents to keep children inside and avoid their stoops.

6 years ago

Listen 2:21
Philadelphia's First Deputy Managing Director Tumar Alexander. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

‘We’re losing too many talented, bright people’: Philly’s next managing director vows to combat violence

Philadelphia’s incoming managing director Tumar Alexander says preventing violence is his top priority and brings more diplomatic style than Brian Abernathy.

6 years ago

Bucks County town hall on police reform proposals
Courts & Law

Bucks County residents show bipartisan support for police reforms, including chokehold ban

All the proposals were drawn from the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which passed the U.S. House and awaits deliberation in the Senate.

6 years ago

Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin is seen struggling to force George Floyd into the back seat of a police SUV, in newly released body camera video recorded by officer Tou Thao. Both Chauvin and Thao were fired, along with two other officers involved in Floyd's death on Memorial Day. All four former officers are facing charges. (Hennepin County/MPR/YouTube/Screenshot by NPR )
NPR
Courts & Law

Body camera video of George Floyd and police offers new details of deadly encounter

Newly released officer-worn body camera video is giving a fuller view of the tense scene in which George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis on Memorial Day.

6 years ago

A closeup of a Delaware State Police vehicle
Courts & Law

‘It’s not just discouraged. It’s now a crime.’ Delaware officially bans the use of chokeholds

Before this year’s national attention on the deadly use of chokeholds by police in the George Floyd case, Delaware law was silent on the practice. It’s now banned.

6 years ago

Policer officers watch as a gunman is apprehended following a standoff Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law

Alleged gunman in North Philly standoff to stand trial on more charges

Nearly one year to the day after the standoff, a judge ordered Maurice Hill to stand trial on additional counts of attempted murder and aggravated assault.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Police Department van
Courts & Law

Philly officials ask residents to turn in unwanted guns

Amidst a rising tide of gun violence, city officials are hoping residents will anonymously turn in any guns they find or don't want at two church locations Saturday.

6 years ago

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