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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, [3] fourth-largest police force [4] and sixth-largest non-federal law enforcement agency ...

3. Frank Rizzo - Wikipedia

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   Frank Rizzo. Francis Lazarro Rizzo (October 23, 1920 – July 16, 1991) was an American police officer and politician. He served as commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) from 1967 to 1971 and mayor of Philadelphia from 1972 to 1980. He was a member of the Democratic Party throughout the entirety of his career in public office.

4. 1985 MOVE bombing - Wikipedia

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   The 1985 MOVE bombing, locally known by its date, May 13, 1985, [2] was an airstrike and 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 ...

5. 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.

6. Mike Chitwood - Wikipedia

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   He’s served as police chief in Middletown, Bucks County, Portland, Maine, and as Police Superintendent in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania.. [ 4 ] [ 3 ] Chitwood Jr. served as a lieutenant in the Philadelphia Police Department and joined the Daytona Beach Police Department as police chief in 2006, where he worked for ten years until he was ...

7. Howard R. Leary - Wikipedia

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   Philadelphia Police Department. New York Police Department. Service years. 1940–1966 (Philadelphia) 1966–1970 (New York) Rank. Commissioner. Howard R. Leary (August 7, 1911 – January 31, 1994) was an American law enforcement officer who served as Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department from 1963 to 1966 and New York City Police ...

8. Category : Commissioners of the Philadelphia Police Department

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9. Charles H. Ramsey - Wikipedia

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   Patrol Officer. 1971 - 1977. Charles H. Ramsey (born 1950) is the former Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department. Prior to assuming that post in January 2008, he had served as Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPDC) from 1998 to early 2007. In January 2017, he became a regular CNN contributor. [1]