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A Philadelphia police cruiser is parked between Arch and Market streets in West Philadelphia on April 2, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Between 2015 and 2020, less than 1% of all citizen complaints filed against the Philadelphia Police Department resulted in an officer being formally disciplined, according to a new report obtained by WHYY.
Slated to be released next week by the city’s Police Advisory Commission, the report also found internal investigators did not uphold a single civil rights complaint filed by a resident, including accusations of racial profiling, during the same time period.
Additionally, the average internal affairs investigation into a citizen complaint took twice as long as the department’s required time limit of 90 days, researchers working with the PAC found.
2 SEPTA police sergeants suspended for inappropriate social media posts related to Capitol Riot
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PHILADELPHIA - Two SEPTA Transit police officers have been suspended without pay over what the department called inappropriate social media posts related to the riots in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6.
SEPTA police say the suspended officers, both sergeants, were two of seven SEPTA police officers who traveled to Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6.
Following the investigation, authorities say none of the officers were involved in the storming of the U.S. Capitol or other illegal activity that occurred that day.
In a press release issued Tuesday, SEPTA officials say the Police Board of Inquiry determined the two sergeants, acted irresponsibly and displayed poor judgment in making social media posts that could be interpreted as supporting the actions of rioters. The board also agreed with the Internal Affairs review which found that posts violated SEPTA Transit Police
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