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
Paul Davis: Mayor Kenney’s latest order is a futile and stupid gesture
Kenney wishes to be seen as doing something, but what he’s done will have no effect on the violence sweeping the city.
By Paul Davis
Committee testimony highlights conviction rate drop under Krasner
Testimony before the House Select Committee investigating crime in Philadelphia turned away from personal stories and toward data and policy Friday.
By Marco Cerino
Lisa Hart: Krasner ignores victims and sides with murderers — including my parents’ killer
I was just a baby when my parents were brutally murdered in their home in 1984. Their killer was captured, tried, convicted, and sentenced to death by a jury of his peers. Now Larry Krasner wants to reverse that jury’s sentence, and doesn’t think the victim’s family should have a say in the matter.
By Lisa Hart
Retired cops could boost police numbers under Solomon’s proposal
Northeast Philadelphia Democrat emphasizes the need for a solution to police officer shortages in the city.
By Anthony Hennen