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A portrait of Philadelphia police detective Philip Nordo

Accountability

The Suspect Detective

by Najib Aminy, Jenny Casas, Steven Rascón, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Taki Telonidis, Brett Meyers and Al Letson April 1, 2023April 7, 2023

A Philadelphia homicide detective on the rise abused his power in bizarre and extreme ways. How did he get away with it for so long?

An illustration shows a police officer whose mouth is taped shut with blue tape.

Accountability

Behind the Blue Wall

by Cynthia Rodriguez, Katharine Mieszkowski, Amy Mostafa, Sarah Mirk, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Steven Rascón, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Jess Alvarenga, Kevin Sullivan and Ike Sriskandarajah March 5, 2022March 4, 2022

A viral video embarrassed a Nashville, Tennessee, police captain – and exposed a toxic work culture that went beyond just one officer.

A Metropolitan Police turns onto Pennsylvania Ave.

Accountability

Who Has Power and How Do They Wield It?

by Andrea Henderson, Dhruv Mehrotra, Stan Alcorn, Queena Sook Kim, Amy Mostafa, Steven Rascón, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Jess Alvarenga, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Kevin Sullivan and Ike Sriskandarajah February 19, 2022February 23, 2022

Three local investigative stories that have big impact, from D.C. police keeping troubled officers on the force to the history of prisoner disenfranchisement laws in Missouri.

Accountability

DC Police Tried to Fire 24 Current Officers for ‘Criminal Offenses.’ A Powerful Panel Blocked Nearly Every One, Documents Show.

by Dhruv Mehrotra, Jenny Gathright and Martin Austermuhle December 18, 2021December 18, 2021

Disciplinary files obtained by Reveal and WAMU/DCist show how a panel of high-ranking officers – including the current police chief – kept troubled officers on the force.