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Hundreds of police officers across the country have turned from protectors to predators, using the power of their badge to extort sex, an Inquirer review shows. Many of those cases fit a chilling pattern: Once abusers cross the line, they attack again and again before they are caught. Often, departments miss warning signs about the behavior.
about 17 years ago
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The brick rowhouse on Erie Avenue has yellowed four-year-old newspapers on the windows instead of curtains. Its steps are crumbling, its fence is rusted, and its yard is choked with weeds and garbage.
about 17 years ago
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Philadelphia Judge Frank Palumbo, longtime landlord of a now-shuttered strip club at 13th and Locust Streets, has leased the controversial property again, this time for a restaurant and dinner theater.
over 16 years ago
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Just one day after they were charged in the starvation death of their 14-year-old daughter, the parents of Danieal Kelly sued the city for failing to step in and save her.
almost 16 years ago
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Upwards of 210,000 criminal defendants who failed to appear in court owe the City of Philadelphia a staggering $1 billion, yet for decades the city has done virtually nothing to collect that forfeited bail money. District Attorney Lynne Abraham says the problem “makes a mockery of the bail system.”
over 15 years ago
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Philadelphia Judge Willis W. Berry Jr. broke the law by running a real estate business out of his court office for more than a decade, a state disciplinary tribunal ruled yesterday.
almost 15 years ago
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Calling witness intimidation “a gigantic problem” in Philadelphia, U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter said yesterday that he would support legislation to make it a federal crime when threats are made in cases prosecuted in local court.
over 14 years ago
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Alarmed at a Philadelphia court system plagued by low conviction rates, entrenched witness fear, and a high number of fugitives, the state Supreme Court has appointed a blue-ribbon panel of legal experts to help craft a reform agenda.
about 14 years ago
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Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams now says that his office made mistakes in the mass dismissal of criminal charges against 19,400 fugitives who skipped bail years ago and that he would reopen some “genuinely serious” cases.
over 13 years ago
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Earnest, determined, and brimming with delight, scores of children trolled the aisles of a store in Camden on Sunday, gathering holiday gifts.
over 13 years ago
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The settlement that averted the firing of a popular Philadelphia teacher allowed both sides to claim a measure of victory and put an end to a controversy that had literally turned into a federal case.
about 13 years ago
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Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam came to the birthplace of America on Sunday and, to thunderous applause, urged thousands of his followers to work with him “to build a new nation.”
over 12 years ago
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Three women and a man say they were molested as children by Bill Conlin, a Hall of Fame baseball writer and Philadelphia Daily News columnist.
over 12 years ago
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over 7 years ago
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The October death of David Hess, 17, was yet another violent chapter in a hidden history of abuse at Wordsworth.
about 7 years ago
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Search warrants make clear that the federal inquiry extends to virtually every aspect of the union’s operations, as well as Dougherty’s personal finances.
almost 7 years ago
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Cheyney University, the nation’s oldest historically black college and a school nearly at the brink of collapse, got a key reprieve Friday when a regional education panel allowed the university to keep its accreditation while it struggles to right its course.
over 6 years ago
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Long before confessing, Lef Jenoff hinted to a reporter that he held secrets surrounding the death of Carol Neulander.
almost 5 years ago
