PSA: How to avoid purse snatchers in Philly this summer
Philly Police and urban researchers agree: warm weather season is petty theft season.
Posts tagged with Public Safety
CeaseFire PA offers toolkit for Philly students in National School Walkout
"We're seeing students take this all upon themselves."
Street harassment in Philly: Unsafe, uncomfortable and untracked
There’s no way to quantify what may not even be illegal: “Sometimes it’s just annoying, and sometimes it’s terrifying.”
Why Philly police are skeptical of this safety app that alerts 911
SafeTrek reports to 911 dispatchers and police precincts in the city, but local police are concerned they've never heard of it.
2017 Who’s Next resolutions: What young Philly leaders want for the city this year
From criminal justice reform to Vision Zero, how Philly can improve.
The design story behind the new light garden at the Spring Garden El stop
It's public art, and it's been in the works for years.
The Temple mob attack and the Knockout Game in Philly
Philly's had problems with this before.
Did Pat Toomey ‘cross party lines’ to tighten gun laws for suspected terrorists?
Toomey's record when it comes to tightening gun laws for suspected terrorists is a bit murky.