Officers Held for Trial in Kensington Beating Case
By Austin Nolen After a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, the criminal case against former Philadelphia police officers Kevin Robinson and…
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Great Cities Face Great Challenges – The Urgency of Transparency & the Collaborative Review of Fatal Police Shootings
“ By Kenneth Lipp “Great cities face great challenges.” – Philly Police Officer-Involved-Shooting web page Commissioner Ramsey took time during a…
Internal Affairs Records Show Two Charged Officers Had a Long History of Documented Misconduct
By Kenneth Lipp Complaint records obtained by the Declaration from the Philly Police Internal Affairs Division reveal that two officers charged…
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,…
Misconduct Lawsuits Against Philadelphia Police Department Among Highest in the Country
By Dustin Slaughter The number of police misconduct lawsuits successfully brought against the Philadelphia Police Department since 2009 is among…
$500,000 settlement reached in latest police brutality lawsuit
By Joshua Albert Last week the city settled a law suit that netted James McKenna $490,000 after police gave him…
African American Lawyers Launch Public Records Offensive in Philly, and Nationwide, on Police Misconduct
By Dustin Slaughter In the wake of public outrage over Ferguson – and a long line of police shootings involving…
Philly cop files brutality suit against police department
By Sam Wood (Philly.com) Scores of brutality lawsuits are filed against the Philadelphia Police Department every year. But it’s unusual…
With Final Testimony and Closing Arguments Completed, Askia Sabur Awaits Verdict
Testimony from Philadelphia police narcotics officer Sergeant Edward Hays, as well as Askia Sabur’s cousin, Shawn Merritt, followed by closing…
Day Two of Askia Sabur’s Trial Puts Two Troubled Officers on Trial Instead
Yesterday saw day two of Askia Sabur’s trial, with another cross-examination of Officer Jimmy Leocal. By mid-afternoon, it quickly turned…
The Philly Declaration 