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"The Boy in the Box" has his name back

"This announcement only closes one chapter in this little boy's story," said Commissioner Danielle Outlaw

Salon · Dec 8, 2022

New forensic technology provided the breakthrough in decades-old case

PHILADELPHIA — More than six decades after the badly bruised body of a young boy was found in a cardboard box in Philadelphia’s Fox Chase section, police Thursday announced the long-sought identity of the boy — finally naming “America’s Unknown Child” and providing some closure in what police say is…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 8, 2022

The understaffed Philly Police don't evaluate their main patrol and crime-fighting strategy, city controller finds

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Police Department doesn't conduct formal evaluations of its main patrol and crime-fighting strategy, creating an inconsistent patchwork of officer deployment across the city as it's in the midst of a persistent gun violence crisis.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 18, 2022

Philly police searching for ‘a clear picture’ of what happened at July 4 shooting on Parkway that injured 2 officers

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police on Tuesday were attempting to determine who fired a gun and from where during Monday night’s Independence Day celebrations, in a shooting that injured two police officers and caused the panicked evacuation of thousands from the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 6, 2022

Police in Philadelphia investigate possibility bullets that hit officers came from celebratory gunfire

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are investigating the possibility that the two officers who were shot at the city’s Independence Day celebrations on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway Monday were struck by stray bullets from celebratory gunfire — potentially fired from some distance away, officials said Tuesday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 5, 2022

‘Dystopian’ video shows Americans fleeing Philadelphia shooter as fireworks explode on July 4

‘It has just been a night of absolute horror and terror,’ reporter on scene says

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022

Mayor Kenney says Philly is ‘doing everything it can’ as probe into mass shooting continues

PHILADELPHIA — A defiant Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney appeared publicly Tuesday for the first time since the deadly South Street mass shooting, meeting with frustrated business owners and saying the city is “doing everything it can” to fight ongoing gun violence.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 7, 2022

Fired former police officer charged with murder over shooting of fleeing 12-year-old boy

Thomas Siderio, 12, had allegedly fired at police before tossing his gun and was lying face down trying to surrender when he was killed

The Independent UK · May 2, 2022

The ex-Philly Police officer who fatally shot TJ Siderio, 12, has been charged with murder

PHILADELPHIA — The former Philadelphia Police officer who fatally shot a 12-year-old boy in the back in March has been charged with murder.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 2, 2022

Before killing a 12-year-old, a South Philly plainclothes police unit caused frequent chaos, residents say

PHILADELPHIA — Jakir Waters was driving to his mother’s house to baby-sit his 3-year-old brother one morning in early October 2020. First, though, the 19-year-old stopped on a side street in South Philadelphia to see a friend.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 28, 2022