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Voters arrived at the Tomaszewski Funeral Home in Port Richmond with concerns about various issues Tuesday morning, including public safety, immigration, and health care.
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The drones will respond to 911 calls and can arrive at a scene faster to give officers perspective, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.
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Philly police ordered overdose vigil volunteers to move their tables from their setup near McPherson Square Library down to the street.
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The police oversight agency, known as CPOC, was created by a city ordinance in 2021 to improve transparency and accountability in policing.
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The rally took place a few days after the first anniversary of Irizarry’s death near the intersection of Willard and Lee streets, where a former Philadelphia police officer shot him.
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During an exclusive interview on WHYY’s live talk show Studio 2, Mayor Cherelle Parker discussed policing Kensington’s open-air drug market and said the May 8 encampment sweep didn’t go exactly as planned.
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Streets were closed from Kensington Avenue to Emerald Street and Orleans to Somerset streets.
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In the weeks since the city dismantled the Kensington Avenue encampment, legal observers, harm reduction advocates, and service providers are wondering why the police gave Christian volunteers more access than others.
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Some residents feel safer, while others say the spillover from the sweep and increased police presence has caused problems on side streets.
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When outreach workers arrived, the people staying in tents and structures on the 3000-3100 blocks of Kensington Avenue were gone.
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No city social services were present when police dispersed the encampments despite promises from city leaders that the initiative would be “service-led.”
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On Wednesday, social service providers and police officers will tell people living in tents or makeshift structures on Kensington Avenue’s 3000 and 3100 blocks to relocate.
Clean Streets
A new city program that hires a professional cleaning service to handle blood and other remains after outdoor shootings launched this month in the 25th police district.
Solutions Spotlight
While some have described PAD’s model “as a sort of triage/urgent care,” it’s unclear what the program’s role – if any – will be in the Parker administration's “triage centers” plan.
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Effective immediately, businesses without liquor licenses located between Kensington and Frankford avenues and Lehigh Avenue and Tioga Street must close from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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The 761-page document mentions Kensington a total of 16 times – more than any other neighborhood, including Center City.
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Rosario is a captain in the city’s east detective division and says he’s worked in the Kensington community his “entire police career.”
Arts & Culture
The managing director, a position currently held by Tumar Alexander, directly oversees various city departments and programs responsible for addressing quality-of-life concerns in Kensington.
Arts & Culture
For the first time in three years, the city is poised to end 2023 with fewer than 500 fatalities — but the gunshots, sirens, and recurring cycles of mourning persist.
Community Life
A lo largo del día, los votantes de Kensington enfatizaron las cuestiones de calidad de vida como la fuerza impulsora detrás de sus votos.
Small Business
Throughout the day, Kensington voters emphasized quality-of-life issues as the driving force behind their votes.
Immigration
The prosecution’s explanation that Patrick Heron, 54, is now required by law to register as a lifetime sex offender marked the end of an unexpectedly dramatic, hours-long hearing in a mostly empty courtroom at the criminal justice center.
Community Life
When Vientiane Bistro celebrated its fifth anniversary on Kensington Avenue earlier this month, the family-owned restaurant reached a milestone its
Community Life
Cuando Vientiane Bistro celebró su quinto aniversario en Kensington Avenue a principios de este mes, el restaurante familiar alcanzó un
