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Philadelphia cop allegedly used N-word on radio; police are investigating

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Philly DA reviewing convictions in cases worked by detective found guilty of raping witnesses 

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Drug Overdose Deaths Skyrocket In 2020 Fueled By Coronavirus Pandemic

New Philadelphia police oversight commission nearing launch

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Man released from prison after 37 years due to false testimony

Thirty-seven years after being sentenced to prison for murder, a Philadelphia man was released after a federal court found that
/ January 6, 2022
Sykea Patton thegrio.com

Man accused of killing ex-girlfriend while she walked twin sons home

A Philadelphia woman is dead after she was shot by her ex-boyfriend as she walked her 5-year-old twin sons home
/ November 24, 2021
Rickia Young Philadelphia thegrio.com

Philadelphia to pay $2M to woman beaten by officers in front of children

The young mother who was pulled from her car by Philadelphia police and beaten has reached a $2M settlement with
/ September 14, 2021

Investigation finds ‘high probability’ police killed 8-year-old Fanta Bility

The bullets that took the life of 8-year-old Fanta Bility and wounded her sister outside of a high school football
/ September 4, 2021
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Philadelphia girl, 15, killed while playing basketball one week after birthday

A teenage girl was shot and killed on a Philadelphia playground just one week after her 15th birthday.  Simone-Monea Rogers
/ August 23, 2021

Philadelphia officer shown deleting cellphone video of arrest charged with tampering

A Philadelphia officer who appeared to delete video footage of an arrest from a suspect’s cell phone has been apprehended
/ July 23, 2021
Curtis Crosland thegrio.com

Philadelphia man exonerated after 34 years by evidence in police file

A Philadelphia man has been cleared of murder and released from prison after 34 years by evidence that was suppressed
/ June 25, 2021