Philadelphia

In one video, Philadelphia police staff inspector Joseph Bologna Jr. shoved a retractable baton into a protester’s neck and then struck a Temple University student in the head with the metal rod before tackling him to the ground.In another, after a woman appeared to tap his bicycle, he threw the bike to the ground and…

The Philadelphia Police Department on Tuesday suspended a high-ranking officer and announced its intention to dismiss him after he surrendered to charges of assaulting a protester at a demonstration held in response to the death of George Floyd. Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw suspended Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna for 30 days with "intent to dismiss," a spokesperson told…

A longtime and widely respected Philadelphia Police Department inspector captured on video striking a Temple University student protester with a metal police baton last week turned himself in on aggravated assault and related charges on Monday. But that wasn’t before hundreds – including many cops in uniform – applauded and saluted the 31 year veteran…

Looters were ransacking parts of Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon following a night of violent protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer earlier in the week. Video captured by Fox 29 showed what appeared to a hijacked police car crashed into another vehicle. Other protesters could…

A Philadelphia pastor has warned his congregation that President Donald Trump's order for churches to be allowed to reopen immediately is "political pandering," and that science still suggests it's not safe to gather in large crowds.Trump on Friday pushed for the reopening of churches across America that have been closed amid the pandemic to stop…