A Broad + Liberty Right-to-Know request shows Philly D.A. Krasner’s office has yet to contact a single elected official to make the case for forensics.
By Todd Shepherd
PA talks more funding to expedite gun background checks
Officials from the Pennsylvania State Police on Tuesday testified in front of the House Appropriations Committee on firearm background checks.
By Anthony Hennen
Paul Davis: Is there a war on cops?
Nearly every Philly cop I speak to says there is. I sought further answers from State Senator Mike Regan.
By Paul Davis
Jeff Hurvitz: Police delay times are a symptom of a larger problem
Fewer police means more crime.
By Jeff Hurvitz
Larry Platt: Who has the guts to say we need cops?
For progressives, it’s the ultimate inconvenient truth: We need better, smarter policing and prosecution to combat gun violence. Eric Adams is saying that in NY. Anyone here care to agree?
By Larry Platt
Jeff Hurvitz: One Philly police district handcuffed by idealism
New hands-off policing measures will lead to negative ramifications in Philadelphia and beyond.
By Jeff Hurvitz
Katelin Gorski: An open letter to District Attorney Krasner, from the family of one of his victims
The list of families whose loved ones have been murdered by people who should have been in prison is growing long under D.A. Larry Krasner. Now my family is one of them.
By Katelin Gorski
Parents of slain 7-year-old Philadelphia boy speak out about Krasner’s policies
The parents of Zamar Jones, killed at 7, say that their son’s killer would have been off the streets had Philly D.A. Larry Krasner not reduced a felony gun charge in 2019.
By Todd Shepherd
Thom Nickels: Philadelphia, despoiled — looting, boarded-up stores and surveillance shows a city on the brink
Greedy criminals have once again besieged the city in the name of “social justice,” a trend continuously ignored by apathetic local officials.
By Thom Nickels
Stu Bykofsky: Looting: City sends message of weakness
Mayor Kenney and DA Krasner’s failure to contain rampant crime sprees across the city only encourages criminals to continue such anarchist tactics.
By Stu Bykofsky