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[The Declaration @DeclarationPHL]

One of the demands of #occupyICEPHL protesters is to #endPARS. We’ve been reporting on PARS for a while now, and we’ve received several questions about the system and the state of our ongoing reporting. We want to answer those questions. #Thread

[Angela Couloumbis @AngelasInk]

This story by @barbaralaker, @dgambacorta and @wbender99 is very difficult to read - but so very necessary, revealing systemic flaws in a system that shielded top Philadelphia police officials accused of sexual misconduct. In case you missed it: https://t.co/IT38i0aHM4

[Claudia Vargas @ByClaudiaVargas]

The saga of the abandoned University City motel continues. Latest: PECO just scooped it up via eminent domain.

[The Declaration @DeclarationPHL]

Chief Inspector Carl Holmes was arrested today on sex crimes charges. The accusations include the same acts detailed in a lawsuit the City settled for $1.25 million.

[The Declaration @DeclarationPHL]

Chief Inspector Carl Holmes has been subject to multiple use of force complaints and two sexual assault allegations. Now the City has paid a large settlement based in part on one of his alleged sex assaults. Has city government taken any steps since to curb harassment? https://t.co/IFRBiBuDKN

[Max M. Marin @MaxMMarin]

New: DA Larry Krasner issued a statement criticizing ally Mayor Jim Kenney over quiet efforts to restrict public access to complaints lodged against Philly police

The complaint redactions were first reported this morning by @billy_penn /@WHYYNews

https://t.co/NH4q1Y5epY

[Max M. Marin @MaxMMarin]

Mayor Jim Kenney's administration has been quietly redacting police complaint records that it made public in 2017 to improve trust in city police.

They blame policy changes and short staff.

"It was most assuredly not an attempt to scrub information."
https://t.co/HMLtxlo5w9

[PlanPhilly @PlanPhilly]

Blackwell helped a developer get city land. Now he’s hosting a fundraiser for her.

https://t.co/YDErEQOExj

[The Philadelphia Inquirer @PhillyInquirer]

Tainted Philly police officers get re-assigned to the ‘last place’ they should be, critics say https://t.co/pJNquKXzzS

[The Declaration @DeclarationPHL]

Waiting to see exactly what the details of the new SEPTA police body camera policy are.

[Philly Daily News @PhillyDailyNews]

Daily News | Transit police strike ends after union and SEPTA reach deal https://t.co/n9LwNYg9JM

[Kevin Greenberg @kevin_greenberg]

Proud to be doing this pro bono with my colleagues at @GT_Law. And also to set the world record for fastest Philadelphia petition challenge. 42 minutes from nomination filing until objection formally filed.

[Erik Arneson @ErikOpenRecords]

The Office of Open Records is hosting 9 webinars next week. Get the details and sign up to join us! https://t.co/dyXGcgM5vo

[Paul Muschick @mcwatchdog]

The PA Right-to-Know Law written 10 years ago has worked well. Here's how it could be even better.
https://t.co/h0NHmtED0Q @mcall @McallOpinion @OpenRecordsPA @ErikOpenRecords

[Jan Murphy @JanMurphy]

Pennsylvania has been living in a new age of transparency for the last 10 years. Have you noticed? https://t.co/klAy0sZJ04

[Mark Fazlollah @mfazlollah]

Report: Philly narcotics cops faked paperwork to hide informants. Hundreds of cases may be challenged. https://t.co/p5zHQBsOJt via @phillydotcom

[The Declaration @DeclarationPHL]

#ICYMI: The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board has ruled that @PhillyPolice are allowed to continue releasing the names of officers who shoot civilians. @FOPLodge5 is appealing that ruling.

[The Declaration @DeclarationPHL]

Philly Police Allowed to Name Officers Who Shoot Civilians, Board Rules https://t.co/LNzCILYcrE

[The Declaration @DeclarationPHL]

Important story co-written by our former editor @kennethlipp:

[The Intercept @theintercept]

IBM used NYPD surveillance footage to develop technology that lets police search by skin color https://t.co/ZqCLJlRE60 by @georgejoseph94 @kennethlipp

[Philly Mag @phillymag]

Former Philly cop Ryan Pownall will be indicted on Tuesday on first-degree murder charges in the June 2017 shooting death of David Jones. https://t.co/2bP41Z55Zn

[The Declaration @DeclarationPHL]

Note: there are two officers named Richard Nicoletti in @PhillyPolice. According to police, the Richard Nicoletti in this case was hired in 1988. The other Officer Nicoletti was hired in 2008 and was involved in a questionable shooting in 2011: https://t.co/BLUdiqoFlX

[The Declaration @DeclarationPHL]

Officials have now named Richard Nicoletti as the officer who shot Jeffrey Dennis.

[Philly Daily News @PhillyDailyNews]

Daily News | Relatives of man killed by police meet with Commissioner Richard Ross https://t.co/FKpr3GvpW0