Topic: Philadelphia Police Department

How about we keep murderous cops off the force to begin with? WURD’s midday host lays out a plan to do that

Less police funding wouldn’t have spared George Floyd’s life or upended systemic racism. But real reform of police unions might

Three years ago, Mayor Kenney “reestablished” the department’s civilian oversight board. So, WURD’s afternoon host wonders, what’s so different this time?

With his selection of Danielle Outlaw as police commissioner, the Mayor showed vision and guts. Now comes the hard part: Making sure reform succeeds

WURD’s afternoon host on how the Mayor’s response to Commissioner Ross’s resignation this week misses the point

The resignation of Richard Ross highlights a department in dire need of culture change

A former Human Relations Commission director says the cops did little right in the arrest of two black men for the act of sitting at a cafe last weekend

An app that tracks overdoses is helping police predict the spread of dangerous opioids. Could it help turn the tide on the epidemic?

WURD’s afternoon host suggests we follow the money—and that grassroots groups start playing the same political game

Fixing a hole, repairing a light, getting a copy of a police report and more