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Free Speech

Police, Springfield Township agree to injunction on Thin Blue Line flag ban

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023
Linda Stein
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Banning this flag — and only this flag — raises First Amendment issues, the plaintiffs’ lawyer says.
By Linda Stein

Law Enforcement

Paul Davis: A veteran police sergeant speaks out

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023
Paul Davis

Retired sergeant Gary Capuano talks about what is ailing the city.
By Paul Davis

Crime

Thom Nickels: Strawberry Mansion and the Krasner Effect

November 11, 2022November 12, 2022
Thom Nickels
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Nothing is sacred and no one is safe when the DA’s top concern is no longer stopping crime.
by Thom Nickels

Law Enforcement

Paul Davis: Too many Philly cops are saying, “Exit, stage left!”

November 10, 2022November 11, 2022
Paul Davis
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Faced with a hostile mayor and district attorney, Philly cops are defunding themselves.
By Paul Davis

Crime

Philadelphia Police Department’s accreditation is up for revocation again

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022
A. Benjamin Mannes

Despite a late-July vote to retain accreditation for Pennsylvania’s largest police department, Commissioner Danielle Outlaw has again been put on notice for ordering her department to comply with the controversial “Driving Equality Law,” a municipal ordinance that downgraded offenses still codified by the Pennsylvania vehicle code.
By A. Benjamin Mannes

Crime

Exclusive: Upper Darby underreporting homicides to state crime database

August 24, 2022August 24, 2022
Todd Shepherd

As Philadelphia reports daily on a homicide rate that continues to soar, measuring crime in Pennsylvania’s sixth-largest city as well as other neighboring counties proves to be a completely different challenge.
By Todd Shepherd

Election

Senatorial Candidate Spotlight: Crime

August 24, 2022August 24, 2022
The Editors
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As our Candidate Spotlight Series ramps up with week five, Mehmet Oz and John Fetterman outline their plans to support effective policing.
From The Editors

Law Enforcement

Basewitz + Snitzer: Want to reduce crime? Let’s start by respecting police work

May 25, 2022June 4, 2022
Alan Basewitz and Paul Snitzer
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No amount of policy-making or lamenting rising violence in cities like Philadelphia will allow the police to do their jobs. We must respect and re-valorize the work of everyday officers.
By Alan Basewitz and Paul Snitzer

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

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