Philadelphia and its surrounding counties are already wrestling with rampant public drug use, soaring homelessness, and crime. Now, Pennsylvania lawmakers […]
Paul Davis: An organized retail theft story
In my last piece here, I covered organized retail theft. A young woman read my piece and contacted me to […]
Bradley Vasoli: The drug war is lost. Hope is not
For a minute, the headlines were encouraging. “CDC: Drug Overdose Deaths Down More Than 25 Percent in 2024,” gushed U.S. […]
Paul Davis: PA Attorney General touts organized retail crime unit’s year of achievements
I was recently discussing shoplifting with a store manager in South Philadelphia. He was complaining about shoplifters, especially organized crews […]
Richard Kosich: A profile in cowardice — why Montgomery County rejected ICE cooperation
Neil Makhija and Jamila Winder, the chair and vice chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, respectively, recently penned […]
Paul Davis: Elder abuse scams
In my last piece posted here, I recalled a couple of my encounters with victims of elder abuse, and I […]
Paul Davis: The devastating effects of elder abuse
Some years ago, I attended a series of preliminary hearings at the 3rd police district in South Philadelphia as a […]
Paul Davis: ICE arrests local Russian national accused of al Qaeda membership
Back in June of 2015, Donald Trump, launching his presidential bid, criticized the Obama administration for allowing illegal immigrants to […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: It’s getting easier to separate the good guys from the bad guys
There are riots taking place in LA. There are warnings of more in NYC, Chicago, and even Norristown. President Trump […]
Patty-Pat Kozlowski: The ‘Summertime’ of the ’90s song is now a distant memory
Drums, please! The year is 1991 and DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince released the epitome of what it […]