Carjacking in Philadelphia declined sharply last year from 2022’s record high, thanks in part to federal-local law enforcement cooperation.
By Paul Davis
Paul Davis: The DEA on the enduring and emerging threat of drugs
The continually increasing amount of deadly drugs coming over the border means that serious solutions are needed.
By Paul Davis
Thom Nickels: Peace, drugs, Earth Day, and murder — a look back at Philadelphia’s Ira Einhorn
The infamous counterculture guru and his local connections.
By Thom Nickels
Paul Davis: South Philly’s drug addicts, aggressive homeless and assorted shady characters
Kensington isn’t the only neighborhood troubled by lawlessness.
By Paul Davis
Paul Davis: The Kensington Initiative
A veteran narcotics officer on combating the Kensington open-air drug market.
By Paul Davis
A third of fatal drug-related car crashes in Philadelphia are linked to fentanyl
That’s the highest rate of all cities in the commonwealth.
By Anthony Hennen
Scott L. Bohn: Police and first responders need the latest tools to fight overdose deaths
Our first responders need the tools to help us save lives. An average of fourteen Pennsylvanians die every day from an overdose.
By Scott L. Bohn
McCormick: Consider limited military action against drug cartels
The Senate candidate wants to make fentanyl a national priority, he said, and criticized President Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey for failed leadership.
By Anthony Hennen
Paul Davis: Police offer tips on how to avoid being carjacked
“Know where you are, who is near you, and who is approaching you,” Captain John Ryan said.
By Paul Davis
Lawsuits allege government union officers engaged in dubious financial schemes
Firefighters and corrections officers file separate lawsuits against their union leadership in state court.
By Kevin Mooney