Public Safety

Philly Car Meets

Philly police seize vehicle from car meet video, warn they'll seize others spotted drifting, doing burnouts

Pennsylvania State Police begin testing body cameras ahead of full rollout

Pennsylvania State Police

Temple University police union calls for resignation of top public safety official after three officers fired

Temple Police Union

Temple University should include North Philly community in its new safety plan, proposed City Council resolution says

Temple University Public Safety

Philly's ballot question guide: Should the city save more for a rainy day?

Ballot Questions Primary

Woman assaulted in Center City sues nearby Marriott hotels for failure to keep area safe

Lawsuit Center City Assault

Higher Education

Temple president Jason Wingard to resign amid campus safety concerns, university says

Temple President Jason Wingard Resigns

Proposal for public safety director to appear on ballot after City Council overrides mayor's veto

Public Safety Director Veto

Proposed public safety director would oversee Philly's gun violence response

Public Safety Director

City Council urges city, state leaders to declare state of emergency in Kensington

Kensington

Wary of violent crime, Philly residents are the most pessimistic they've been since 2009, annual Pew poll finds

Philly Pew Survey

Temple's public safety director resigns; university searches for answers to off-campus gun violence

Temple public safety director

To stem violent crime, Philly needs a united criminal justice system, police commissioner says

Outlaw Gun Violence

Center City adds 20 additional bike patrols as part of larger public safety plan

Center City District

Atlantic City votes to end needle exchange program, citing public safety risk

Atlantic City Needle Exchange

Philly City Council votes to stiffen penalties against dirt bike riders

Amid rising gun violence, Philly police increase patrols for Memorial Day weekend

Memorial Day gun violence

Philly outlines safety plan for Safehouse overdose prevention site

OPS Philly Safehouse

Children's Health

The car seat industry helped delay a child safety regulation – again

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Safety concerns lead Tower Theater to remove iconic exterior sign

Tower Theater sign removal

Is this prominent South Philly fixture the worst hotel in the city?

Penrose Hotel

Could a national gun buyback program reduce the 393 million guns on America's streets?

Man stranded on Camden County dam, rescued Tuesday morning

Oaklyn dam rescue

Scranton man allegedly enters elementary school, strips naked, pours soap on gym floor

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Spider-like, clinging jellyfish with intense stings spotted again at Jersey Shore just before Memorial Day weekend

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Philly voters OK hiring of 'public safety enforcement officers' to help police

Carroll - Broad Street rush hour traffic and pedestrians

This Sea Isle City street floods so often that it just got its own flood camera

Sea Isle City

Public Transportation

South Jersey mayors ask PATCO to reconsider late-night station closures

PATCO Train Collingswood

Test dummies fly out of Ocean City roller coaster during safety check

Castaway Cove Ocean City Gale Force

Department of Homeland Security issues fraud alert for immigration spoofing scam

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2018 was the deadliest year for pedestrians in U.S. since 1990s

Stock_Carroll - Pedestrians and vehicles in Center City

Man with loaded handgun buzzed into elementary school outside of Philadelphia

Stock_Carroll - Handgun with Bullets

New Jersey should restore 911 funding, freeholder says

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Here’s why Temple police tweeted there was no threat on campus Friday

Stock_Carroll - Temple University Campus Liacouras Walk

After backlash, Bridgeport Council won't pursue police merger with Upper Merion

Carroll - Bridgeport borough Montgomery County

Philadelphia Fire Department to hold ‘citywide fire drill’

Speed safety cameras one step closer to implementation on Roosevelt Boulevard

Carroll - Roosevelt Boulevard

Gov. Chris Christie Drive is officially open to drivers in Morris County, New Jersey

Chris Christie

American Idol auditions are happening in Franklin Square on Thursday, and PPD Captain Sekou Kinebrew tried out

Captain Sekou Kinebrew

Spruce and Pine streets bike lane upgrades now delayed until spring

Cameras can catch cars that run red lights, but that doesn't make streets safer

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Philly cracking down – yet again – on weekend revelers at Devil's Pool

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