SINCE CLAIMING last year that a black man had shot him in the shoulder, things just haven't gone well for former Philadelphia police Sgt. Robert Ralston. A little more than a month after the Overbrook shooting, the presumed hero became the department's goat when he cracked under questioning and c... Read more...
A court-appointed monitor will oversee the use of "stop and frisk" searches by city police, a high-profile part of the mayor's efforts to combat violent crime, according to a settlement agreement announced Tuesday. Authorities also will take additional steps to make sure the stops are only ma... Read more...