My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Columns

Paul Davis - Philadelphia Weekly 

Murder City: A Look at Philadelphia's High Homicide Rate   

http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2020/10/murder-city-my-first-philadelphia.html 

A Philly Form of Protest; Strike a Cop, Steal a Sneaker 

http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2020/11/my-philadelphia-weekly-crime-beat.html

Dueling Gun Lawsuits in Philadelphia

http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2020/11/my-philadelphia-weekly-crime-beat_12.html

Crime, Contention and COVID-19

http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2020/11/my-philadelphia-weekly-crime-beat_19.html

Philly's Wreak-It Ralph: Ralph Cipriano

Paul Davis On Crime: Philly's Wreak-It Ralph: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On Ralph Cipriano's Journalistic Assault On The Mayor, DA, Police Commissioner And The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Feds Takedown of the South Philly Mob

Paul Davis On Crime: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On The Feds' Takedown Of The South Philly Mob

Hate Cops? Love Cops? Read Wambaugh

Paul Davis On Crime: Do You Love Cops? Read Joseph Wambaugh. Do You Hate Cops? Read Joseph Wambaugh: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On LAPD Detective Sergeant Turned Best-Selling Author Joseph Wambaugh

FBI Online Holiday Scams

Paul Davis On Crime: Tis The Season To Be Wary: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On FBI Warning Of Online Holiday Scams

Carlos Vega DA

Paul Davis On Crime: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column: A Conversation With Carlos Vega. The Former Homicide Prosecutor Challenging Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner

Drugs, Death and Guns; Chief Inspector Christopher Flacco, PPD Narcotics Bureau

Paul Davis On Crime: Drugs, Death And Guns: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On Chief Inspector Christopher Flacco, The Commanding Officer Of The Philadelphia Police Department's Narcotics Bureau

The Coolest Guy I Ever Met: The Late, Great Crime Novelist Elmore Leonard

 Paul Davis On Crime: The Coolest Guy I Ever Met: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On The Late, Great Crime Novelist Elmore Leonard 

Unsafe At Any Site

Paul Davis On Crime: Unsafe At Any Site: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On A Look Back At Safehouse's Planned Supervised Injection Site In South Philly And The U.S. Attorney Who Helped Thwart It

The DEA in Philly

Paul Davis On Crime: Combating The Nexus Between Illegal Drugs And Violent Crime: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On The DEA In Philly 

Annie McCormick's The Doctor, The Hitman, and The Motorcycle Gang

 Paul Davis On Crime: The Doctor, The Hitman, And The Motorcycle Gang: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On ABC Action News Reporter Annie McCormick And Her Book On A Murder-For-Hire

Annie McCormick's The Doctor, The Hitman, and The Motorcycle Gang, Part Two

Paul Davis On Crime: Wrapping Up The Kauffman Killing: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On Action News Reporter Annie McCormick And Her Book, 'The Doctor, The Hitman, And The Motorcycle Gang'

Carjacking on the Rise: My interview with Major Crime Captain John J. Ryan

 Paul Davis On Crime: Carjacking On The Rise In Philadelphia: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column Interview With Major Crimes Captain John J. Ryan

Protect Our Police PAC Targeting Anti-Cop DA

 Paul Davis On Crime: Targeting Krasner: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On The Protect Our Police PAC's Opposition To Philly's Anti-Cop DA 

Chasing Mob Stories. George Anastasia and Dave Schratwieser Mob Talk Sitdown:

Paul Davis On Crime: Chasing Mob Stories: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On George Anastasia And Dave Schratweiser's 'Mob Talk Sitdown' Website 

Part Two On Mob Talk Sitdown

 Paul Davis On Crime: Drugs, Money And Murder: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On Mob Talk Sitdown With George Anastasia And Dave Schratwieser, Part Two

Freddie Augello

Paul Davis On Crime: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column: Former Pagan And Convicted Murderer Freddie Augello: 'I Didn't Kill April Kauffman' 

Mike Chitwood on homicide and gun violence

Paul Davis On Crime: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On Mike Chitwood On Homicide And Gun Violence

FBI and Cyber Crime

Paul Davis On Crime: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On The FBI And Cyber Crime

Allen Abel and Baseball, Boxing and Murder

Paul Davis On Crime: Baseball, Boxing And Murder: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On Allen Abel, Hughie McLoon And Prohibition Era Philadelphia

Chuck Peruto Runs For Philly DA, Part 1

 Paul Davis On Crime: 'I'm Going To Kick Krasner's Ass': My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On Chuck Peruto's Run For Philadelphia District Attorney

Chuck Peruto Runs for Philly DA, Part 2

Paul Davis On Crime: Peruto Means Business: Part Two Of My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On Chuck Peruto's Run For Philly DA 

Poe in Philadelphia

Paul Davis On Crime: Poe In Philadelphia: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On Edgar Allan Poe's Creative Peak In Philly

Best Jack in the City

 The best ‘jack’ in town - Philadelphia Weekly 

The Real Donnie Brasco - Legendary FBI undercover agent Joe Pistone

Paul Davis On Crime: The Real Donnie Brasco: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column on Legendary Undercover FBI Agent Joe Pistone

Leo Rossi On Deep Cover Podcast, Joe Pistone and Philly Movies

Paul Davis On Crime: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On Philly Native Leo Rossi And His ‘Deep Cover’ Podcast With Joe Pistone, '10th & Wolf,' and Other Crime Films

A Look Back at Philadelphia's Legal Lion Richard Sprague

Paul Davis On Crime: Remembering Philadelphia's Legal Lion: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On Richard Sprague

Feds All In 

Paul Davis On Crime: Feds All In: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On Justice Department's All Out Fight Against Drugs And Violent Crime

The Real Sopranos

Paul Davis On Crime: The Real Sopranos: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On FBI Undercover Operative Giovanni Rocco's Life With The Mob

Retired Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Joseph Sullivan, Part1

Paul Davis On Crime: A Look Back At The Police Response To 2020 Violent Protest in Philly: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On Retired Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Joseph Sullivan 

Retired Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Joseph Sullivan, Part 2

Paul Davis On Crime: Policing Philly: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On Retired Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Joseph P. Sullivan's Take On Defunding The Police And Chuck Peruto For DA

Ralph Cipriano and Vince of Darkness

 Paul Davis On Crime: The Real 'Vince Of Darkness': My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On Ralph Cipriano And Former PA Senator Vince Fumo

The Walking Dead in Kensington

 Paul Davis On Crime: The Walking Dead: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On Kensington, The Largest Open-Air Drug Market On The East Coast

Stop & Frisk

Paul Davis On Crime: Stop & Frisk: Gun Control That Actually Will Save Lives: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On Stop & Frisk 

Cops Need To Cops

Paul Davis On Crime: Cops Need To Be Cops: My Philadelphia Weekly 'On Crime' Column On FOP President John McNesby

Spies in Philly: Economic Espionage Targets Trade Secrets

Paul Davis On Crime: Spies In Philly: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On Economic Espionage In Philadelphia

State Rep Martina White

Paul Davis On Crime: Can Peruto Defeat Krasner In Philly DA Race? My Interview With Pennsylvania Rep. And Philly GOP Chair Martina White

State Rep Martina White 2

Paul Davis On Crime: Philly GOP Chair Focused On Crime: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On PA State Rep Martina White

The Scarfo Mob

Paul Davis On Crime: The Scarfo Mob: My Philadelphia Weekly 'Crime Beat' Column On Cosa Nostra's Most Violent Crime Family 

Broken Window

 Paul Davis On Crime: Broken Window: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat On Restaurant Owner's Outrage and Uneasy Over Vandalism

Stolen Valor

Paul Davis On Crime: Stolen Valor: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On A Fake Navy SEAL Who Stole From The VA

Billion Dollar Bust

Paul Davis On Crime: The Billion Dollar Bust: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On Historic Drug Bust In Philadelphia 

The Grandparent Scam

Paul Davis On Crime: Feds Warn Of 'The Grandparent Scam': My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On Scheme That Targets The Elderly

One Pill Can Kill DEA

Paul Davis On Crime: One Pill Can Kill: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On Fake Opioid Pills That Are Deadly

Craig Johnson

Paul Davis On Crime: A South Philly Cop In Wyoming: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On ‘Longmire’ Author Craig Johnson’s Philadelphia Connection

Scott Bohn PA Chiefs of Police Association

Paul Davis On Crime: Police Funding , Force And Reform: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On Scott L. Bohn, The Executive Director of The Pennsylvania Chiefs Of Police Association

True Crime in Philadelphia, Part 1

Paul Davis On Crime: Arsenic Widows, Kidnappers, Bank Robbers And Mass Murders: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On Early True Crime In Philadelphia

True Crime in Philadelphia, Part 2

Paul Davis On Crime: Bootleggers, Burglars And A Beauty: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On Early Organized Crime In Philadelphia 

Joe Sullivan Stopping Car Stops

Paul Davis On Crime: Defanging The Police: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On Why Curbing Car Stops Is A Bad Move

Mike Chitwood: Handcuffing the Police by Stopping Car Stops

 Paul Davis On Crime: Handcuffing The Police: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On Former Police Chief Mike Chitwood And Why He Believes Reducing Car Stops Hurts Public Safety

Murder City 2021 500 Murders

Paul Davis On Crime: Murder City 2021: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On Philadelphia Recording 500 Murders

Feds Warn of Hazardous Counterfeit Items

Paul Davis On Crime: Holiday Scams: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On Feds Warning Of Hazardous Counterfeit Items

Cops' Holiday Crime Prevention Tips

Paul Davis On Crime: Santa Gives, Robbers Take: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On Philly Cops Giving Holiday Season Crime Prevention Tips

Former Mayor Michael Nutter Blasts DA Krasner

 Paul Davis On Crime: Yes, Virginia, Philly Does Has A Crime Crisis: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On Former Mayor Nutter Blasting DA Krasner 

Families Behind the Badge

Paul Davis On Crime: Families Behind The Badge: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On Former Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Joseph Sullivan, Cop Widow Maureen Faulkner, Cop Killer Abu-Jamal, And The Families Behind The Badge Children's Foundation

The Second Battle of Germantown

Paul Davis On Crime: The Second Battle Of Germantown: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On The 87 Shots Fired In The Germantown Yearend Shooting

Philly Commish All In Combat Carjacking

 Paul Davis On Crime: Philadelphia Police Commissioner's All In: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On The Police Response To The Rise In Carjacking

House Stealing

Paul Davis On Crime: House Stealing: The Latest Scam On The Block: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On Title Deed Theft 

George Bochetto Fights to Disqualify Philly DA From Abu-Jamal's Appeal

  Paul Davis On Crime: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On Senate Candidate George Bochetto's Fight To Disqualify DA Krasner From Abu-Jamal Appeal

Ralph Natale 

Paul Davis On Crime: A Look Back At The Life And Crimes Of Ralph Natale: My Philadelphia Weekly Crime Beat Column On The Late Philadelphia Cosa Nostra Crime Boss