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Prosecutors refile charges against officer in summer protest
The Philadelphia prosecutor s office has refiled charges against a city police officer who was accused of striking a protester in the head with a metal baton during a racial injustice demonstration
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PHILADELPHIA The Philadelphia prosecutor s office has refiled charges against a city police officer who was accused of striking a protester in the head with a metal baton during a racial injustice demonstration.
The filing Thursday came about a month after a judge dismissed the charges against Police Inspector Joseph Bologna, finding that prosecutors had not presented enough evidence to establish that Bologna’s use of his baton amounted to a crime.
Philly cops are defunding themselves
Demoralized, stats show police are quitting their jobs in record numbers
Philadelphia police are depopulating their own ranks in an unprecedented dash for the doors.
More Philadelphia police officers have put in for DROP this past year than in any year in the past decade, except for one, which indicates deep dissatisfaction in the ranks.
In 2020, 135 officers filed for retirement, trailing only the 159 officers who put in for retirement in 2018.
However, 114 cops put in their papers in January 2021
alone, a number that is greater than the total for most years. The combination of 2020 and January 2021 totals a record of 249. If January is a harbinger, 2021 will shatter all records.
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Fired DAs, cops, and critics chip in against Krasner
At least 21 former city prosecutors donated more than $500 to Vega’s campaign, including several who were fired by Krasner and later sued over their dismissal, as well as some who migrated to Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s office.
Vega, 64, was also among the early layoffs in 2017, following Krasner’s election. He later filed an age discrimination lawsuit against the DA, 59, over his firing. The case remains ongoing.
Vega has gotten support from local attorneys, including Jimmy Binns and Michael Diamondstein, as well as defense lawyers Brian McMonagle and Fortunato Perri. The latter two represented former Philly Police Inspector Joseph Bologna in a police brutality case Krasner filed during the George Floyd protests last summer.