Updated: September 26, 2023 | 4:52 pm
tag | Philadelphia police
August 17, 2023 | 9:40 AM
Philadelphia Police Department reversal: Body cam footage disproves initial police narrative on deadly Kensington shooting
When asked about rebuilding trust with the public, Police Commissioner Outlaw likened the incident to taking “50 steps back.”
March 17, 2022 | 4:51 PM
Philadelphia police officer charged with perjury after arrest audit
A Philadelphia police officer has been charged with perjury and other counts after investigators say he gave false statements and testimony in the arrest of a person accused of a firearms violation.
March 8, 2022 | 5:09 PM
Police officer to be fired for fatally shooting Philadelphia boy
Philadelphia police officer will be suspended and fired for violating the department’s use of force policy when he shot and killed a 12-year-old boy.
Updated: 2022-03-04 05:00:00
Philadelphia police shoot and kill a boy after officers in a car were shot at, officials say
A 12-year-old boy died after he was shot by Philadelphia police after police said they were shot at.
Updated: 2022-02-23 16:31:00
Police union sues over Philadelphia ban on low-level stops
The Philadelphia Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate a city law banning officers from pulling over drivers for low-level offenses, saying the law illegally preempts existing state laws on traffic violations.
November 23, 2021 | 2:19 PM
8 Philadelphia police employees accused of pandemic fraud
Eight civilian Philadelphia Police Department employees have been indicted on charges of collecting Pandemic Unemployment Assistance they were not entitled to. Seven of the employees are dispatchers and one is a clerk.
September 15, 2021 | 4:40 PM
Philadelphia police assaulted her and kept her from her toddler for hours. Now they’ll pay $2 million
Rickia Young was driving through West Philadelphia when she found herself in the middle of a protest. Officers dragged Young and her nephew out of her car, beat them and kept her away from her son for several hours.
April 1, 2021 | 5:45 PM
Off-duty police officers accused of assault in Philadelphia
Authorities said Thursday that Inspector James Smith and former Detective Patrick Smith were off duty and in a car when they confronted a 27-year-old pedestrian in a shopping center parking lot in August. The victim suffered a black eye and bruises on his head, arms and legs.
