Philadelphia Police
After Ferguson, Nutter Sends Video Message to Police
CBS Philly reports the city’s police officers are being required to watch an eight-minute video from Mayor Nutter before they hit the street during shifts […]
Man Found Guilty of Murdering Philadelphia Police Officer
There has been a guilty verdict in the shooting death of Philadelphia police officer Moses Walker. Today, judge Jeffrey P. Minehart found Rafael Jones guilty […]
Philly FOP President Condemns Courier Times to Bankruptcy, Eternal Damnation
On December 7th, the Bucks County Courier Times ran a syndicated political cartoon from Chris Britt. In that cartoon, minority children waiting for Santa ask […]
We Still Need Body Cameras on Police
It’s way too early to give up on putting body cameras on police. When a New York grand jury decided last week not to indict […]
Ramsey to Co-Chair White House Task Force
@WhiteHouse announces creation of a Task Force on 21st Century Policingto be co-chaired by the PPD's own @PPDCommish pic.twitter.com/Y2F123hcBg — Philadelphia Police Department (@PhillyPolice) December […]
Philly Police Testing Wearable Cameras
Philly Police have begun a pilot program to test wearable body cameras on officers, Newsworks reports:
Daniel Faulkner Mural Dedicated at Emotional Ceremony
A mural memorializing Daniel Faulkner, the police officer shot to death at 13th and Locust in 1981, was unveiled today on the 6th Police District […]
Ramsey Pleased With DOJ Report on Philly Officer-Related Shootings
The U.S. Department of Justice has delivered a draft report to the Philadelphia Police Department on how to curb officer-related shootings in the city, the […]
Death Warrant Signed for Rapper Who Killed Philadelphia Police Officer
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has signed an execution warrant for the man convicted of Philadelphia police officer Lauretha Vaird’s murder. Christopher Roney, who was convicted […]
Cop in Pulitzer-Winning ‘Tainted Justice’ Series Gets Job Back
Jeffrey Cujdik has his job back. Cujdik is one of the Philadelphia narcotics officers implicated in the Daily News’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Tainted Justice” series. No […]
Philly Police, Activists Prepare for Ferguson Reaction
Over the summer, the nation’s attention focused on Ferguson, Missouri, for several weeks as protesters clashed with cops in the aftermath of the shooting of […]
Method to the Madness of Arresting Philly Jesus?
As an attorney accuses the Philadelphia Police of “crucifying” the man known as Philly Jesus, further infuriating those who find the character’s whole act sacrilegious, there […]
In Praise of Surveillance Cameras
So: Thank God for our dystopian Orwellian future, eh? I kid — kind of. But we’re all glad that Carlesha Freeland-Gaither is alive and well […]
Riding With Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey
Time: 3 p.m. Day: Monday. Location: PPD Car 1. A conversation with Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey can take unpredictable turns, like the hard right his […]