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  2. Philadelphia Police Department - Wikipedia

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    The Philadelphia Police Department ( PPD, Philly PD, or Philly Police) is the police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the County and City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The PPD is one of the oldest municipal police agencies, [4] fourth-largest police force [5] and sixth-largest non-federal law enforcement agency ...

  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. Kevin M. Tucker - Wikipedia

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    Spouse. Judy Kreshok (1966-2012) Kevin M. Tucker (June 21, 1940 – June 19, 2012) was an American police commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department from 1986 to 1988. Tucker was appointed police commissioner by Philadelphia Mayor Wilson Goode in 1986 in the aftermath of the 1985 MOVE bombing and a separate corruption scandal.

  5. 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 .

  6. New Philadelphia Police Department gets state grant to ...

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    One of 108 law enforcement agencies. The New Philadelphia Police Department was one of 108 law enforcement agencies around Ohio to receive the grants, which totaled nearly $4.8 million.

  7. 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.

  8. Philly police, PPA cracking down on unlicensed street mechanics

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    Gregory Payne. May 15, 2024 at 6:43 PM. PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) and Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) are gathering to implement their game plan to crackdown on ...

  9. Richard Ross Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Richard Ross Jr. is an American law enforcement officer who served as the Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department from January 2016 to August 2019 at 51 years of age. Commissioner Ross was born and raised in Philadelphia. Before getting into law enforcement, Ross aspired to be a lawyer. [1] Ross became a successful Philadelphia ...