Police Shootings
State Legislators Approve Bill Limiting Police Transparency in Pennsylvania
Last week, we told you about three controversial bills being fast-tracked through the Pennsylvania legislature. One of them, a bill that would limit police transparency, is […]
As Legislative Session Nears End, Three Bills With Philly Relevance Advance
Pennsylvania legislators advanced three controversial bills yesterday involving gun rights, sanctuary cities and police transparency.
In Philly, Clinton Decries “Senseless” Killings in Dallas, Louisiana, Minnesota
Hillary Clinton stood before a crowd gathered to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the African Methodist Episcopal Church on Friday evening and addressed a week of stunning violence […]
What Philly Cops, Activists Are Thinking Before a Weekend of Protests
At this point, Philadelphia is well versed in seeing its streets fill up with demonstrators who lead passionate, hours-long marches to protest police shootings of people […]
12 Arrested in Center City Protest of Alton Sterling Shooting
Justice rally rolling NB on 15th from JFK Blvd. pic.twitter.com/ERAHCA7XCm — Thomas J. Nestel III (@TNestel3) July 6, 2016 Activists gathered for nearly two hours in […]
Police Officer Shot in West Philly Sunday Night
Update: Some additional information has to come to light about an incident that ended with a cop getting shot on Sunday. According to law enforcement […]
Man Accused of Shooting Cop in Name of Islam Held Over on All Charges
On Tuesday morning at the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia, a preliminary hearing was held for Edward Archer, the Muslim man accused of ambushing and […]
Tense Police Incident at Hospital Where Wounded Cop Is Being Treated
On Saturday night around 10:42 p.m., chaos broke out inside Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, the hospital where Philadelphia Police Officer Jesse Hartnett is recovering after […]
Young, Black and Dead in America
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider.) According to a report conducted by the Washington Post, police have shot dead 884 people […]