A retired Philadelphia detective who was on the periphery of the Imbo and Petrone missing persons case twenty years ago […]
Philly DA Krasner receives endorsement from Democratic ward leader convicted of sex offenses against a minor
Editor’s note: Readers are advised the following story uses graphic language regarding the definition of certain Pennsylvania statutes concerning sex […]
Paul Davis: ICE gives illegal immigrant criminals the boot
To protest the recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and operations ordered by President Trump, some businesses in […]
Ben Mannes: Not so fast — violent crime is up even as murders are down
People may be lulled into a false sense of security as Philadelphia’s murder rate dropped sharply over the last year, but violent crime is up nearly 50 percent.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Paul Davis: Biden lets Philly murderer Kaboni Savage off of death row
President Biden’s parting gift to America was to pardon or commute the sentences of scores of violent criminals. One of […]
From the Editors: Pennsylvania’s crime statistics shouldn’t be open to retroactive edits
Collecting crime data has always been difficult and will always likely remain so. But just because collecting crime statistics is […]
Paul Davis: Arrested — suspected thief is alleged to have stolen more than $160,000 worth of items from parked cars.
Some years ago, I discovered that my parked car in South Philadelphia had been broken into and several items had […]
Paul Davis: Christmas cyber crime — FBI warns of holiday scams targeting shoppers and donors
A friend of mine called me and told me sarcastically that he received his Christmas gift early. Someone hacked his […]
Andy Bloom: I’m glad Joe Biden pardoned Hunter
Trump supporters are going to disagree with me, but I’m glad Joe Biden broke his promise and pardoned his son […]
