An Idaho police department is facing criticism and drawing protests after the shooting of an autistic teenager was caught on video. Victor Perez, 17, was shot by Pocatello police on Saturday as of ...

On a frigid February morning, Vanity Cordero, a Philadelphia police officer, heard a call over the radio for a man threatening to jump from a bridge. The details sounded familiar. When Cordero ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — On a frigid February morning, Vanity Cordero, a Philadelphia police officer, heard a call over the radio for a man threatening to jump from a bridge. The details sounded ...

The unit started as a pilot program in late 2022, nearly two years after the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr., who was experiencing a mental health episode when police responded to his ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — On a frigid February morning, Vanity Cordero, a Philadelphia police officer, heard a call over the radio for a man threatening to jump from a bridge. The details sounded familiar.

The Philadelphia Police Department piloted Crisis Intervention Teams, pairing officers with mental health clinicians to respond to 911 calls and other crises. The focus is on de-escalation and ...