Philadelphia Police Department

Anti-brutality activists want more police officers equipped with body-worn cameras. But a review by the Philadelphia Public Defender found that cops who already wear them have not been using them properly.

An analysis of body camera use in 60 arrests in the Philadelphia Police Department’s 24th District found big flaws, according to a report obtained by NBC10. Investigative reporter Claudia Vargas delves into the use of body-worn cameras.

Every officer of Philadelphia’s public transit police department wear a body camera. The city police department only equips one-third of its force. Advocates says police departments need to better embrace the body-worn cameras. NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas has the story.

Police say an officer was taken for treatment after he was punched in the face during an arrest of a man reported trying to break into a south Philadelphia home

Philadelphia’s new police reforms include a requirement that recruits live in the city for a year prior to joining the force. The NBC10 Investigators examined police recruitment and city payroll data to determine where current police officers live and from where the newest officers moved. The analysis found that the zip code where the most cops live is in the...

The Philadelphia City Council on Thursday adopted several key reforms aimed at changing policing, including a requirement that officers reside within the city, as well as putting to voters the question of ending stop and frisk.

City Council passed legislation Thursday that would mandate the city only hire people — including aspiring police officers — who have been living in Philadelphia for at least one year prior to the job appointment. NBC10 Investigative Claudia Vargas has the story.

The NBC10 Investigators examined police recruitment and city payroll data to determine where current police officers live and from where the newest officers moved. The analysis found that the zip code where the most cops live is in the Northeast section of the city, and one in five city cops now live in the suburbs. It is full circle for...

Mayor Jim Kenney said the decision was made based on faulty information from the scene on June 1. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk reports.

A Massachusetts man sent two emails threatening Philadelphia’s police commissioner with racist language and was arrested on charges of sending threats across state lines, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. FBI agents tracked down Peter Fratus, 39, at his home in West Dennis, on Cape Cod, after they determined he sent the emails to Commissioner Danielle Outlaw from an anonymous account last…

There were two major protests in Philly on Saturday, which shut down highways for hours. Here’s what the protesters were calling for. NBC10’s Steven Fisher reports.

A group gathered at Broad and Callowhill, the future site of the police headquarters. NBC10’s Steven Fisher reports.

NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports on how increased funding for the Philadelphia Police Department is at issue Wednesday after many members of Philadelphia City Council called for police reforms.

Police are searching for four suspects who fled after leading a high-speed chase in which they rammed a Philadelphia Highway Patrol vehicle following a drive-by shooting.

A former Philadelphia Police sergeant is free after spending more than four years in jail without charges because he failed to unlock two of his hard drives for a child pornography investigation

Authorities say a  Philadelphia police officer has been  charged with falsely claiming that he was attacked and injured by a suspect

Two Philadelphia police officers were treated for minor injuries after a woman struck their van as they were transporting a prisoner Wednesday morning. The woman was driving a sedan when she T-boned a Philadelphia Police Department van near the intersection of Tacony and Orthodox streets shortly after 12:30 a.m., Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said. The officers were transporting…

A man armed with a shotgun was apparently killed by police after opening fire and forcing officers to hide behind walls, cruisers and nearby cars Thursday afternoon in Northeast Philadelphia

A gunman was killed following an hourslong standoff with police in Northeast Philadelphia. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville has the latest details.