Topic: Philadelphia Police Department

Police can legally question citizens without reasonable suspicion or probable cause in what are called “mere encounters.” But do citizens know they’re free to walk away?

Police and researchers say lighter caseloads and other factors are helping police clear more cases — but many families are still waiting for answers

Gun license revocations more than doubled over the past five years. Now the Justice Department is investigating

A state senator urges the state to give cost-of-living raises to retired police officers and firefighters. It’s simply what they deserve

Police revoked the licenses of a Black Panther-inspired group because of their “character and reputation.” The Black Lions argue it’s payback for policing the police

When police die by suicide, their loved ones often lose benefits. Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia, may now change that

Progressives cheered, but the Sheriff’s viral press conference about Trump and ICE was a spectacle Philly can ill afford on the national stage right now

Philadelphia has the country’s second-highest rate of package theft. Whose fault is it — and what is the solution?

The $5.5 million pilot program is a key part of Mayor Parker’s plan to address the addiction and homelessness issues in the ravaged neighborhood. Nine months in, no one seems to know when — or if — we’ll know it’s successful

One Philadelphian learns a complicated lesson in how to help a stranger in public mental health distress — featuring a confusing municipal system and one very simple (and under funded) solution