Public Safety

Teens working the program as Play Captains have had to undergo special training in light of the ongoing gun violence crisis.

Larry Krasner said giving young people an outlet such as a pool could help quell the rising tide of violence in Philadelphia.

The Jan. 6 panel said it is looking closely at any ties between people in Trump’s orbit and extremist groups accused of helping put into motion the violence at the Capitol.

Thomas Nestel III retired after nearly a decade leading the police force, one of Pennsylvania’s largest.

The temporary extension of the city’s curfew to 16- and 17-year-olds is part of an effort to keep young people from being involved in crime late at night.

Overall “incidents of disrespect” against transit workers appear to be dropping, and the agency is working to find solutions.

The number of physical and verbal assaults on Philadelphia Parking Authority officers has been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Authorities said the purchases were allowed even though police were called to his home twice in 2019 for threats of violence and suicide.

“From what we see in the community," said one anti-gun violence advocate, "he’s asleep at the wheel."

The members of the city’s legislative body gathered in a display of unity after two cops were shot during the city’s Fourth of July festivities on the Parkway.

Nestel is leaving just short of 10 years on the job, after more than a quarter-century of working in law enforcement.

The basketball star detained in Russia wrote a letter saying she feared she might never return home and asking that he not " forget about me and the other American Detainees."

Two police officers were wounded. It's unclear whether they were shot intentionally.

One officer suffered a graze wound to the head, while the other was wounded in the shoulder.