During a meeting on the GOP’s coronavirus relief bill, Trump told reporters that he may send “more federal law enforcement” to Philadelphia and other cities.President Donald Trump said Monday that he may send “more federal law enforcement” to Philadelphia and other major cities even though protests here have remained peaceful in recent weeks.This announcement seemed to take local officials by surprise, with both Mayor Jim Kenney and Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw saying they did not receive any advance notice of the president’s comments. It’s unclear if Trump will send federal officers...…During a meeting on the GOP’s coronavirus relief bill, Trump told reporters that he may send “more federal law enforcement” to Philadelphia and other cities.President Donald Trump said Monday that he may send “more federal law enforcement” to Philadelphia and other major cities even though protests here have remained peaceful in recent weeks.This announcement seemed to take local officials by surprise, with both Mayor Jim Kenney and Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw saying they did not receive any advance notice of the president’s comments. It’s unclear if Trump will send federal officers...WW…

The report revealed new details about internal conversations and decisions — especially regarding the use of tear gas.Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw sought to use tear gas during , even as Mayor Jim Kenney and at least one top police official expressed hesitation, according to an independent investigation commissioned by the City Controller’s Office.The report released Wednesday portrays the city’s actions through early June as the most aggressive Philadelphia police response to civil unrest since . in late May, the result of a failure of leadership by top officials, the...…The report revealed new details about internal conversations and decisions — especially regarding the use of tear gas.Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw sought to use tear gas during , even as Mayor Jim Kenney and at least one top police official expressed hesitation, according to an independent investigation commissioned by the City Controller’s Office.The report released Wednesday portrays the city’s actions through early June as the most aggressive Philadelphia police response to civil unrest since . in late May, the result of a failure of leadership by top officials, the...WW…

Scrawled in black marker on two of the white body bags in the open pickup were the words “Albert Einstein Medical” and “Einstein Med Center.”The horror of the coronavirus pandemic took an especially macabre turn on Sunday afternoon when a Ford pickup truck pulled up behind the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office with five or six bagged bodies stacked in its open cargo bed.The driver got out, spoke briefly to a medical examiner’s employee who seemed unnerved by the delivery, and then climbed onto the cargo bed, walking on bodies that initially had been covered by mats, according to an...…Scrawled in black marker on two of the white body bags in the open pickup were the words “Albert Einstein Medical” and “Einstein Med Center.”The horror of the coronavirus pandemic took an especially macabre turn on Sunday afternoon when a Ford pickup truck pulled up behind the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office with five or six bagged bodies stacked in its open cargo bed.The driver got out, spoke briefly to a medical examiner’s employee who seemed unnerved by the delivery, and then climbed onto the cargo bed, walking on bodies that initially had been covered by mats, according to an...WW…

District Attorney Larry Krasner said Thursday that an additional six suspects are being sought.Jackee Nichols had come to believe the city had forgotten about her 15-year-old grandson, Rasul Benson. In October 2018, Rasul was gunned down at a South Philadelphia Gulf station while pumping gas with his friends for tip money to buy a cheesesteak.On Thursday morning, Nichols finally received the answer she had been waiting for when an investigator working with the Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force called to tell her a man had been arrested and another was being sought for Benson’s slaying as...…District Attorney Larry Krasner said Thursday that an additional six suspects are being sought.Jackee Nichols had come to believe the city had forgotten about her 15-year-old grandson, Rasul Benson. In October 2018, Rasul was gunned down at a South Philadelphia Gulf station while pumping gas with his friends for tip money to buy a cheesesteak.On Thursday morning, Nichols finally received the answer she had been waiting for when an investigator working with the Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force called to tell her a man had been arrested and another was being sought for Benson’s slaying as...WW…

Police are on pace to make 3,000 arrests this year for carrying a gun illegally, a record, but the people charged are less likely to be convicted.One in an occasional series, about Philadelphia’s unchecked gun violence.As Philadelphia’s gun violence has surged to unprecedented heights, two troubling trends have quietly kept building:Thousands more people are being arrested for carrying guns illegally. But their chances of being convicted in court have fallen by nearly a quarter.That conundrum now drives a debate between the Philadelphia Police Department and the District Attorney’s Office...…Police are on pace to make 3,000 arrests this year for carrying a gun illegally, a record, but the people charged are less likely to be convicted.One in an occasional series, about Philadelphia’s unchecked gun violence.As Philadelphia’s gun violence has surged to unprecedented heights, two troubling trends have quietly kept building:Thousands more people are being arrested for carrying guns illegally. But their chances of being convicted in court have fallen by nearly a quarter.That conundrum now drives a debate between the Philadelphia Police Department and the District Attorney’s Office...WW…

“I have not been asked to resign,” Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said Thursday, “nor will I resign due to the report’s findings.”A defiant Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, on Thursday forcefully defended how she led her department during protests and civil unrest last yearsaying she has the support of Mayor Jim Kenney and other community leaders and will not resign.Outlaw has repeatedly acknowledged there were some failings in the police response, particularly on May 30, the first day of mass protests in the city, saying the force was “woefully understaffed.”But she said...…“I have not been asked to resign,” Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said Thursday, “nor will I resign due to the report’s findings.”A defiant Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, on Thursday forcefully defended how she led her department during protests and civil unrest last yearsaying she has the support of Mayor Jim Kenney and other community leaders and will not resign.Outlaw has repeatedly acknowledged there were some failings in the police response, particularly on May 30, the first day of mass protests in the city, saying the force was “woefully understaffed.”But she said...WW…

The detective, an apparent QAnon adherent, has been reassigned based on a tip that she attended Wednesday's rally that led to a violent siege of the Capitol building.A Philadelphia police detective from the unit that investigates the backgrounds of potential recruits has been temporarily reassigned based on a tip that she attended the rally in Washington where President Donald Trump incited his followers to storm the Capitol.Detective Jennifer Gugger was removed from her position in the police department’s Recruit Background Investigations Unit on Saturday after Internal Affairs received...…The detective, an apparent QAnon adherent, has been reassigned based on a tip that she attended Wednesday's rally that led to a violent siege of the Capitol building.A Philadelphia police detective from the unit that investigates the backgrounds of potential recruits has been temporarily reassigned based on a tip that she attended the rally in Washington where President Donald Trump incited his followers to storm the Capitol.Detective Jennifer Gugger was removed from her position in the police department’s Recruit Background Investigations Unit on Saturday after Internal Affairs received...WW…

The report said initial mistakes by the Police Department had “cascading effects,” including officers using tear gas and excessive force as demonstrations spread across the city.The Philadelphia Police Department and city officials “were simply not prepared” for large-scale protests this summer after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, leaving police short-staffed, lacking equipment, and without a suitable plan to respond to demonstrations that quickly grew in size and intensity and lasted several days, commissioned by Mayor Jim Kenney.As a result, the review found, the Police...…The report said initial mistakes by the Police Department had “cascading effects,” including officers using tear gas and excessive force as demonstrations spread across the city.The Philadelphia Police Department and city officials “were simply not prepared” for large-scale protests this summer after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, leaving police short-staffed, lacking equipment, and without a suitable plan to respond to demonstrations that quickly grew in size and intensity and lasted several days, commissioned by Mayor Jim Kenney.As a result, the review found, the Police...WW…

Khaleaf Sistrunk talked to police about the people who were killing his family and friends. And so he had been marked for death.In 2018, he told police what he knew about the drive-by killing of his older brother. A year later, he testified as an eyewitness at the trial of the teenager who shot his friend to death as they shopped on South Street on Easter Sunday.For that, he was branded a “snitch.” And people started shooting at him. Eight times in the last two years, his family said. Mostly in the streets by his South Philadelphia home. In October, a gunman fired at his FedEx delivery...…Khaleaf Sistrunk talked to police about the people who were killing his family and friends. And so he had been marked for death.In 2018, he told police what he knew about the drive-by killing of his older brother. A year later, he testified as an eyewitness at the trial of the teenager who shot his friend to death as they shopped on South Street on Easter Sunday.For that, he was branded a “snitch.” And people started shooting at him. Eight times in the last two years, his family said. Mostly in the streets by his South Philadelphia home. In October, a gunman fired at his FedEx delivery...WW…