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A Philadelphia police officer is dead and thanks to 'gun-crazy' politicians his killer is on the loose, DA says
Politicians who "serve the NRA's bloody agenda" have made it harder to track down perpetrators of g…
Charles R. Davis
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An American Airlines flight attendant was found dead at a Philadelphia airport hotel with a 'cloth in her mouth,' police say
An American Airlines flight attendant found dead in an airport hotel room with cloth in her mouth l…
Charles R. Davis
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Prosecutors seek to revoke bail curiously given to Philadelphia cop charged with first-degree murder
Officer Mark Dial is accused of killing 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry during a traffic stop last month…
Charles R. Davis
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Multiple people wounded, three dead, in 'horrendous' mass shooting in Philadelphia, police say
Police identified the three victims who died as a result of the shooting as a 22-year-old, 27-year-…
Taylor Ardrey
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Thieves stole at least 1 million dimes — that's $100K — from a cargo truck parked overnight at a Philadelphia Walmart, police say
The cargo truck was reportedly carrying $750,000 in dimes from a US Mint in Philadelphia to Florida…
Sarah Jackson
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2 men charged with carrying firearms without a permit near Philadelphia Convention Center where votes are being counted
The men drove a silver Hummer with Virginia plates, Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner said, bringing se…
Charles Davis
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Police shoot and kill a Black man, identified by family as Walter Wallace Jr., in West Philadelphia
The man was pronounced dead at a local hospital, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Charles Davis
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A Philadelphia cop is being sued because he kept taking off his pants in the office around other police officers: lawsuit
"We're going to take it to a jury and see what they have to say about Mr. Fruit Of The Loom," J. Co…
Katie Balevic
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A Philadelphia police officer smacked a protester in the head with a metal baton. His police union is selling T-shirts defending him.
Joseph Bologna has been charged with aggravated assault for beating a protester with a metal baton.…
Isaac Scher
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A woman who was 7 months pregnant was fatally shot while returning home from her baby shower in Philadelphia, police say
The police said the 32-year-old woman had been bringing gifts from her baby shower into her home wh…
Taylor Ardrey
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5 people killed, including one kid, in Philadelphia shooting; suspect with 'AR-style' weapon and bulletproof vest arrested
The shooting suspect is currently in police custody, according to Philadelphia Police Commissioner …
Charles R. Davis
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Philadelphia police will no longer pull people over for minor traffic stops that disproportionately affected Black drivers
Data found Black drivers in accounted for 72% of police stops for vehicle code violations, while on…
Morgan Keith
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A Black woman in Philadelphia spent almost a week in jail because Texas police thought she looked like a shoplifter. But she had never been to Texas.
Julie Hudson, a PhD student in Philadelphia, told NBC News that the ordeal made her feel "crazy." T…
Charles R. Davis
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A woman was raped on a train near Philadelphia while other riders who witnessed the assault did nothing, police say
"If somebody who witnessed this had called 911, it's possible that we would have been able to inter…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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3 police officers were charged in the killing of 8-year-old Fanta Bility in a Philadelphia suburb
Sharon Hill Police Department officers Devon Smith, Sean Dolan, and Brian Devaney were charged with…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Philadelphia police officer charged with assault and making 'terroristic threats' during a naked fight involving a teenage boy
Det. Robert Redanauer is accused of pointing a handgun at two people, one of them a minor, and thre…
Charles Davis
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Police officers are getting raises for wearing body cameras — at the expense of taxpayers
Police unions seeking substantial raises for officers made to wear body cams are calling the increa…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Progressive prosecutor Larry Krasner is taking on gun violence and ‘dirty cops’ in Philadelphia
In an interview, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner defended his handling of the city's g…
Charles R. Davis
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4 students shot, 1 killed at Philadelphia high school football scrimmage
A 14-year-old high school student was killed in the shooting, according to authorities. The victims…
Erin Snodgrass
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Following protests over the police shooting death of Walter Wallace Jr., Philadelphia City Council passes a ban on police use of tear gas and rubber bullets
Philadelphia is the largest city to pass a ban on "less-lethal" weapons in protests, according to t…