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Patrol

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.

October 5, 2023

Patrol

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.

September 26, 2023

Special Units

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

September 14, 2023

Special Units

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.

September 13, 2023

Training

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.

September 8, 2023

Patrol

PA Officer Dives into River and Rescues Man and Girl

"I was very confident when I went in, not realizing the actual dangers itself. When I got out there, no safety equipment on, nothing," Officer Ed Butterworth said. "It could’ve been a disaster for all three of us."

September 8, 2023

Command

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw Resigns,

Commissioner Daniele Outlaw's last day with the city will be Sept. 22. She will then become the deputy chief security officer of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

September 5, 2023

Special Units

75 Pittsburgh-Area Officers on Leave After Massive Standoff, Shootout

Pittsburgh police said 47 of their officers are on administrative leave per protocol. The majority of personnel affected are SWAT officers. The city's law enforcement partners are covering any tactical incidents.

August 29, 2023

Patrol

Man Fires on Deputies Serving Eviction Sparking Long Standoff in Pittsburgh

Hundreds of shots had been ringing out in the area starting around 11 a.m., and the shooting continued into the early evening.

August 23, 2023

Patrol

PA Corrections Sergeant Shoots Man Trying to Take Her Car

The cameras clearly show the 35-year-old putting gas in her BMW vehicle when the male approaches her and grabs her, puts her in a bear hug from behind and then there's a physical altercation and they both pull weapons...

August 23, 2023

Command

Advertising Campaign Yields 42% Increase in Philly Police Recruits

City Director of Human Resources Michael Zaccagni said thanks to some new money from city council, recruitment is up by 42% when compared to the previous two recruitment periods.

August 23, 2023

Patrol

LT Wounded in Rampage that Killed PA Trooper Released from Hospital

Police say the suspect who shot Lt. James A. Wagner also ambushed and killed Trooper Jacques Rougeau Jr. on the same afternoon. The suspect was killed by police that same day.

July 26, 2023