In Center City, police stops are down, but blacks are still targeted more, especially indoors

Philly Starbucks arrests

Per this thread, Philly Police were called because some black men were sitting around in Starbucks waiting for a friend. The men were ziptied and removed from the premises.

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Seven months into the fiscal year, the PPD has already used up its $57 million overtime budget. Nearly a quarter of the money paid for cops waiting to testify in court.

Philly Police: Sledding on the steps is illegal. Art Museum: We have no opinion.

The city’s landmark sledding spot is technically private property.

Krasner released the DAO’s list of ‘bad’ Philly cops, whose offenses included lying to investigators, drunk driving, burglary, excessive use of force and more

Mayor Kenney’s budget proposal, Cliff’s Notes version

Property taxes, opioid resources, school funding, road paving and lots more.

Turn over a gun to Philly cops, get a $75 gift card

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Philly cops almost never get punished for misconduct, even when it’s violent, new analysis finds

New DA Larry Krasner’s not sure what he’ll do with a list Seth Williams kept of Philly cops suspected of lying during testimony or falsifying evidence

Cops arrested a 20yo man from Malvern for the Sunday night car flipping on Broad

Philly organization Erase the Rate addresses gun violence by empowering the community

A “Walk to End Homicide” is set for February 10.

The substance the cops are using on the Broad Street poles is environmentally nontoxic, per its official website

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Philly Police got shirts made up for their ‘Pole Patrol’ duties in advance of Super Bowl LII

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Pornhub offered Philly 136 ‘barrels of lube’ to grease light poles for the Super Bowl

Good thing the Italian Market Festival gives Philly fans a chance to practice climbing these things

Is your outdoor security camera registered with the PPD? It only takes 10 minutes.

Police shootings went down in Philly and other cities that adopted DOJ reforms

Why police are finally looking into the Philly restaurant scammer case

Detectives are being made aware of “the hair lady” and her hustle.

The Week in Parking

The PPD is back at it with the slick videos

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Why Philly is paying to settle claims against cops found not guilty