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  2. 39th District corruption scandal - Wikipedia

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    The 39th District Corruption Scandal refers to a persistent pattern of brutality and corruption among a cadre of Philadelphia Police Department officers, primarily from the Department's 39th District. The scandal emerged in late 1995 and received nationwide attention by 1997, eventually resulting in an investigation by Human Rights Watch.

  3. 1985 MOVE bombing - Wikipedia

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    The 1985 MOVE bombing, locally known by its date, May 13, 1985, [2] was the destruction of residential homes in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by the Philadelphia Police Department during a standoff with MOVE, a black liberation organization. Philadelphia police dropped two explosive devices from a ...

  4. Pennsylvania v. Mimms - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Const. amends. IV, XIV. Pennsylvania v. Mimms, 434 U.S. 106 (1977), is a United States Supreme Court criminal law decision holding that a police officer ordering a person out of a car following a traffic stop and conducting a pat-down to check for weapons did not violate the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution .

  5. The Thin Blue Lie - Wikipedia

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    The premise of the film concerns Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Jonathan Neumann , who, along with his partner Phil Chadway (Randy Quaid), won the Pulitzer Prize in 1978 for a series of articles exposing Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo (Paul Sorvino) and the Philadelphia Police Department for corruption. According to the articles, suspects were ...

  6. Murder of Lauretha Vaird - Wikipedia

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    5897 [1] Lauretha A. Vaird (August 4, 1952 – January 2, 1996) was a Philadelphia Police Department officer who was shot dead by the rapper Christopher Roney aka "Cool C" during a botched armed bank robbery in January 1996. Roney attempted to rob the bank with another rapper, Warren McGlone aka "Steady B", and another man, Mark Canty.

  7. Philadelphia cop charged with public drunkenness, disorderly ...

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    A Philadelphia police officer could soon lose his job after being arrested on multiple charges stemming from a 2019 vandalism incident, authorities said Wednesday. Ryan Perez, 30, was charged with ...

  8. Philadelphia police officer has charges reinstated over Eddie ...

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  9. Crime in Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    39th District corruption scandal (1990s) – Police corruption which led to the overturning of 160–300 cases and release of 100 prisoners. Eddie Polec murder case (1994) Troy Graves "Center City Rapist" (1997–1999) – Committed five rapes and one murder; Lex Street Massacre (Dec. 28th, 2000) – 7 people were murdered in a crack house.