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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 1, 2012

Pa. City Reverses Minimum Wage Pay for Police

Scranton, Pa., and its police, fire and public works unions have reached a settlement over Mayor Chris Doherty's decision to cut city employees' pay to minimum wage for one pay period earlier this month.

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Inside the Badge by Paul ClintonJuly 31, 2012

Philly P.D. Shifts Away From Front-Wheel-Drive Cruiser

The Chevy Impala has been a "home run" for the Philadelphia Police Department. However, when the department chooses its "next gen" vehicle, it likely won't be a front-wheel-drive vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 30, 2012

Paralyzed Pa. Cop Testifies About Shooting

Clairton police Officer James Kuzak Jr., who was paralyzed from the waist down in 2011 in the line of duty, took the stand Monday in the trial of two men accused of shooting him during a violent home invasion.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2012

Video: Philly Cop Shoots, Kills Armed Man

Philadelphia police have been meeting with Cambodian residents in Olney, after an officer shot an armed man who pointed a gun at him and refused to drop it.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichJuly 25, 2012

Officer Paralyzed in Shooting Now Working to Return to Patrol

Patrolman James Kuzak Jr. was shot and paralyzed from the waist down when he responded to a home invasion robbery. But he hasn't let his injuries keep him from working to regain the use of his legs and rejoin law enforcement.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2012

Philly Cop Struck, Killed After Argument

An off-duty Philadelphia police officer was struck and killed on his bicycle late Sunday by a driver after an argument between the two men.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2012

Murder Rate Rises As Philly Controls Stop-and-Frisk

New York City leaders considering reining in the department's stop-and-frisk policy amid criticism from civil liberties groups have looked to Philadelphia for a possible model.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 10, 2012

Pa. Mayor Cuts Police Pay To Minimum Wage

The police and fire unions in Scranton, Pa., promised a federal lawsuit challenging the mayor's decision to pay them the federal minimum wage as a budget-balancing tactic.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 9, 2012

Philly Cop Killed by Wrong-Way Drunk Driver

Officer Brian Lorenzo, a 23-year veteran and member of the department's elite Highway Patrol unit, was killed early Sunday on Interstate 95 while riding his Harley-Davidson Road King.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 8, 2012

Video: Philly Cops Use Force at Accident Scene

The Philadelphia Police Department launched an internal investigation into a forceful arrest captured by two witnesses that shows four officers detaining an 18-year-old.

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