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Crime

Paul Davis: Ask any cop — Larry Krasner is soft on crime

March 24, 2023March 24, 2023
Paul Davis
2

Police officers question the DA’s commitment to stopping crime.
By Paul Davis

Crime

Ben Mannes: Examining the root cause for the murder of Temple Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald

February 19, 2023February 20, 2023
A. Benjamin Mannes
15

How the radically soft-on-crime policies of the mayor, district attorney, and police commissioner have made the city a destination for criminals.
By A. Benjamin Mannes

Crime

Ben Mannes: The curious case of Omar Dennis

January 9, 2023January 16, 2023
A. Benjamin Mannes
3

A teen murderer given a 27-year to life sentence in 1994 was released at the behest of District Attorney Larry Krasner in 2018. Last week, he was in an armed siege with the Philadelphia SWAT Team.
By A. Benjamin Mannes

The Courts

Court order complicates Pennsylvania GOP efforts to impeach Philly DA Krasner

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023
Anthony Hennen
1

The Commonwealth Court judge inserted the judiciary into the impeachment proceeding, a departure from state and federal precedents.
By Anthony Hennen

Law Enforcement

Ben Mannes: Krasner’s latest scandal — missing victim funds

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022
A. Benjamin Mannes
3

Taxpayer dollars are spent to prevent violent crime and relocate victims and witnesses, but recent reports indicate that the District Attorney and Managing Director’s Office have misallocated these funds.
By A. Benjamin Mannes

Crime

Paul Davis: Santa’s little self-helpers

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022
Paul Davis
3

This holiday season, brazen organized shoplifters may put retail stores out of business.
By Paul Davis

State Politics

Pennsylvania House votes to impeach Krasner

November 16, 2022November 17, 2022
Anthony Hennen
2

The 107-85 vote in favor of impeachment fell largely along party lines.
By Anthony Hennen

Crime

Thom Nickels: Strawberry Mansion and the Krasner Effect

November 11, 2022November 12, 2022
Thom Nickels
1

Nothing is sacred and no one is safe when the DA’s top concern is no longer stopping crime.
by Thom Nickels

Crime

Man exonerated by Krasner pleads guilty to gun crime and assault from 2021 incident

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022
Todd Shepherd

Released in 2019 thanks to the DA’s Conviction Integrity Unit, James Frazier was committing violent crime again by 2021.

By Todd Shepherd

State Politics

Krasner probe: House Republican connects request to Shapiro, his office says ‘unequivocally false’

October 25, 2022November 4, 2022
Anthony Hennen

Rep. John Lawrence claimed that Shapiro called for the expanded probe into the embattled district attorney.
By Anthony Hennen

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