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Policing

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Community
NBC10

Video of Allentown officer kneeling on man sparks protests

Various protesters in Allentown took to the streets Saturday night, demanding answers from the city’s mayor, Ray O'Connell, and Police Chief Glenn Granitz.

6 years ago

Keandra McDole stands with a sketch of her brother, Jeremy
Courts & Law

Protesters demand reopening of case in Del. police killing of Jeremy McDole

Senior Cpl. Joseph Dellose fatally shot 28-year-old Jeremy McDole, who was sitting in his wheelchair at the time, in September 2015 in Wilmington.

6 years ago

Community
Billy Penn

When the police watch your family picnic, none of the options are good

Black Philadelphians shouldn’t have to choose between having a “good day” and addressing racism.

6 years ago

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the “Back the Blue” rally at Philadelphia FOP Lodge #5. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Invoking police and the economy, Biden and Pence compete for Pa.’s swing voters

Mike Pence and Joe Biden launched competing events in Pa., featuring sweeping economic plans, and tense clashes between supporters and protesters.

6 years ago

King Hill
Courts & Law
NBC10

Philly Police search for missing 2-year-old, mom pleads for boy’s return

King Hill was reported missing from his Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, Philadelphia police say.

6 years ago

(Kalim A. Bhatti/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Everything you need to know about Pa. police reform efforts by the legislature

Gov. Tom Wolf plans to sign two reform measures, including one that would create a confidential police misconduct database.

6 years ago

Lawmakers with the  Legislative Black Caucus stage a protest on the Pennsylvania House floor to demand action on bills addressing police violence and brutality, Monday, June 8, 2020. (PA House Dems)
The Why
Courts & Law

Fast-tracking police reforms

Recent civil unrest has pressured state and city lawmakers to pass police reform bills that had been previously ignored. But these new measures only go so far.

Air Date: July 9, 2020

Listen 22:31
Timothy Cook
Community

COVID court shutdown leaves Woodlynne councilman and son in legal limbo after clash with police

Councilman Cook lost two jobs and his son might not get to join the Marines because of charges from a February incident with police at their home.

6 years ago

George Floyd mural in LA
NPR
Courts & Law

Transcripts of police body cams show Floyd pleaded 20 times that he couldn’t breathe

The transcripts from cameras worn by ex-officers Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng were filed in Minnesota state court as part of a motion to dismiss charges against Lane.

6 years ago

Community Conversations
Community

Police Reimagined: DA Larry Krasner extended interview

DA Larry Krasner discusses defunding the police and the future of public safety with WHYY Community Engagement Editor Christopher Norris in this extended interview.

6 years ago

Community Conversations
Community

Police reimagined: The future of public safety, part 4

WHYY's Community Engagement Editor Christopher Norris leads a discussion on defunding the police & the future of public safety.

6 years ago

A protest near Dover on June 9 ended with the arrest of 22 people. (Del. Dept. of Justice)
Courts & Law

Del. police groups slam AG’s decision not to prosecute protesters

Del.’s AG said it served “no good purpose” to prosecute 22 protesters arrested last month. The state’s largest police unions say they’re “under attack.”

6 years ago

Listen 1:37
City Hall in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

The 2020 budget process was complicated. So was my ‘yes’ vote.

Councilmember Isaiah Thomas, who is frustrated at how much tax dollars are spent on police, explains why he voted yes on a budget that didn’t “defund the police.”

6 years ago

Protesters rallied outside the Philly police headquarters to demand the firing of officers identified in the Facebook database. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Radio Times
Community

Police reform roundtable

Marty and her guests discuss policing reform - why some efforts have failed, and what new approaches might stem pervasive police misconduct.

Air Date: July 8, 2020 10:00 am

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A video surfaced of Police Chief Hiel Bartlett and another officer, Patrolman Matthew Gustin, making an arrest in which some Bradford, Pa. residents say they used excessive force. (Screenshot)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Police brutality allegations rock rural Pa. town after chief is caught on video macing handcuffed suspect

It’s a small town where people typically hold police officers in high regard, but amid national conversation about police brutality, there’s a groundswell pushing for change.

6 years ago

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