Murder

New data from September shows progress against the city's rising violence, police said

A number of communities, rural and metropolitan, have experienced continued increases in homicides

According to police, a suspect's delusions of child sex trafficking led to him killing a family of four

The report said assaults against on-duty police officers increased 62%

Detective Sgt. Jon Kadner said it's the oldest case he could find nationwide that has been solved using forensic genealogy

The suspect admitted he had stabbed his friend multiple times, claiming the killing was done in self-defense; an investigation proved otherwise

The society, which was founded in 1990, is a members-only club in Philadelphia; the group focuses their efforts on solving cold case homicides

The four officers are expected to recover, officials said

These takeaways from a police PIO can prove beneficial to law enforcement communication pros in future cases

A jury found Officer William Ben Darby guilty after about two hours of deliberations, returning a verdict that left local police "in the first stages of shock"

The two men had been charged with homicide, attempted extortion, assault, resisting a public official and carrying an attack-style knife without just cause

A sheriff says the podcaster helped draw attention to the case, which rallied key witnesses and ultimately resulted in an arrest

The judge decided police did not have enough evidence to hold former officer Bryan Riser

"I was waiting for him," the driver said. "I just thought to get him off the street"