Philadelphia Pennsylvania Police Department
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Overview
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is located in the southeast corner of the state, along the border with New Jersey.[1]
- Population: 1,603,797 (2020). It is the most populous city in the state and the sixth-most-populous city in the United States.[1]
- Officers: 6400[2]
Body Camera Policy
Incidents
- Rickia Young
- Carlos Torres
- Donald Suchinsky
- Thomas Siderio Jr
- Dennis Plowden Jr
- Tyler Nichols
- Edwin Lebron
- Eddie Irizarry
- James Harris
- Moises DeJesus
- Gregory Campbell
- Patrick Heron
- Koffi Dzima (2021)
- William Watts, Sr.
- Michael Paige
Officers
- Gregory Campbell
- Mark Dial
- Patrick Heron
- Julian Jones
- Darren Kardos
- Edwin Lebron
- Edsaul Mendoza
- Michael Paige
- Eric Ruch Jr.
- Donald Suchinsky
- William Watts, Sr.
- Cindy Williams-Dorin
Policy Changes
The July 2020 version of the city's pension policy states that an employee will lose their pension of they are guilty of "a crime related to public office or public employment".[3]
On October 25, 2021, the city of Philadelphia announced that it would equip all of its patrol officers with Tasers.[4]
On October 27, 2021, the Mayor signed bills that would prevent police from stopping vehicles for issues that don't meet the bar of "public safety", including issues like expired registrations or a broken light.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Philadelphia, wikipedia
- ↑ Philadelphia Police Department, wikipedia
- ↑ Reference Guide, City of Philadelphia, 2020-07
- ↑ Mensah M. Dean, One year after the police killing of Walter Wallace, Philadelphia agrees to give Tasers to all patrol officers, Inquirer, 2021-10-26
- ↑ Philadelphia to become first major US city to ban police from stopping drivers for low-level traffic violations, CBS 58, 2021-10-30
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