Philadelphia Police Department

The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD or Philly PD) is the police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The PPD is one of the oldest municipal police agencies,[3] fourth largest police force[4] and sixth largest non-federal law enforcement agency in the United States. Since records were first kept in 1828, at least 289 PPD officers have died in the line of duty.[5]

Philadelphia Police Department
Patch
Badge
Flag of Philadelphia
AbbreviationPPD
MottoHonor, Integrity, Service
Agency overview
Formed1751
Annual budget$774 m (2020)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters"The Roundhouse" nickname
750 Race Street Philadelphia, PA 19106
Police Officers6,575 (2019)
[2]
Agency executive
Facilities
multiple small boats4
helicopters4
Website
Official Site

The Philadelphia Police Department is prominent for a history of patterns of police brutality, intimidation, coercion, and disregard for constitutional rights[6][7] , particularly during the tenure of Frank Rizzo as police commissioner (1967–1971) and mayor (1972–1980).[8][9] The patterns of police brutality were documented in a 1978 Pulitzer-Prize winning Philadelphia Inquirer series by William K. Marimow and Jon Neuman.[10]

Present day
Philadelphia Police Department Headquarters known as "The Roundhouse", designed by Robert Geddes of the firm GBQC

The PPD employs over 6,400 sworn officers and over 800 civilian personnel,[11] and patrols an area of 369.4 km² (142.6 mi²) with a population of almost 1.5 million. The department is subdivided into 21 patrol districts, and like many other large municipal police forces, it incorporates many special units such as a K-9 squad, SWAT, bomb squad, community relations unit, and marine unit. The highest-ranking officer is Commissioner Danielle Outlaw.

Organization

The head of the PPD is the commissioner, who is appointed by the mayor. The current commissioner is Danielle Outlaw (2020 - present).[12]

Under the commissioner are two three-star deputy commissioners. The First Deputy Commissioner heads Field Operations. The Deputy Commissioner and Chief Administrative Officer heads Organizational Services, Strategy, and Innovation.

The Office of Field Operations is headed by the three-star First Deputy Commissioner of Field Operations, currently Myron Patterson (2016 – Present). The force comprises two commands, Patrol Operations and, Specialized Operations and Homeland Security; each command is headed by a two-star Deputy Commissioner. The Specialized Operations and Homeland Security command is headed by a two-star Deputy Commissioner, currently Dennis Wilson, and divided into two bureaus, Specialized Investigations and Homeland Security Bureau; each is headed by a chief inspector and further subdivided into several units.

The Office of Organizational Services, Strategy, and Innovation is headed by the three-star Deputy Commissioner and Chief Administrative Officer, currently Dennis Wilson is fulfilling these duties in addition to his normal duties.

Patrol Operations is headed by a two-star Deputy Commissioner of Patrol Operations, currently Melvin Singleton, who oversees both the patrol and detective units. Patrol Operations is divided into two regional commands, Regional Operations Command (North) and Regional Operations Command (South). Each regional command is headed by a chief inspector, and is subdivided into three divisions (ROC-North: East, Northwest, Northeast; ROC-South: Central, Southwest, South). Each division is headed by an inspector.[13] A division comprises three or four districts; there are 21 patrol districts in all, and each district is headed by a captain. Each district is subdivided into three or four police service areas (PSA's), each headed by a lieutenant, for a total of 64 PSA's citywide.[14]

In January 2013, Commissioner Ramsey announced changes to the command structure of the department lowering the number of deputy commissioners from 9 to 6. Ramsey only replaced one of the deputies who was promoted from staff inspector of the Internal Affairs Bureau to deputy commissioner of the Office of Professional Responsibility.

A Philadelphia Police Department police car

Mounted units
A Philadelphia police officer in the Mounted Patrol Unit, October 1973

The beginnings of the mounted unit can be traced to the Fairmount Park Mounted Guard created in 1867. In 1889 the Philadelphia Police Mounted Patrol Unit was established. The Philadelphia Police unit survived until 1952, however, the Fairmount Park unit would be used for parades and crowd control measures. The Fairmount Park Mounted Guard became the Fairmount Park Police in 1966, but maintained the same responsibilities. In 1972, Mayor Frank Rizzo found it unnecessary for taxpayers to fund two separate police departments, and merged the Fairmount Park Police into the Philadelphia Police, creating the Park Division. The mounted unit was once again used to patrol the streets of Philadelphia. The mounted unit survived to celebrate 100 years in 1989, but was disbanded in 2004 due to budgetary cuts by Mayor John F. Street's administration. On July 18, 2008, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey confirmed that plans are in the works to recreate the mounted unit.[15] The Philadelphia Inquirer again reported on June 2, 2009, that Ramsey hoped to revive the unit once the city was in a better financial standing.[16] The continued recreation of the Mounted Unit took an additional step forward on October 31, 2011, when the city announced plans to build a new facility for the unit in Fairmount Park.[17]

Ranks within the Philadelphia Police Department
See also: Police ranks of the United States
Title Insignia Uniform Shirt Color Type of Rank
Police Commissioner
White
 Appointed by the city's managing director with the approval of the mayor
First Deputy Police Commissioner
White
 Appointed by the city's managing director with the approval of the mayor
Deputy Police Commissioner
White
 Appointed by the city's managing director with the approval of the mayor
Chief Inspector
White
 Civil service rank
Inspector
White
 Civil service rank
Staff Inspector
White
 Civil service rank
Captain
White
 Civil service rank
Lieutenant
White
 Civil service rank
Sergeant
White
 Civil service rank
Corporal

Detective
Blue
 Civil service rank
Police Officer No Insignia
Blue
 Civil service rank
Police Officer Recruit No Insignia
Blue

Description

To be promoted in the Philadelphia Police Department, a police officer must finish his first year in the department. Then, when the next corporal or detective test is announced, they are eligible to take the test. Philadelphia PD Test for corporal and detectives is a written multiple choice test, lasting two to three hours. Also part of an officer's score is based on seniority.[18]

The ranks of corporal and detective have the same pay grade, but have different functions. Corporals are "operations room supervisors" and are responsible for overseeing a patrol district's operations room, or a special unit's operations; i.e., ensure that reports are submitted accurately and in a timely manner, etc. Only rarely do corporals work the street. A corporal must have a minimum of a year's experience as a police officer.

Sergeants command a squad of officers, making assignments to beats, assigning traffic details, helping to supervise the radio room, commanding Marine Unit patrol boats and performing other similar tasks. When assigned to the detective bureau, a sergeant interviews suspects and witnesses, assigns detectives to cases and investigates clues, among other duties. Sergeants must have a minimum of two years experience as a police officer, or a year's experience as a corporal or detective.

The rank of lieutenant is the first executive supervisory rank. Lieutenants command an assigned area in a police district or a specialized unit, such as a traffic unit. If assigned as a detective, a lieutenant supervises an investigation. Lieutenants must have a minimum of one year's experience as a sergeant.

Captains either command police districts or direct the activities of a specialized unit. When assigned as a detective, a captain organizes and directs surveillance activities and police raids, prepares cases, interviews and interrogates suspects and testifies in court. Captains must have a minimum of one year's experience as a lieutenant.

Staff inspectors are usually departmental administrative officers, serving on the police Command Staff under a commissioner or deputy commissioner. They are generally assigned to inspect police divisions, districts and units, evaluate police practices, equipment and personnel, and make recommendations for improvement where necessary; however, they may also command units and divisions. Staff Inspectors must have a minimum of one year's service as a captain.

Inspectors are senior executive officers who typically command divisions and supervise officers under their command during any major police action, disaster or emergency. Inspectors must have a minimum of one year's service as a staff inspector or captain.

Chief inspectors are senior departmental administrative officers who either command bureaus within the department or who inspect police divisions, districts and units, evaluate police practices, equipment and personnel, and make recommendations for improvement where necessary. Chief inspectors must have a minimum of one year's service as a staff inspector or inspector.

Deputy commissioners and above are appointed by the city managing director with mayoral approval, not by the city civil service. Deputy commissioners are usually in charge of a regional command.

The two first deputy commissioners head the Office of Field Operations and the Office of Organizational Accountability.

The commissioner is appointed by the city managing director with mayoral approval, and is in charge of the entire department.[19]

Detectives

Detectives are part of the Detective Bureau, and may be assigned to Divisional Detective Units, or specialized units like Homicide, Organized Crime/Intelligence, Special Victims Unit, Gun Permits Unit and Background Investigation. The commanding officer of a detective division reports to the Inspector of Detective Bureau Headquarters. The ranking supervisor at Detective Bureau Headquarters is the Chief Inspector of the Detective Bureau. Detectives are not considered supervisory personnel, they are a civil service rank of their own and take orders from a sergeant. There are also police officers who serve in an investigative capacity, such as in the Juvenile Aid and Special Victims Units. Police officers who are assigned to the Detective Bureau are paid in the same pay scale as a police officer assigned to patrol.

Unlike most law enforcement agencies, the Philadelphia Police Department Detective Bureau does not maintain the ranks such as detective sergeant or detective lieutenant, etc. The supervisors (Sergeant, Lieutenant & Captain) in the Detective Bureau can be transferred back to patrol, and are required to maintain a uniform. Also, unlike other departments such as NYPD and LAPD, Philadelphia Police Detectives do not have a uniform that can be worn during details or funerals. The prescribed attire of a Philadelphia Police detective is proper business attire. In the Philadelphia Police Department, the rank of detective can only be made by a civil service exam and there are no grade differentiations. This is in contrast to NYPD that has the ability to make field promotions to the rank of detective for an outstanding performance or circumstance.

Highest-ranking officer by year
Philadelphia police traffic officers with their patrol car

Police Marshals
  • John J. Keyser, 1850–1853
  • John K. Murphy, 1853–1855

Chiefs of Police
  • Samuel G. Ruggles, 1855–1867
  • St. Clair A. Mulholland, 1867–1872
  • Kennard Jones, 1872–1879
  • Samuel L. Given, 1879–1884
  • James Stewart, 1884–1887
  • James Lamon, 1887–1892

Superintendents of Police
  • Robert Linden, 1892–1899
  • Harry M. Quick, 1899–1904
  • John B. Taylor, 1904–1912
  • James Robinson, 1912–1920
  • William B. Mills, 1920–1931
  • Joseph E. Lestrange, 1931–1936
  • James H. Malone, 1936–1937
  • Edward Hubbs, 1937–1940
  • Howard P. Sutton, 1950–1952

Police Commissioners

Districts

The following is a list of districts that the Philadelphia Police serve:[23] The Central Division consists of the 6th District,9th District and 22nd District. The East Division consists of the 24th District,25th District and 26th District. The Northeast Division has the 2nd District,7th District,8th District and 15th District. The 5th District,14th District,35th District and 39th District reside in the Northwest Division. The 1st District,3rd District and 17th District reside in the South Division. The 12th,16th,18th and 19th Districts are in the Southwest Division. Each district is commanded by a Captain.

A Chevrolet Impala in Philadelphia Police Department service

Central Division

6th District

  • Station Address: 235 N 11th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
  • Commander: Captain Matthew James

9th District

  • Station Address: 401 N. 21st St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130
  • Commander: Captain Michael Hooven

22nd District

  • Station Address: 17th St and Montgomery Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19121
  • Commander: Captain Nashid Akil

East Division

24th District

  • Station Address: 3901 Whitaker Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19124
  • Commander: Captain William Fisher

25th District

  • Station Address: 3901 Whitaker Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19124
  • Commander: Captain Javier Rodriguez

26th District

  • Station Address: E. Girard Ave and Montgomery Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19125
  • Commander: Captain Krista Dahl-Campbell

Northeast Division

2nd District

  • Station Address: Harbison Ave. and Levick St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19149
  • Commander: Captain Matthew Deacon

7th District

  • Station Address: Bustleton Ave. and Bowler St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19115
  • Commander: Captain Robert Ritchie

8th District

  • Station Address: Academy Rd. and Red Lion Rd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19154
  • Commander: Captain Adam Friedman

15th District

  • Station Address: Harbison Ave and Levick St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19149
  • Commander: Captain John Walker

Northwest Division

5th District

  • Station Address: Ridge Ave and Cinnaminson St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19128
  • Commander: Captain Malachi Jones

14th District

  • Station Address: Haines St and Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19144
  • Commander: Captain Nicholas Smith

35th District

  • Station Address: N Broad St and Champlost St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19141
  • Commander: Captain Ernest Ransom

39th District

  • Station Address: 2201 W. Hunting Park Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140
  • Commander: Captain Anthony Ginaldi

South Division

1st District

  • Station Address: 24th St. and Wolf St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19145
  • Commander: Captain Louis Campione

3rd District

  • Station Address: 11th St and Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147
  • Commander: Captain Brian Hartzell

17th District

  • Station Address: 20th St and Federal St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19146
  • Commander: Captain Michael O'Donnell

Southwest Division

12th District

  • Station Address: 65th St. and Woodland Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19142
  • Commander: Captain Scott Drissel

16th District

  • Station Address: 39th St and Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
  • Commander: Captain Christine McShea

18th District

  • Station Address: 55th St and Pine St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19143
  • Commander: Captain Matthew Gillespie

19th District

  • Station Address: 61st St and Thompson St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19151
  • Commander: Captain John Stanford

Demographics

The PPD's officers are and have been of many ethnicities. A large number of Irish Americans have been PPD officers since the 1850s.

  • Male: 70%
  • Female: 30%
  • White: 57%[24]
  • African-American/Black: 33%[24]
  • Hispanic: 8%[24]
  • Other: 1.5%

Bureaus
  • Internal Affairs
  • Homeland Security
  • Narcotics
  • Investigations
  • Training
  • Administrative Services
  • Support Services
  • Intelligence
  • Expressway Patrol

Awards and honors

Decorations
See: United States law enforcement decorations#Philadelphia Police Department
  • Sgt. Robert F. Wilson III Commendation for Valor
  • Commendation for Bravery
  • Commendation for Heroism
  • Commendation for Merit
  • Commendatory Citation
  • RNC Service Ribbon
  • Military Service Ribbon

George Fencl Award

The George Fencl Award, named in honor of Philadelphia Police Officer George Fencl, is given by the Daily News to a Philadelphia Police Officer who exemplifies compassion, fairness, and civic commitment. The award was first given in 1986.[25]

YearRankNameDistrict/Division
1986CaptainDavid Morrell26th District, Commanding Officer
1987OfficerWiley L. Redding35th District, Community Relations
1988OfficerJoe Donato19th District
1989CaptainAl Lewis22nd District, Commanding Officer
1990LieutenantJose Manuel MelendezEast Division, Community Interaction Task Force
1991CaptainGeorge FenzilTraffic Unit, Commanding Officer
1992LieutenantStephen JohnsonPolice Conflict-Prevention and Resolution Unit, Commanding Officer
1993OfficerEdwin "Bo" Diaz26th District, Community Relations
1994CaptainArthur Durrant26th District, Commanding Officer
1995OfficerJames Perkins2nd District
1996OfficerJoseph Dembeck14th District
1997OfficerBrenda Robinson-Stowe16th District, Mounted Officer
1998CaptainWilliam Colarulo25th District, Commanding Officer
1999OfficerBernard Turner22nd District
2000Chief InspectorDexter GreenSpecial Operations Unit, Commanding Officer
2001Deputy CommissionerSylvester JohnsonPatrol, Narcotics, Detectives, and Special Operations, Commanding Officer
2002CaptainWilliam FisherCivil Affairs Unit, Commanding Officer
2003OfficerRuth McNatte16th District, Community Relations
2004Chief InspectorJames TianoCommunity Affairs Bureau, Commanding Officer
2005OfficerDarlene Chapman-CummingsAnti-Drug Program: DARE
2006OfficerAnnaMae Law26th District
2007SergeantKimberly ByrdChief of Staff
2008CaptainKevin Bethel17th District, Commanding Officer
2009OfficerAdrian Hospedale12th District
2010OfficerRichard "Butch" Riddick12th District
2011OfficerJoseph Young12th District, Community Relations

Notable events
  • 1870, in March a Philadelphia policeman shot and killed Henry Truman, an unarmed Black man in an alley. He was found guilty of manslaughter.
  • 1881, the Philadelphia Police Department hired its first African-American police officer.
  • 1887, the police department was put under control of the city's Department of Public Safety. Two years later, the PPD inaugurated its mounted patrol, which was disbanded in 2004 but restored in 2011.[26]
  • 1906, the motorcycle was introduced to the Philadelphia police.
  • 1919, a major race riot broke out.
  • 1939, radio-installed patrol cars were put into use.
  • 1964, a race riot broke out in North Philadelphia, calling every police officer in the city to duty.[27]
  • 1970, a well publicized raid of the Black Panther Party occurred.[28][29] During the weekend of August 29–30, 1970, seven Philadelphia policemen were shot during widespread racial tension.[30]
  • 1974, the Pennsylvania Crime Commission's "Report On Police Corruption And The Quality Of Law Enforcement In Philadelphia" concluded "The commission found that police corruption in Philadelphia is ongoing, widespread, systematic, and occurring at all levels of the police department. Corrupt practices were uncovered during the investigation in every police district and involved police officers ranging in rank from policeman to inspector. Specific acts of corruption involving improper cash payments to the police by gamblers, racketeers, bar owners, businessmen, nightclub owners, after-hours club owners, prostitutes, and others are detailed in the report. More than 400 individual police officers are identified by first name, last initial, and badge or payroll number as receiving improper payments in terms of cash, merchandise, sexual services, or meals." [31]
  • 1979, the department reached its peak size at approximately 8,500 officers.
  • 1985, federal judge Clarence Charles Newcomer criticized the Philadelphia police for a wholesale roundup of Spanish-speaking people after an officer was killed, calling the roundup "disgraceful" and "unlawful," and said it "sadly brought to mind" a line from the movie Casablanca: "Major Strasser has been shot. Round up the usual suspects."[32]
  • 1985, in an residential eviction operation against an anarcho-primitivist organization called MOVE, a PPD helicopter dropped C-4 explosive on a residential home often referred to as the MOVE compound, killing 11 residents of the house (five of them children), and burning 65 nearby houses to the ground. The incident was investigated by the Philadelphia Special Investigation Commission (MOVE)[33]. This was the only time an American police department had used bombs on suspects until July 7, 2016, when the Dallas Police Department ended a standoff by using a ground-based robot to detonate C-4 on a suspect during the 2016 shooting of Dallas police officers.
  • 1996, Lauretha Vaird becomes the first female PPD officer to be killed in the line of duty.
  • 2000, Thomas Jones was beaten while wounded by more than one dozen law enforcement officers.[34]
  • 2008, when a suspect runs into a home, a single Philadelphia policeman fires eleven shots into the building killing an innocent bystander and wounding a nine-year-old child. The officer is cleared of any misconduct.
  • 2012, the PPD's education and/or experience requirements were increased to include at least one of four new options, including 60 college credits.[35]
  • 2016, the PPD dropped the 60-credit requirement.
  • 2017, the PPD announced they would be moving the headquarters to the old Inquirer Building[36].
  • 2019, 72 Philadelphia police officers are taken off street duty over racist and hateful Facebook posts.[37]
  • 2019, August 2019 Philadelphia shooting: Six PPD officers are shot and injured while serving a drug warrant.[38]
  • 2019, Commissioner Ross resigns amid sexual harassment claims within the organization.
  • 2020, during the George Floyd protests in Philadelphia, Police Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna was suspended and charged with aggravated assault after he hit a student protester with a baton.[39] Other incidents caught on video involving Bologna regarding the 2020 protests saw him tackling a female protester who had touched his bicycle, lunging at a journalist, and hitting a security guard.[40] Previously in the 2000s, Bologna was videoed instructing his officers to turn off security cameras for a raid, and was suspended for "failing to properly supervise". A West Philadelphia unit he managed in the 2010s accumulated many misconduct complaints.[41]

Notable investigations
Detective Frank Geyer
  • 1894-95, Detective Frank P. Geyer investigated H. H. Holmes, one of America's first serial killers who confessed to killing twenty-seven men, women, and children, some of which were later determined to be alive. Holmes killed his business partner, Benjamin Pitezel, in Philadelphia and later killed three of Pitezel's young children (two in Irvington, and one in Canada). Detective Geyer is credited with finding the bodies of the three children after a cross-country, international investigation.[42][43]
  • 1981, PPD officer Daniel Faulkner was fatally shot by Mumia Abu-Jamal (né Wesley Cook) while performing a routine traffic stop of the latter's brother, William Cook. A jury convicted Abu-Jamal, a former Black Panther Party member, of first degree murder. He was sentenced to death in 1982, but in 2011 prosecutors said they would drop their pursuit of his execution and agreed to accept de facto life imprisonment without parole. The incident, subsequent trial and Abu-Jamal's conviction remain controversial in the US and around the world.
  • 1999, serial killer Gary Heidnik was executed by lethal injection. Heidnik kidnapped, tortured and raped six women and kept them prisoner in his Philadelphia basement. A jury convicted Heidnik of the first degree murders of two of the women and sentenced him to death.[44]
  • 2001, American Ira Samuel Einhorn, a.k.a. "The Unicorn Killer" (born May 15, 1940), was extradited from France back to Philadelphia to stand trial for the 1977 murder of Holly Maddux. Einhorn was an outspoken activist in the 1960s and '70s. In 1981, Einhorn fled to Europe to avoid the trial. In 1993, Einhorn had a trial in absentia and was convicted of first degree murder. In 2002, he was retried and again convicted. Einhorn was sentenced to life in prison without parole.[45][46]
  • 2012, Antonio Rodriguez,[47] a.k.a. "The Kensington Strangler", received three life sentences for murdering three woman in 2010.[48] The PPD convinced Rodriguez to confess after arresting him.[49]
  • 2013, a federal jury convicted drug lord Kaboni Savage and his sister, Kidada, of orchestrating the 2004 firebomb murders of a witness's six family members and of conspiring to participate in a violent drug enterprise. The jury convicted Kaboni of 12 murders in total and he was later sentenced to death.[50][51]

Officers who died on duty

Over 260 Philadelphia Police Department officers have died on duty.[52]

Main article: List of Philadelphia Police Department officers who died in the line of duty

See also

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