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Woman punched by former Philly police lieutenant settles civil case for $75,000
The Delaware County woman who was caught on cellphone video being punched by a Philadelphia police officer during last year’s Puerto Rican Day festival has reportedly settled her federal civil rights suit against the city and the since-fired cop. Court … Read More
ACLU: Phila. P.D. ‘stop-and-frisks’ still problematic despite ’11 consent decree in class action case
Civil rights lawyers who sued in late 2010 on behalf of Philadelphia residents who contended the city’s police department disproportionately targets black men during its controversial “stop-and-frisk” policy said this week that they continue to be troubled by similar allegations, … Read More
Judge denies plaintiff’s request for attorneys’ fees in successful civil rights case against PPD
A plaintiff’s petition for more than $65,000 in attorneys’ fees stemming from a federal civil rights case against members of the Philadelphia Police Department has been denied by a federal judge, with the jurist only agreeing to doll out $1,800 … Read More
Plaintiff claims his arrest by Philly cops was related to being ‘white’ in a ‘black’ neighborhood
Two Philadelphia police officers are accused in a new civil filing of stopping a white man who was passing through a predominantly African American neighborhood and subsequently arresting him after an argument ensued. The civil rights complaint filed at the … Read More
Judge dismisses complaint by mother of slain Phila. cop
A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights complaint filed against the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, its chairman, and two parole agents by the mother of slain Philadelphia Police Officer Moses Walker, Jr. U.S. District Judge Harvey Bartle, … Read More
Fired Phila. cop being sued by woman who he punched on camera found not guilty of simple assault
A since-fired Philadelphia police lieutenant who was caught on cellphone video punching a parade-goer in the face has been found not guilty of simple assault by a Philadelphia Municipal Court judge. Jonathan Josey, who was a veteran of the Philadelphia … Read More
Woman caught on video being punched by since-fired Philly cop sues city and former officer
The Delaware County woman who was at the center of a controversial police “sucker punch” that made headlines after the incident was caught on cellphone video has filed a federal civil rights suit against the City of Philadelphia and the … Read More
Phila. police officer, brother charged by feds with tax fraud conspiracy scheme
A Philadelphia police officer and his brother were recently indicted on charges relating to a tax fraud conspiracy scheme, the federal prosecutor in eastern Pennsylvania has announced. The office of Zane Memeger, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of … Read More
Former Phila. detective sentenced to four years in federal prison for operating steroid ring
A former well-respected Philadelphia police detective who disgraced the department after his arrest on charges of operating an anabolic steroid ring was recently sentenced to four years in federal prison for his crimes. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern … Read More
Rising Phila. rap star Meek Mill sues city police for unlawful imprisonment
An up-and-coming Philadelphia rapper has filed a civil rights complaint against the City of Philadelphia and two municipal police officers over claims that he was unlawfully imprisoned and had pictures take of him by the officers, which were subsequently posted … Read More