CRIME - CLOSE UP Video Interviews

T shirts mark gun deaths

When Joanne Thompson arrived at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, she was taken by the display of hundreds of t-shirts mounted on wooden crosses, flapping in the wind. From…

January 31, 2013

ANIMALS CRIME Public Safety

Mounted police on patrol in Chestnut Hill

Officers Manuel Lorenzo (left) and Carmello Oquendo (right) were patrolling Chestnut Hill along Highland Avenue astride their mounts. Lorenzo was riding Ruben, a black coated Dutch warmblood and former dressage…

January 10, 2013

CRIME Current Affairs Death

Reacts to hate crime verdict

Angie Brown and a friend react to the 30 day jail time imposed on the defendant in the notorious New Jersey spycam case. Watch here. "[Dharun]Ravi, 20, of Plainsboro, N.J.,…

May 22, 2012

African-American CRIME Science

Women enter forensic science

Women are entering the forensic science field and now have their own association which had a booth at the Philadelphia Science Festival carnival. Watch video interview here.

May 14, 2012

CRIME Current Affairs INTERNATIONAL

Israelis jail him for peaceful protest

Lucas Koerner from the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia talks about being seriously roughed up and arrested by Israeli police as seen in the video here during a trip with…

July 23, 2011

CRIME Current Affairs Public Safety

Police Seargent to citizens: Get organized

HOW CAN WE HELP [YOU,] THE POLICE, DO YOUR JOB? The way citizens can help out the police department- we're supposed to work in partnership with each other. I would…

July 19, 2011

CRIME TRANSPORTATION WORK

Hustled at Philly gas station

"I grew up in Philadelphia and when I came back- the differences between there and here – people are more friendly here even though that’s the city of brotherly love.…

June 9, 2011

Books CRIME VOLUNTEERING

Sending Books to Prisoners

Brenda Cook of Wynnefield Heights and other women from the Sharon Baptist Church ministry package books destined for prisoners at Books Through Bars in West Philadelphia. The 20 year-old all…

April 19, 2011

CRIME INTERNET JOURNALISM

Gadfly, Radio Host Ed Feldman writing book, interviewing candidates

SO ED, WHY AREN’T YOU TORMENTING CHESTNUT HILL ANY MORE? I got tired of it. I tire easy and I thought other neighborhoods need to be tormented a little bit,…

April 6, 2011