Philadelphia Police
Jerry Sandusky Going Straight to Trial
Sandusky Hearing in Bellefonte, PA Today. Dozens of news vans have descended upon a small town just outside of State College, Pennsylvania. Today, Jerry Sandusky […]
Pantsed Woman Sues Philly Police For $250,000
On Friday, Latoya Allen, an African American woman from the Germantown section of Philadelphia, filed a federal lawsuit against the city and two police officers […]
Virginia Tech Shooting Looks Like Murder-Suicide
Yesterday’s Virginia Tech Shooting Looks Like Murder-Suicide. Evidence indicates that yesterday’s shooting on the campus of Virginia Tech occurred when a gunman shot and killed […]
Prosecutors Drop Death Penalty for Mumia
Former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal—convicted of killing a Philadelphia Police officer 30 years ago—will serve a life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole. […]
DA to Announce Decision on Mumia
The U.S. Supreme Court overruled convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal’s death sentence. Now, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams is ready to declare whether or not the […]
Controversial Philly Police Officer Retires
Controversial Philly Police Officer Retires. Richard DeCoatsworth retired from the Philadelphia Police Department this week as a result of injuries sustained from a shooting in […]
UPDATED: Raheem Brock Pulled an Allen Iverson on Police
Last week, while reporting on Seattle Seahawk (and former Eagle) Raheem Brock’s theft conviction in Philadelphia, I remembered his well-publicized 2010 arrest in Seattle on […]
Guilty Verdicts in Piazza Murders
Three defendants will face life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury returned guilty verdicts this afternoon in the Piazza at Schmidt’s […]
Guilty Plea Possible for Jerry Sandusky?
A Guilty Plea Possible for Sandusky. Yesterday marked the filing of the first of many possible civil suits against accused pedophile Jerry Sandusky. The claim […]
Police Evict Occupy Philly
Police Evict Occupy Philly. Some 50 protesters were arrested overnight after Philadelphia Police enforced the eviction of Occupy Philly. Most of the demonstrators cooperated with […]
Occupy Philly Rejects City’s Proposed Permit
Occupy Philly Appeals City’s Permit Proposal. The city has granted the Occupy Philly protesters a permit to continue their demonstration at Thomas Paine Plaza, across […]
Man Gets Second, Same-Day DUI in Fatal Crash
A guy in Bucks County is in police custody after he was allegedly driving drunk when he struck and killed a bicyclist in a Kensington […]
Police Arrest 24 Occupy Philly Protesters
Police Arrest 24 Occupy Philly Protesters. As controversy stirs over whether or not the Occupy Philly protesters will vacate Dilworth Plaza to make room for […]
How Does Occupy Philly Feel About the Occupy Wall Street Eviction?
At about 1:30 a.m. today, protesters in New York’s Zuccotti Park were “evicted” by police. There were about 70 arrests as some of the protesters […]
Threats Keep Penn State’s McQueary From Coaching Tomorrow
Threats Keep McQueary From Coaching. Mike McQueary—the wide receivers coach of the Penn State football team—will not be at tomorrow’s game against Nebraska because the […]