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Crime

Records request shows no communications from Krasner seeking better forensic technologies for law enforcement

March 31, 2022April 4, 2022
Todd Shepherd
2

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

State Politics

PA talks more funding to expedite gun background checks

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022
Anthony Hennen

Officials from the Pennsylvania State Police on Tuesday testified in front of the House Appropriations Committee on firearm background checks.
By Anthony Hennen

Law Enforcement

Paul Davis: Is there a war on cops?

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022
Paul Davis

Nearly every Philly cop I speak to says there is. I sought further answers from State Senator Mike Regan.
By Paul Davis

Crime

Jeff Hurvitz: Police delay times are a symptom of a larger problem

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022
Jeff Hurvitz

Fewer police means more crime.
By Jeff Hurvitz

Crime

Larry Platt: Who has the guts to say we need cops?

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022
Larry Platt

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

Crime

Jeff Hurvitz: One Philly police district handcuffed by idealism

June 30, 2021June 30, 2021
Jeff Hurvitz
9

New hands-off policing measures will lead to negative ramifications in Philadelphia and beyond.
By Jeff Hurvitz

Crime

Katelin Gorski: An open letter to District Attorney Krasner, from the family of one of his victims

February 21, 2021February 25, 2021
Katelin Gorski
20

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

Crime

Parents of slain 7-year-old Philadelphia boy speak out about Krasner’s policies

January 7, 2021March 8, 2021
Todd Shepherd

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

Crime

Thom Nickels: Philadelphia, despoiled — looting, boarded-up stores and surveillance shows a city on the brink

November 12, 2020April 19, 2021
Thom Nickels
4

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

Crime

Stu Bykofsky: Looting: City sends message of weakness

November 1, 2020April 19, 2021
Stu Bykofsky
1

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

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Op-Ed

Guy Ciarrocchi: Democrats tell us who they are by what they fight for

Guy Ciarrocchi: Democrats tell us who they are by what they fight for

schedule June 16 2025
ink_pen Guy Ciarrocchi

Life coaches like to quote Oprah: “How you spend your time defines who you are.”  We have to concede that […]

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