Major Kensington drug boss sentenced to prison for distributing narcotics labeled ‘Funeral’
By Paul Davis
Ben Mannes: Rising crime is a referendum on identity politics
Skyrocketing violent crime rates from Philadelphia to Yeadon serve as an indictment of senior public safety appointments made through the lens of identity politics.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Thom Nickels: Strawberry Mansion and the Krasner Effect
Nothing is sacred and no one is safe when the DA’s top concern is no longer stopping crime.
by Thom Nickels
Bridging Blocks: Grappling with America’s guns
Broad + Liberty is pleased to announce that our CEO, Terry Tracy, will be joining other voices from around the region in a series of conversations moderated by WHYY’s Amir Richardson and Christopher Norris. The first of these events is happening tomorrow, Nov. 9, ffrom 6 to 7:30 p.m. at […]
Patty-Pat Kozlowski: Just one more thought in this Fetterman/Oz dogfight
Fetterman’s crime policies include voting to free perpetrators of a heinous Philadelphia murder.
By Patty-Pat Kozlowski
Man exonerated by Krasner pleads guilty to gun crime and assault from 2021 incident
Released in 2019 thanks to the DA’s Conviction Integrity Unit, James Frazier was committing violent crime again by 2021.
By Todd Shepherd
Former Scanlon staffer and mayoral candidate at center of controversy over money missing from Chichester football booster club
Since the summer, the Chichester School District has been investigating $12,000 missing from its high school football booster club.
By Todd Shepherd
Philly’s crime surge puts suburban voters on edge — and is affecting their decisions
The Bucks County district attorney and the public safety director for Bensalem both said Philadelphia’s reform philosophy is impacting their jurisdictions.
By Todd Shepherd
Patty-Pat Kozlowski: A love letter to Philly, from a criminal
Why, Mayor Kenney, do you think signing an executive order would stop criminals from carrying guns? The bad guys don’t listen to you.
By Patty-Pat Kozlowski
Philadelphia Police Department’s accreditation is up for revocation again
Despite a late-July vote to retain accreditation for Pennsylvania’s largest police department, Commissioner Danielle Outlaw has again been put on notice for ordering her department to comply with the controversial “Driving Equality Law,” a municipal ordinance that downgraded offenses still codified by the Pennsylvania vehicle code.
By A. Benjamin Mannes