Blue city police chief resigned after being 'hamstrung' by city hall's crime policies: mayoral candidate

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Blue city police chief resigned after being 'hamstrung' by city hall's crime policies: mayoral candidate
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David Oh, the Republican nominee in Philadelphia's mayoral race, says he's not surprised by the resignation of the police commissioner who had a tough job because of the current mayor.

David Oh, the 2024 Republican candidate for mayor of Philadelphia, discusses how years of failed city policies have eliminated police officers' power in the city's Kensington neighborhood.

A disturbing upward trend in homicides has plagued Philadelphia in the last several years, peaking in 2021 with 562 victims, according to data from the Philadelphia Police Department. Last year, the city recorded a slight decline of 516 victims. There were 499 homicide victims when Outlaw took over in 2020 and 277 victims when Kenney assumed office in 2016.

David Oh, Philadelphia's Republican mayoral candidate, criticized the city's inaction with regard to shutting down open-air drug dealing and consumption.

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