Context | Current Aggressions
6 JULY 2022 Former Cleveland Cop Who Killed Tamir Rice, 12, Named Tioga, Pennsylvania’s Lone Cop | https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-officer-who-killed-tamir-rice-hired-in-pennsylvania_n_62c63da2e4b04516845ddc14
2 MAY 2022 TJ Siderio shooting: Former Philadelphia police officer charged with murder in 12-year-old’s death | https://www.fox29.com/news/tj-siderio-shooting-former-philadelphia-police-officer-charged-with-12-year-old-boys-death
11 FEB 2022 Fanta Bility’s family ‘appalled’ by Delco firefighters’ racist remarks | https://www.phillyvoice.com/briarcliffe-fire-department-darby-township-delaware-county-alleged-racist-comments/
2021
24 DEC 2021 A year after police killed Christian Hall, his parents continue calls for accountability | https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/christian-hall-police-shooting-anniversary-rcna7254
5 NOV 2021 Woman strip-searched during routine traffic stop in Pennsylvania lawsuit | https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article255586116.html
26 OCT 2021 Police officers who killed 8-year-old Fanta Bility at football game acted recklessly, alleges lawsuit | https://thehill.com/legal/578617-police-officer-who-killed-8-year-old-at-football-game-acted-recklessly-alleges-lawsuit/
25 OCT 2021 Pennsylvania Walmart forklift operator, 44, and his 14-year-old nephew died in house fire after 911 dispatcher hung up because the caller did not speak English | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10129565/Forklift-operator-teen-nephew-died-house-fire-911-operator-hung-lawsuit-claims.html
14 SEP 2021 FBI data: Pa. hate crimes hit 14-year high in 2020 | https://whyy.org/articles/fbi-data-pa-hate-crimes-hit-14-year-high-in-2020/
1 SEP 2021 Prosecutor: Police gunfire likely killed girl near stadium | https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/da-girl-killed-game-struck-police-fire-79797005
15 OCT 2021 Pittsburgh police kill Jim Rogers, 54 | https://wechargegenocidedc.com/2021/10/15/fawkthepolice-pittsburgh-police-kill-jim-rogers-54/
15 OCT 2021 Kittanning State Trooper Found Not Guilty Of Harassment | https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/kittanning-state-trooper-harassment-not-guilty/
14 OCT 2021 State trooper found not guilty of harassing teen, still faces internal probe | https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/state-trooper-found-not-guilty-of-harassing-teen-still-faces-internal-probe/
16 SEP 2021 Mother angered over force after daughter placed in handcuffs in Homestead | https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/mother-angered-over-force-after-daughter-placed-handcuffs-homestead/GAZZQI2AX5GYPP32I54K2WDEKY/
14 SEP 2021 Third Circuit rules former cop who “used his badge to harass, grope, and force oral sex on several women” does not have to comply with sex offender registration or notification requirements | https://www.courthousenews.com/bodily-integrity-2/
23 AUG 2021 Pennsylvania Police Chief Downplays Yelling at Pregnant Black Woman and Calling Backup to Move Her Out of Pharmacy Drive-Thru Line as a ‘Little Dispute,’ Gets Three-Day Suspension | https://atlantablackstar.com/2021/08/23/pennsylvania-police-chief-downplays-yelling-at-pregnant-black-woman-and-calling-back-up-to-move-her-out-of-pharmacy-line-as-a-little-dispute-gets-three-day-suspension/
20 AUG 2021 Homestead police chief & 2 officers Assault Pregnant Black Woman & her 5-year-old in Pharmacy Drive Thru | https://wechargegenocidedc.com/2021/08/20/fawkthepolice-homestead-police-chief-2-officers-assault-pregnant-black-woman-her-5-year-old-in-pharmacy-drive-thru/
19 AUG 2021 Pittsburgh man sues police on excessive force claim | https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2021/08/19/Pittsburgh-police-excessive-force-lawsuit-Eric-Walker-carrick/stories/202108190170
13 JULY 2021 Vandergrift police officer, suspended after encounter with Black restaurant patron, returns to work | https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/vandergrift-police-officer-suspended-after-encounter-with-black-restaurant-patron-returns-to-work/
7 MAY 2021 Pa. prosecutor waited months after receiving a police report to charge a man who shot at protesters | https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2021/05/pa-bedford-county-civil-rights-shooting-black-lives-matter-charges/
4 APR 2021 Fetterman embarks on a well-funded campaign for Pennsylvania’s 2022 U.S. Senate race, but his record in Braddock is a thorn in his side | https://whyy.org/articles/braddock-made-john-fetterman-a-politician-its-also-home-to-some-of-his-biggest-critics/
11 FEB 2021 John Fetterman Has Had Eight Years To Apologize For Pulling a Shotgun on a Black Jogger in 2013, But Still Refuses. Why? | https://www.theroot.com/john-fetterman-has-had-eight-years-to-apologize-for-pul-1846249115
10 FEB 2021 Fetterman justifies — but does not apologize for — chasing down and brandishing shotgun at Black jogger while Braddock mayor | https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/fetterman-justifies-but-does-not-apologize-for-chasing-down-and-brandishing-shotgun-at-black-jogger-while-braddock-mayor/Content?oid=18901042
9 FEB 2021 John Fetterman addresses pulling gun on unarmed Black jogger | https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/john-fetterman-2013-braddock-shotgun-incident-20210209.html
2020
13 JULY 2020 Antwon Rose: I’m Antwon Rose’s mother. My son had to be killed by police in order for him to change the world | https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/im-antwon-roses-mother-son-killed-police-order/story?id=71677745
2019
19 AUG 2019 Allentown PA Police Department is accused of Klan involvement and discrimination | https://theappeal.org/pennsylvania-police-racism/
Legislation
Opposed: (as of May 2021) | https://www.tribdem.com/news/democratic-lawmakers-push-for-more-action-on-police-reform/article_3399c595-f043-57dc-bb4b-20acc71d9c60.html
Democrats have introduced a variety of police reform bills, but Republicans (who control the majorities in both chambers) haven’t made moving any of the bills a priority.
Passed: Act 57 requires police agencies to document when officers are fired over misconduct allegations and requires police departments to check a state database of those records before hiring new officers (must be launched by July 14).
