A Philadelphia police captain who was named police chief in Hartford, Conn. but did not take the job after it was revealed he was under investigation for sexual harassment, has been sued by a police sergeant who accused him of years of sexual misconduct.

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Police data shows this year, Philadelphia has seen a 17% drop, so far, in violent crime over last year -- a year in which, District Attorney Larry Krasner said Monday, Philly saw its largest drop in homicides in history.

A body that was pulled out of the Schuykill River in Philadelphia last month has been identified. Joshua Daywalt, 35, of Pheonixville, was found in the river near Kelly Drive and Midvale Avenue at about 10:17 a.m. on Feb. 7, according to reports from NBC10 and Fox29.

Three years ago, Philadelphia approved a measure that limits the number of infractions police could use to pull a car over. Now, supporters of the plan say the effort has achieved its goal of reducing the number of Black men pulled over in the city for low-level violations like a broken taillight or an expired registration.

A 22-year-old man was found shot to death near the bathtub inside the bathroom of a North Philadelphia home on Wednesday, police said.

Philadelphia police say progress is happening in the city's Kensington section, but the work is far from done.

Philadelphia police are asking for the public's help in identifying several individuals wanted for cutting and stealing a section of copper wire from the city's livestream "Portal" in LOVE Park.