In my more than 30 years of covering crime and the cops in Philadelphia, I’ve come to know a good […]
Pennsylvania OKs $80M for crime data reporting, victim services
Police departments across Pennsylvania will get an $80 million boost.
By Anthony Hennen
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Why dissolving Jenkintown’s Police just isn’t that just
Outsourcing police coverage to neighboring towns is not a winning idea for Jenkintown residents.
By Michael Thomas Leibrandt
‘It’s personal’ says lawmaker spearheading police safety effort
Rep. Amen Brown is leading a bipartisan effort to make the job safer for cops in dangerous areas.
By Lauren Jessop
Ben Mannes: Examining the root cause for the murder of Temple Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald
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
Ben Mannes: Not just Memphis — How we can learn from the death of Tyre Nichols
When a city is hurting, it doesn’t just need more cops, but better cops.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Police, Springfield Township agree to injunction on Thin Blue Line flag ban
Banning this flag — and only this flag — raises First Amendment issues, the plaintiffs’ lawyer says.
By Linda Stein
Paul Davis: A veteran police sergeant speaks out
Retired sergeant Gary Capuano talks about what is ailing the city.
By Paul Davis
Thom Nickels: Strawberry Mansion and the Krasner Effect
Nothing is sacred and no one is safe when the DA’s top concern is no longer stopping crime.
by Thom Nickels
Paul Davis: Too many Philly cops are saying, “Exit, stage left!”
Faced with a hostile mayor and district attorney, Philly cops are defunding themselves.
By Paul Davis