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Philly Cop to Teen: “I’m Gonna Beat the Shit Out of You”

We’re guessing that the Philadelphia police officer captured in the below video didn’t realize someone was recording him as he threatened a teenager near Overbrook […]

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Pocono Schools Closed After Reported Eric Frein Sighting

Schools in the Pocono Mountain school district are closed today after another possible sighting of Eric Frein, the man suspected of killing Byron Dickson and […]

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Meet Mike Whiter, Recipient of Philly’s First Marijuana Citation

As of this morning, Philadelphia is the largest city in the country to decriminalize marijuana. You’ll now receive a $100 fine for smoking in public […]

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Report: Philly Paid Out $40 Million for Police Misconduct

MuckRock, an investigative website that specializes in open-records requests, says Philadelphia has paid more than $40 million to settle nearly 600 police misconduct suits since […]

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Police Cars Crash in Center City

[Update 1:00 p.m.] A spokesperson for the Philadelphia Police Department offered this brief account to media in a written statement: Today, Monday, October 13th at […]

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Ramsey Laments “Basic Mistrust” of Police

The events in Ferguson, Missouri, are weighing heavily on this week’s gathering of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Arkansas,  which is being attended by 33 police […]

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Police Post Pics of Alleged Prostitution Johns to Facebook

This seems pretty self-explanatory: Try to buy sex from a hooker in Philadelphia, and your mugshot might end up on the police department’s Facebook page: […]

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WATCH: John Oliver Criticizes Philly Forfeiture Practices

The latest John Oliver rant features the topic of civil forfeiture, the police practice of seizing property — cash, houses, cars, and more — that might […]

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Philadelphia Cop Charged With Assaulting Partner 4 Separate Times

Philadelphia Police Officer Kenneth Allen was arrested Thursday and charged with assaulting his partner on four separate occasions. The fights between the two partners came […]

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Pa. State Trooper Fatally Shot During Training Exercise

Pennsylvania State Trooper David Kedra was fatally shot in the chest during a training exercise in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania State Police announced. He was 26. Kedra […]

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On-Duty Philly Officers Have Lovers’ Quarrel

A pair of on-duty, uniformed Philly cops — partners who were apparently romantic partners during their off-hours  — got into a physical altercation on Friday night.

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Rape Charges Dropped Against Former Cop

Rape charges dropped against former hero cop DeCoatsworth: http://t.co/X7HkImQnHS pic.twitter.com/t3NLEKrwvs — Philly.com Breaking (@phillynews) September 29, 2014 You remember Richard DeCoatsworth? He was the Philly […]

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59 Narcotics Cases Dropped in Police Corruption Case

We already knew Jeffrey Walker was a bad Philadelphia cop: He pleaded to robbery and weapons charges earlier this year, and his cooperation was considered […]

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Police Source: “People Are Going to Get Locked Up” in Center City Gay-Bashing Case

Philadelphia Gay News has released some interesting new details in the gay-bashing that happened on September 11th on 16th and Chancellor streets, most important of […]

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The Real Deal: A Philly Police Officer Speaks Anonymously

In our new feature, The Real Deal, we’re talking to people in Philadelphia who will only speak to us with a clear agreement of anonymity. […]