Philadelphia Police
Philly Police Made $64 Million in Overtime Pay Last Year
NBC 10 reports that City Controller Alan Butkovitz has found that Philly Police spent $64 million on overtime pay last year—up from $7 million the […]
Corbett’s Son-in-Law Suspended from Police Force Following Sting Operation
Tom Corbett’s son-in-law Gerald Gibson (who appears to be separated from his wife Kate) has been suspended without pay from the Philadelphia Police Department, following […]
Detective Joe Murray’s “Make My Day” Moment With Cabbie Carjackers
All it takes is a friendly, informative Twitter account to humanize a person or an institution. Philadelphia Detective Joe Murray’s Twitter feed is great—funny, playful, […]
FBI Still Investigating A Half-Dozen Philly Cops
NBC 10 reports: The FBI is now investigating six former Philadelphia narcotics officers, according to police. In December, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams wrote a […]
Cop Who Punched Woman in Puerto Rican Day Video: I Was Trying to Hit Corona Bottle
During his one-day trial yesterday, former Philadelphia police officer Jonathan Josey claimed he wasn’t really trying to punch that woman during the Puerto Rican Day […]
Tom Corbett’s Son-in-Law Target of a Sting Investigation
Tom Corbett’s son-in-law Gerald Gibson, a Philadelphia narcotics officer, is being investigated by the FBI and the Philadelphia police for repeatedly stealing clothes and money […]
Parents of Murdered CHOP Doctor Release Statement
The parents of the CHOP doctor murdered Wednesday in Center City have released a public statement. They are currently traveling from Thailand to Philadelphia to […]
Looks Like Exterminator Charged With Center City Murder Got Good Reviews on Angie’s List
Dave Bilyk Exterminators is in the midst of a catastrophically bad PR week, after one of its subcontractors, Jason Smith, confessed to murdering a woman […]
Ori Feibush’s Video Helped Solve Center City Slaying
You probably know Ori Feibush best as the developer who cleaned up a city-owned lot last year—and ended up in hot water over it. Maybe […]
UPDATE: Confession, Charges in Center City Slaying
MORE ON THE PHILLY POST ABOUT THIS CASE: Looks Like Exterminator Charged With Center City Murder Got Good Reviews on Angie’s List How Could Shocking […]
Four Years After “Tainted Justice,” Police Still Working, Victims Waiting for Results
Remember “Tainted Justice?” It was the (deservedly) Pulitzer Prize-winning Daily News series by Barbara Laker and the now-departed Wendy Ruderman, uncovering Shield-like corruption in the […]
Is Philly Ignoring Gun Violence?
That’s what former New York police commissioner William Bratton told the Wall Street Journal in a weekend interview about “the real cures for gun violence.” […]
Baltimore Police Creates Embarrassing Ravens Tribute Video
A delegation of Philadelphia city councilpeople were in Baltimore the other day checking out the city’s new and improved network of crime cameras. Let’s hope […]
(Shocking) Video: Man Throws Woman Onto SEPTA Tracks
On Tuesday afternoon, a man and a women found themselves alone in the Chinatown SEPTA station at Race and 8th. The man asked the woman […]
Rapper Meek Mill Files Suit Against Philly Police
Meek Mill is suing Philly police, saying he was unjustly stopped on Halloween Day last year and kept in custody for nine hours. During that […]