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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. Richard Costello - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.RichCostello.com. Captain Richard Barry Costello (April 4, 1951 – December 2, 2021) was an American police officer in Philadelphia who was President of the Philadelphia Lodge of the FOP. In 2008, he unsuccessfully challenged incumbent John Perzel in Pennsylvania 's 172nd Legislative District in Northeast Philadelphia .

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Philly police leader, a critic of misconduct, is KCPD’s only Black finalist for chief. Glenn E. Rice, Katie Moore. December 8, 2022 at 2:33 PM. As a career police official in Philadelphia ...

  7. Judge reinstates murder charge against Philadelphia police ...

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    A judge on Wednesday reinstated all charges, including a murder count, against a former police officer who shot and killed a driver through a rolled-up car window — a confrontation police ...

  8. With police departments facing a hiring crisis, some policies ...

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    Faced with gaping vacancies in its police force and concerns about public safety, the Philadelphia Police Department had to think creatively about how to get more candidates in the door. The city ...

  9. Frank Rizzo - Wikipedia

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    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.