PA "red flag" bills aim to curb gun violence
The two "red flag" bills would empower police to remove firearms from people with a court order, as well as expand background check requirements.
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The two "red flag" bills would empower police to remove firearms from people with a court order, as well as expand background check requirements.
They're calling for the state's GOP majority in the Senate to pass two “red flag” bills that would empower police to remove firearms from people who may be an imminent danger to themselves or others.
Philadelphia police, District Attorney Larry Krasner, lawmakers and more are looking to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing our city – gun violence.
Philadelphia police, District Attorney Larry Krasner, lawmakers and more are looking to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing our city – gun violence.
Eight nonprofit organizations received $175,000 in grants from the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office to continue their work to fight violent crime in the area.
A new report says racist and classist origins continue to present in over-policing, over-prosecution, over-incarceration, and over-supervision of Black, Brown, and impoverished people in Philadelphia and the U.S.
Data shows Black people were also more likely to be sentenced to jail time, accounting for 65% of incarceration sentences to just 15% for people who are White.
Donald Suchinsky, a former Philadelphia police homicide detective, is facing a new sexual assault charge after his initial arrest in February.
Community groups are trying to cut into crime in West Philadelphia, specifically the Lancaster Avenue business corridor.
District Attorney Larry Krasner mentioned the decision in a news conference on unsolved murders Tuesday.
Investigators need more information on the whereabouts of 10 people wanted for homicides in Southwest Philadelphia since 2019.
Krasner wants people to take a good look at the mugshots of the accused in each case urging all potential victims to report their crimes.
Ross DiMattei reports.
A police officer was wounded in a shooting during a vehicle investigation Wednesday.
District Attorney Krasner praised Kendall Stephens for her continued fight for justice.
A spokeswoman for Krasner says the appeal demonstrates House Republicans "care little about our democracy, the Constitution, the law or the truth."
The suspect has been in custody since the arrest in 2020.
The 29-year-old man has a bail of $875,000 and officials say he remains in custody.
The defendant is accused of operating an extensive firearm manufacturing and trafficking operation in Kensington's Harrowgate section.
The opinions were released a day after the Republican-majority state Senate voted unanimously to put the trial on hold.
The trial was supposed to take place in the Pennsylvania State Senate.
The trial had been scheduled to begin next Wednesday.
The motion was approved unanimously in the Republican-controlled Senate and indefinitely postpones the trial. It was scheduled to begin on Jan. 18.
A 32-year-old man was convicted Monday of third-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man in April 2017.
The move follows a dramatic rise in carjackings in the city.
