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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2010

Worker Kills Two at Cookie Factory, Surrenders to Philly SWAT

After pointing her licensed .357 Magnum at security guards to gain entry, Hiller reportedly entered the building's lunchroom and opened fire on three employees who she had an ongoing dispute with.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2010

Fleeing Shoplifter Body-Slams Philly Officer

A man caught shoplifting in a Rite-Aid by a Philadelphia police lieutenant grabbed the officer, flipped him over body-slammed him before running out of the store.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 18, 2010

Hung Jury Forces Life Sentences In Philly Cop's Killing

The two bank robbers involved in the fatal shooting of Philadelphia PD Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski in 2008 avoided the death penalty, when a Common Pleas Court jury deadlocked on execution because they didn't pull the trigger.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 17, 2010

Vacationing Pittsburgh Officer Charged With Stealing Harry Potter Merch

A Pittsburgh police officer will face disciplinary action when he returns from a Florida vacation for allegedly stealing $300 worth of Harry Potter merchandise from Universal Studios Orlando.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 3, 2010

Philly Officer Who Stole $825 From Bar Involuntarily Committed

Officer Kenneth Crockett becomes the eleventh officer arrested since March 2009. The officer's family committed him, after he learned he would face first-degree misdemeanor counts of theft and receiving stolen property.

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Articlesby David GriffithJuly 31, 2010

Should You Chase or Contain?

So should you chase or contain? It depends on the situation and what agency you work for. Just as there are a variety of threats to consider about suspects in flight, so too are there differences of opinion as to how to address the problem.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2010

Philly Police Recover 'Scary' Arsenal at Scene of Officer Shooting

Weapons dropped by fleeing suspects included an AK-47, SKS carbine and Glock pistol. Inside a van were two Bushmaster AR-15 assault-type rifles, a TEC-9 semiautomatic pistol, a Taurus PT24 pistol, and another Glock.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 14, 2010

Mumia Abu-Jamal Documentary 'The Barrel of a Gun' Gets Release Date

Filmmaker Tigre Hill has been working on the film since 2006, and says he has uncovered new evidence showing the killing was premeditated.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 1, 2010

Philly PD Brass Work to Keep Officers' Unauthorized Crime Scene Photos From Web

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey condemned the taking of personal photos at crime scenes, calling it unprofessional and immature.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 25, 2010

Jury Acquits Man In 1966 Shooting That Caused Philly Officer's Death

A jury has acquitted William Barnes for causing the death of Barclay, who succumbed to wounds 41 years after the 1966 shooting. Barnes had shot the 23-year-old rookie during a burglary.

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