Law Enforcement
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East Lansdowne Police Department Uses AI to Break Language Barriers
To help break down language barriers, the East Lansdowne Police Department has begun to use new artificial intelligence technology, writes Madeleine Wright for CBS News Philadelphia. The department is utilizing body cameras that translate conversations in real time using AI. Officers can now communicate more clearly with witnesses, suspects, and victims who can’t speak English. After New Dollar Star & Plus was burglarized,…
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Delaware County DA Delivers Optimistic County-Wide Crime Report
At a Haverford Township commissioners’ meeting last week, Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse provided an update on his office and local law enforcement, noting that both crime and the prison population have declined, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. “Delaware County now, on the whole, is safer than it’s ever been,” he said.…
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Yeadon Police Department Earns Praise and a State Accreditation
Yeadon Borough Police have transformed themselves in the past three years from a department with low morale to one of the top departments in Delaware County, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. That effort was commended on March 5 when the department’s new state accreditation was celebrated. “Here’s what you need to…
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Philadelphia Sees Historic Drop in Homicides, But Commitment to Strategy Must Be Maintained
In 2025, Philadelphia recorded its lowest number of homicides in six decades. Experts credit this trend to the city’s investment in prevention and crime-fighting strategies, writes Isaac Avilucea for AXIOS Philadelphia. These strategies — which include implementing anti-violence initiatives in neighborhoods and police targeting groups responsible for much of the city’s violence — has helped…
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Pennsylvania Expanding ‘Little Scandinavia’ Chester Prison Model
Following its success at the State Correctional Institution in Chester, the original “Little Scandinavia” program is expanding to three additional prisons, writes Zack Hoopes for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. The news follows concerns raised two years ago, when state lawmakers worried the Delaware County unit would be shuttered after the initial grant-funded research period had expired.…
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Nether Providence Police Chief David Splain’s Book Details Trolley Murder
A 2005 Yeadon murder is the subject of Nether Providence Police Chief David M. Splain’s first book, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. “Blood on the Trolley: The Murder of Kareem Johnson” goes inside the investigation that leads to the identity, capture, conviction, and litigation of the killer. In early October 2005, a rider…
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1969 Ocean City N.J. Cold Case Investigation Considers Ted Bundy, Then Living in Lafayette Hill
A Oxygen network documentary may have chilling implications regarding Lafayette Hill and a 54-year-old double-murder cold case. A Post X News story reported the filmmakers’ theorized violent perpetrator: Ted Bundy. The victims were Susan Davis and Elizabeth Perry, both 19, who spent Memorial Day 1969 in Ocean City, New Jersey. The Shore trip was part…
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Looking for Answers at Mount Mariah Cemetery in Yeadon and Philadelphia
Yeadon Mayor Rohan Hepkins and State Sen. Anthony Williams were among the officials who met last week looking for ways to prevent future crime at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Yeadon and Philadelphia following the largest grave desecration in Pennsylvania history. There are an estimated 180,000 buried within the cemetery’s 100 acres, writes Jillian Kramer for…
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National ID Initiative Rolled Out on ‘Boy in the Box’ 73rd Birthday
On Jan. 13, Joseph Augustus Zarelli, known as Philadelphia’s “Boy in the Box,” would have turned 73. Instead, the 4-year-old was found dead in a cardboard box in 1957 in a Fox Chase neighborhood. He went unidentified for 65 years, writes Hayden Mitman for NBC 10 Philadelphia. In 2022, with help from the Vidocq Society,…
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Half of East Lansdowne Police AI Surveillance Cameras Now Installed
East Lansdowne police have installed half of the 41 AI cameras it will be using to track criminals in real time along public roads and sidewalks, parking lots and public monuments, writes Brian Sheehan and Brendan Brightman for NBC 10 Philadelphia. The cameras combine with AI to allow police to do a quick review of…
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East Lansdowne Police to Deploy 41 Public Safety AI-Driven Cameras
The East Lansdowne Police Department is turning to new technology to help it prevent crime, improve its emergency response, and strengthen its investigative abilities. The borough police department is deploying 41 AI-driven public safety cameras in East Lansdowne. The initiative is from a strategic partnership with DELCO Solutions and Verkada Inc. and is funded in…
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Philadelphia’s 2025 Homicide Total Was City’s Lowest Since 1966
Philadelphia recorded the lowest number of homicide victims in 2025 since nearly 60 years ago, writes Kristen Johanson for KYW Newsradio. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel reported that the city and police department saw 222 homicides last year. This marks the first time the city saw fewer than 230 homicide victims since 1966. “Being able…
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Cash Mysteriously Winds Up in Nether Providence Resident’s Mailbox
A Nether Providence resident is trying to figure out why a man dropped off a large cash delivery in her mailbox. Police are looking for information about a man who showed up one morning before 11 AM Dec. 6 in front of a South Providence Road home, pacing back and forth before opening the mailbox,…
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Chester Names Katrina Blackwell as Its First Woman Police Commissioner
Katrina Blackwell has been named by Chester City Council as the city’s new police commissioner after serving as interim commissioner for almost a year, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. Blackwell was sworn in on Wednesday. She was appointed in January as interim commissioner after former Commissioner Steven Gretzky retired during an investigation into a police…
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Family of Cobbs Creek Hit-and-Run Victim Pushes for Law Changes to Keep Drivers Accountable
Nearly four months after Philadelphia mother Angela McDonald lost her 32-year old son, Mark McDonald, in a hit-and-run in Cobbs Creek, the McDonald is still hoping for an arrest in the case. As efforts continue to find the person responsible, the family is looking to make a change in Philadelphia’s laws regarding vehicular accidents, write…
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Haverford, Marple Townships Double Up on E-Scooter Restrictions
Haverford Township is beginning the warning period phase this week of a new ordinance requiring kids 16 and under on e-scooters and e-bikes to wear helmets, reports the 6abc digital staff. From now until the new year, parents will be given a warning if children are caught on e-scooters or e-bikes without a helmet. It also…
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Chester’s Success in Curbing Gun Violence Wins Governor’s Praise
The city that had one of the highest per capita murder rates in the country is receiving praise these days from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro for making significant progress to bring gun violence under control, writes Dan Snyder and Nate Sylves for CBS News Philadelphia. State, county, and city leaders have worked together for five…
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Philadelphia On Pace for Fewest Homicides in Nearly 60 Years
Philadelphia has been seeing a decline in crime and homicides this year, with numbers currently on pace for its fewest homicides since 1966, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. While one homicide is still one too many, Philadelphia has seen 150 homicides this year to date. This is 18 percent decline from this time period…
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