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.
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Philly police wanted to fire 15 officers over Facebook posts, but 9 already resigned
The first public hearing about the social media database was nearly eclipsed by all the other PPD scandals this summer.
Philly just got its first female police commissioner — 45 years after top cop used ‘God’s wisdom’ to keep women off the force
The 1970s PPD was wary of hormones, bad bones and gullibility.
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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.