
Posts tagged with Philadelphia Police Department


Jim Kenney’s no good, very bad year: As pandemic and protests roiled Philadelphia, the mayor had regrets

Rocked by COVID outbreak, Philly 911 dispatchers say police department treats them like ‘collateral damage’
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Mayor Kenney, City Council advance on $14 million Taser buy for Philly police

Philly’s surprising arrest rate in reported violence against trans women this year: 100%

Philly police seek extra $18 million for protest coverage and raises

How mental health pros intervene on a 911 call — what didn’t happen for Walter Wallace Jr.

After Wallace shooting, Philly police seek $14 million for Tasers while overtime costs pile up

Philly police rebuffed offers from crisis response center to work together, director says

A parade of promises at West Philly community meeting, and Walter Wallace’s family walks out

Everything we know about the police killing of West Philly’s Walter Wallace Jr.

Trailer truck sliced open on Kelly Drive shouldn’t have been there anyway

Ballot question: Should Philly constitutionally abolish ‘stop and frisk’ — and would it make a difference?

Police misconduct in Philadelphia: Unsealed records name the city’s most cited cops

Philly police took photos of protesters’ tattoos, a surveillance tactic, before issuing simple tickets

Mayor Kenney’s second-in-command to resign over police reform efforts

Accurately tracking Philly’s gun violence epidemic depends on one guy named Gary

Philly police held protesters overnight at decommissioned, ‘inhumane’ House of Corrections

Some Philly police aren’t wearing masks, and the city won’t enforce the rule
