Philly’s coronavirus response

Philly police to halt narcotics arrests, other charges during COVID outbreak

Officers can make exceptions if they think someone would “pose a threat” to public safety.

An ex-Philly cop is suing Meek Mill, Jay-Z and Amazon for a few seconds on screen

Former Officer Saqueta Williams appeared in “Free Meek” because she’s on the DA’s “Do Not Call” list.

Election 2019

Twitchy touchscreens, tiny font, button confusion: Did Philly’s new voting machines pass their test?

The city’s new devices ran into some issues, but most found them easy to use.

Krasner’s DAO

DA: Philly faces ‘crisis’ in prosecuting drug cases, with backlog of 37,000 untested kits

Without proper forensics, narcotics prosecution can be left with: “A guy was arrested with a bag of powder.”

Philly’s female cops sue police department over civil rights abuses every other month, records show

The misconduct lawsuit that unraveled ex-Commissioner Richard Ross’s career is one of dozens in recent years.

Philly’s first woman police commissioner brings distinguished career — and disciplinary record

Christine Coulter, the city’s new interim top cop, was implicated in a 1990s police beating.

Philly’s police commissioner resigns after lawsuit alleging affair with officer

Former Commissioner Ross is accused of ignoring harassment claims as retribution for a fizzled love affair.

Why Philly Police Commissioner Ross resigned and who’ll replace him

Ross was named in a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging an old affair caused bad judgement on sexual harassment complaints.

Facebook police database

After promising increased transparency, Philadelphia is redacting police complaint records

The city says the change is necessary to protect officers' identities.

Facebook police database

Exclusive: Philly police release hundreds of disciplinary records for ‘Facebook cops’

It's likely the largest records disclosure in department history.