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NewsNovember 14, 2023

Federal Court Rules Ban on Display of Blue Line Flag on Pennsylvania Town’s Property is Unconstitutional

The court sided with the officers, saying that the township failed to demonstrate “real, not conjectural, harm” by using the flag and that the ban “addresses that harm in a direct and material way.”

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NewsNovember 6, 2023

Pennsylvania Agency Adds Agility Test for New Recruits

In the past, recruits had to meet physical standards set by the state’s Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission. That has age and gender standards for sit ups, push-ups and runs of 300 meters and 1.5 miles.

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NewsOctober 26, 2023

Judge Reinstates Murder Charge Against Former Philly Officer That Another Judge Dismissed

Defense lawyers argued the officer could have feared for his life because he thought the driver had a gun, and a municipal court judge dismissed the case last month for lack of evidence.

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NewsOctober 18, 2023

2 More Arrests Made in Killing of Philadelphia Officer

The suspects arrested Tuesday and Wednesday have been identified as Alexander Batista-Polanco, 21, and Hendrick Pena-Fernandez, 21.

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NewsOctober 16, 2023

Suspect Arrested in Thursday Murder of Philadelphia Officer

Yobranny Martinez Fernandez, 18, of Camden County, New Jersey, is awaiting extradition back to Philadelphia, police announced Monday. Police say they received word overnight that Fernandez was in the Cherry Hill area.

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NewsOctober 5, 2023

Video Game Argument Leads to 3 Philadelphia Officers Being Shot at Domestic

Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford said the shooter was waiting for police when they responded.

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NewsSeptember 26, 2023

Judge Dismisses OIS Murder Charge Against Former Philly Officer

Defense attorneys called the shooting justified. They said the officer thought the man had a gun and that bodycam footage shows the driver holding a knife by his right leg.

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NewsSeptember 14, 2023

CBP K-9 Helped Take Down Escaped Pennsylvania Murderer

Danelo Cavalcante had been lying prone, likely to avoid detection, when search teams of about 20 to 25 members got close enough for him to realize they were there

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NewsSeptember 13, 2023

Escaped Murderer Captured by Pennsylvania State Police and CBP

Still armed with a .22 caliber rifle stolen from a homeowner's garage this week, Cavalcante tried to crawl away through the brush and escape from the tactical units closing in, officials said. Then a K-9 bit him and held him down.

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NewsSeptember 8, 2023

PA State Police Drops College Requirement, Sees Increase in Recruits

State officials said 137 of 297 people who applied in the two days after the announcement last week do not have college credits. It’s exactly what Gov. Josh Shapiro was hoping for when he lifted the requirement.

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