Tate-Brown’s Mother Sues City, Officers for Son’s Death
By Austin Nolen Yesterday, Tanya Brown-Dickerson, the mother of Brandon Tate-Brown, filed a lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia and…
Posts Tagged 'Officer-Involved Shootings'
Civilian Police Oversight Chief Reviews New Brandon Tate-Brown Evidence
By Dustin Slaughter Speaking exclusively to The Declaration this afternoon, the Police Advisory Commission’s Executive Director, Kelvyn Anderson, says he reviewed several…
Department of Justice Urged to Release Philly Police Shooting Review Details to the Public – Not Just Police
By Kenneth Lipp Six months after a public forum was held at City Hall for the public to voice concerns…
Police Use of Force, Reporting the Data, and Philly’s Institutional Press
Declaration Editorial The latest by Morgan Zalot and Vinny Vella at Daily News, “Shell shocked: Stress lingers for cops who…
With 1 in 20 Philly Homicides Committed by Police, City Still Has Very Weak Oversight
By Jack Grauer The number of deaths by Philadelphia police gunfire between 2011 and 2013 equates to over 5% of…
Commissioner Ramsey Declines Comment on Unreported DC Police Killings
By Kenneth Lipp The Wall Street Journal published a report yesterday on a wide discrepancy between FBI data on police-involved…
Police Advisory Commission Delivers Annual Report Citing Flawed Discipline, Lack of Transparency
By Kenneth Lipp Monday night the Philadelphia Police Advisory Commission (PAC) delivered its annual report on officer-community relations efforts and…
16 People Wielding Pellet, Plastic Guns Shot by Philly Police Between 2007-2013
By Dustin Slaughter Between 2007 and 2013, Philadelphia police officers shot 16 residents – two fatally – who were carrying…
Philly Police Publish Data on Officer-Involved Shootings, Advisory Commission Issues Memo Regarding BB Gun Incidents
By Kenneth Lipp The Philadelphia Police Department has posted to its website a variety of data regarding Officer-Involved Shootings (OIS)…
