'There is no playbook to dismantling an open-air market. We are creating it,' Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said
The mission for the new officers comes more than a month after the city cA group of 79 men and women graduated from the police academy Monday during a ceremony at the Temple University Performing Arts Center. Of that group, 75 were sworn in as Philadelphia police officers and four as Temple University police officers.
Since the law took effect, Captain John Walker says 51% of people testing have passed, compared to 36% previously. However, the city did not lower its written and training standards.Philadelphia police are also having an open application drive from June 24 to July 21. For more information, visit
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