Police misconduct in Philadelphia: Unsealed records name the city’s most cited cops
Even if officers assault civilians, they rarely face repercussions — and sometimes get promoted, newly released documents show.
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Philly police took photos of protesters’ tattoos, a surveillance tactic, before issuing simple tickets
A PPD spokesperson says the situation is under internal review — and the records will be destroyed.
Mayor Kenney’s second-in-command to resign over police reform efforts
Managing Director Brian Abernathy has been the target of protests calling for his resignation.
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Accurately tracking Philly’s gun violence epidemic depends on one guy named Gary
The city’s crime data recording system is “a rustic operation,” per the PPD.
Philly police held protesters overnight at decommissioned, ‘inhumane’ House of CorrectionsÂ
Nearly 50 people were locked in the shuttered jail two years after city officials deemed it unfit for human life.
Some Philly police aren’t wearing masks, and the city won’t enforce the rule
Face coverings have been shown to be an effective tool in fighting the pandemic’s spread.
Philly police punished for offensive Facebook posts are trying to get their jobs back — and so are those who voluntarily resigned
The civilian Police Advisory Commission says it’s been stonewalled trying to investigate.
Kenney, Outlaw admit they were wrong about 676 protest tear-gassing, officers involved to be fired
The deputy in charge that day took a voluntary demotion, and there’s now a moratorium on tear gas use by Philly police.
It’s the first year fireworks are legal in Philly, and police have gotten nearly 1,000 complaints
Mayor Kenney signed the law allowing their use on July 3, 2019.
University City has 5 overlapping police patrols, so Black students and neighbors walk cautiously
The area between Mantua and Kingsessing is inundated with local law enforcement.
‘There’s gonna be looting,’ police warned white Fishtowners, showing a close-knit relationship that plays out across Philly
The city has received a high volume of misconduct complaints since the protests began.
South Philly police captain removed after Columbus statue protests, amid larger PPD shakeup
Capt. Louis Campione has been on the force for 43 years.
Fundraiser for Black trans woman murdered in Philadelphia sees surging support
Dominique "Rem’mie" Fells was 27 years old when she was killed.
10 times Philly police were in the national spotlight for bad behavior
In one 2015 incident, officers were cleared in the killing of a Black man pulled over for a traffic violation.
Philly police commander seen beating protesters to face aggravated assault charges
Staff Inspector Joe Bologna has a history of misconduct and is linked to past PPD corruption scandals.
Philly police commissioner alters use of force policy after tear gas, warns about press arrests
Some in the department questioned why guidelines like this weren’t issued sooner.
Philly police say tear gas used because 676 protest turned hostile, but there’s no evidence that happened
Hundreds who’d gathered on the highway scrambled to escape the noxious fumes.
Kenney’s curfew echoes Rizzo-led protest shutdown in 1964
Back then, mayors had to invoke state law to keep residents inside.
Trial date set for sexual misconduct case that brought down former Philly police commissioner
The city usually settles this kind of case out of court.
Philly police radio dispatchers fear coronavirus outbreak as they field 911 calls with ‘makeshift masks’
PPD Commissioner Outlaw acknowledged conditions are “not ideal.”