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First held in 1920, the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade is the oldest Thanksgiving Day parade in America
Mayor Jim Kenney had signed an executive order banning guns following the fatal shooting of a Parks and Recreation employee last month
The review found that these officers perform duties that in other cities are done by civilians
The order says parks workers can call police if they think someone attempting to enter one of the sites is carrying a firearm
Philadelphia police said the group caused thousands of dollars’ worth of damage to a Wawa convenience store
Hundreds of officers are out on injury claims, meaning the force is nearly 1,300 officers short of its full complement of 6,380
More than 800 officers and civilian employees have set retirement dates within the next four years after enrolling in the city’s deferred pension program
Authorities don’t believe the officers were targeted
The FOP has put up a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest
Videos show a stampede of people fleeing a fireworks show
In 2021, the city saw 562 homicides – the highest number Philadelphia has ever seen, with more than half of its cases going unsolved
The proposed legislation is being touted as one way to address hundreds of vacancies in the police department
The officers endured a hostile work environment and were put in undesirable jobs after raising sexual harassment complaints, a federal jury found
One officer suffered an injured elbow and hand, while another suffered wounds to the back of his head
The shooting came moments after the boy had fired a shot at an unmarked car carrying officer Edsaul Mendoza and three other plainclothes officers
Officer Ervis Onuzi was shot in the abdomen while covering fellow officers during a chaotic shootout
Previously, prospective recruits were required to live in the city for one year before applying to the police department
The wounded officer reportedly took fire while helping another officer to safety
“It definitely takes a village to deal with a situation like this,” said Officer Perez’s wife
The 340-foot beaux arts building, formerly home to the Philadelphia Inquirer, has been completely renovated -- with a few special touches
About 11% of Philadelphia officers are listed as unable to work, compared to 3.3% in Chicago
Union leaders argued the new law illegally preempts existing state traffic laws
The number of officers labeled “injured on duty” has more than doubled since 2017, a report found
A clear shift from early in the pandemic has city officials under pressure to tackle violent crime
Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said it’s a “slap in the face” to cops who report to work every day
The vehicle ultimately crashed, security video shows
Officer Edwenna Ferguson mourned that even her career did not exempt her from the agony of the city’s mounting gun violence
The officers were returning gunfire toward a car from which they believed shots had been fired from in their direction
A city police union is still in arbitration, which could push the deadline back even further for officers
Homeland Security is investigating who left a chemical mixture in the witness waiting area
Philadelphia police showed 559 homicides going into the last day of 2021, the most recorded since the city began tracking in 1960