Skip to main content

News Tag: Press Release

District Attorney Larry Krasner Releases Report on Accelerated Misdemeanor Program (AMP), Showing Notably Low Re-Arrest Rates, a Safer & Freer Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (April 2, 2026) — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, DAO DATA Lab and justice partners collaboratively release a report on Philadelphia’s Accelerated Misdemeanor Program (AMP), which is a pre-trial diversion program for defendants charged with non-violent offenses...

DA Larry Krasner, Officials Announce Charges in Major Takedown of Nearly Two Dozen Defendants Connected to Street Group Related Shootings Across Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (March 19, 2026) — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and law enforcement officials announced on Thursday charges against 21 defendants of local street groups for their role in more than a dozen shootings and gun-related crimes across Philadelphia. The crimes occurred...

Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, Gun Violence Task Force, Announces Charges in Major Bust of Multiple Violent Shooting Groups in South and Southwest Philadelphia 

PHILADELPHIA (February 25, 2026) — The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, the DAO’s Gun Violence Task Force (GVTF), the Philadelphia Police Department’s Shooting Investigations Group (SIG), Philadelphia Field Office for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the...

District Attorney Larry Krasner, Reformed City Prosecutors, Announce the Launch of the F.A.F.O. Coalition to Support Prosecution Against Federal Agents Who Violate State Laws

PHILADELPHIA (January 28, 2026) —Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and a group of reformed prosecutors around the country announced on Wednesday the launch of a coalition to assist in prosecuting federal law enforcement officers who violate state laws. The national...

Safety Exit