Philly Police Officers with Record of Use of Force Complaints Indicted for Brutal Beating
By Kenneth Lipp Two Philadelphia Police Department officers have each been charged with 8 separate counts for the alleged assault,…
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Mark Your Calendar for ‘Philly After Ferguson’ Townhall with Police and Community Leaders
By Dustin Slaughter and Kenneth Lipp What happens when leaders from Philadelphia’s law enforcement, activist, and media communities hold a…
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…
Mother of Slain Son Calls on Police Commissioner to Enforce Use-of-Force Policies
Editor’s Note: This article originally quoted from Police Directive 22, which governs use of less-lethal force. Lethal force is governed…
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)…
Comcast Employee and SRC Member Taunts Children at a Comcast Sponsored Movie Screening
By Kenneth Lipp Last night at a screening of the film “Won’t Back Down” at the School District headquarters in…
Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. introduces bill to revive Police Advisory Commission
By Joshua Albert & Dustin Slaughter Today Philadelphia City Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr introduced a 2015 ballot measure to replace…
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