Rochelle BilalAt contempt hearing, Philly Sheriff Rochelle Bilal’s lawyer said she won’t allow forensic audit of property auctionsCommon Pleas Court Judge Paula Patrick is expected to rule shortly on whether the sheriff's office should be held in contempt. She wants an outside auditor to review years of auction proceeds.Ryan W. Briggs and William Bender Sheriff Rochelle Bilal ordered to appear in court for contempt hearing over property auctionsRyan W. Briggs and William Bender Anti-ICE activists ejected from Philly courthouse as they protest immigration arrestsJeff Gammage Anti-ICE activists ejected from Philly courthouse as they protest immigration arrestsJeff Gammage Opinion‘Affordability’ gone wild? Proposal would reward traffic scofflaws with ticket amnesty | ShackamaxonDaniel Pearson | Columnist AdvertisementOpinionSinking to new depths | Editorial CartoonJohn Cole on City Council’s reluctance to abolish the Philadelphia sheriff’s office despite a litany of scandals, including revelations that $20 million from deed sales went missing for months.John Cole, For The Inquirer Mayor Parker’s administration told Congress it doesn’t endorse Krasner and Bilal’s anti-ICE statementsIn its report, the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee portrayed Philadelphia as obstructive to ICE, saying that officials ignored 162 detainer requests between January 2024 and June 2026.Anna Orso Philly City Council is reluctant to abolish the sheriff’s office, even after a $20 million scandalWhile Council members expressed dismay over the recently located $20 million, none clearly stated they were in favor of eliminating the sheriff’s office. Sean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, Ryan W. Briggs, and William Bender OpinionCouncil members would rather boycott Starbucks than hold accountable the sheriff who misled them | ShackamaxonPlus: Philadelphia needs traffic enforcement, expanding students’ free access to public transportation, and the revocation of a historic district designation.Daniel Pearson | Columnist OpinionPaging Peter Parker | Editorial CartoonJohn Cole on Sheriff Rochelle Bilal’s court testimony about how she became aware of the problems plaguing her office, an agency where a super-hero may be needed to untangle all of the dysfunction.John Cole, For The Inquirer Philly sheriff’s office reneges on court-supervision deal, tells judge it found $20 million in city money Under oath, Rochelle Bilal acknowledged that her office hadn't met its obligations until recently. She blamed staffers and technology. The office is now fighting a judge over outside supervision.William Bender and Ryan W. Briggs OpinionWill a pedestrian death move Philadelphia police to step up traffic enforcement? | ShackamaxonPlus: An effort to rid the city’s commercial corridors of “smoke shops” and City Council’s return from summer break.Daniel Pearson | Columnist Anti-ICE activists question why Philly police showed up at their meeting. The department is investigating.“I don’t know a reason that would have justified the officer walking into the premises,” a police staff inspector said.Jeff Gammage and Jillian Kramer Sheriff Rochelle Bilal’s new undersheriff has resigned just three months into the jobGeorge Gossett Jr. was hired by Sheriff Rochelle Bilal in June to help streamline the struggling office. He has already left to “pursue opportunities in the private sector.”William Bender and Ryan W. Briggs OpinionThe sheriff’s office doesn’t need a babysitter; it needs to be abolished | ShackamaxonPlus: Jason Kelce adds to the confusion on data centers, and the city’s most recent property valuations set off a firestorm of consternation.Daniel Pearson | Columnist Philly judge imposes six months of outside supervision for sheriff’s auctionsA top aide to Sheriff Rochelle Bilal acknowledged on Wednesday the office withheld thousands of pages of records. “They said, ‘Oh yeah, we didn’t do that,’” he recounted staffers telling him.Ryan W. Briggs and William Bender Judge rejects Philly Sheriff Rochelle Bilal’s last-minute attempt to avoid court testimonyBilal argued that she shouldn't have to testify at Wednesday's court hearing because sheriff sales are "not within her unique personal knowledge." The judge rejected her motion.William Bender and Ryan W. Briggs After six years of chaos in Philly Sheriff's Office, Rochelle Bilal must answer to judgesIn a court filing, Bilal’s office blamed an unnamed former staffer for years of delays in processing deeds, saying that they "did not inform the sheriff of the backlog."William Bender and Ryan W. Briggs House Judiciary Committee issues subpoena to Philly DA Larry Krasner, demands immigration recordsThe Republican-led committee said Krasner, a Democrat, failed to provide materials that were requested in May.Jeff Gammage Philly’s Sheriff announced new top officials but kept their names secret. They have years of financial problems.Sheriff Rochelle Bilal has until the end of July to show why the courts should not appoint someone else to hold timely property auctions. Ryan W. Briggs and William Bender See more storiesAdvertisement
At contempt hearing, Philly Sheriff Rochelle Bilal’s lawyer said she won’t allow forensic audit of property auctionsCommon Pleas Court Judge Paula Patrick is expected to rule shortly on whether the sheriff's office should be held in contempt. She wants an outside auditor to review years of auction proceeds.Ryan W. Briggs and William Bender
At contempt hearing, Philly Sheriff Rochelle Bilal’s lawyer said she won’t allow forensic audit of property auctionsCommon Pleas Court Judge Paula Patrick is expected to rule shortly on whether the sheriff's office should be held in contempt. She wants an outside auditor to review years of auction proceeds.Ryan W. Briggs and William Bender
Sheriff Rochelle Bilal ordered to appear in court for contempt hearing over property auctionsRyan W. Briggs and William Bender
Sheriff Rochelle Bilal ordered to appear in court for contempt hearing over property auctionsRyan W. Briggs and William Bender
Opinion‘Affordability’ gone wild? Proposal would reward traffic scofflaws with ticket amnesty | ShackamaxonDaniel Pearson | Columnist
Opinion‘Affordability’ gone wild? Proposal would reward traffic scofflaws with ticket amnesty | ShackamaxonDaniel Pearson | Columnist
OpinionSinking to new depths | Editorial CartoonJohn Cole on City Council’s reluctance to abolish the Philadelphia sheriff’s office despite a litany of scandals, including revelations that $20 million from deed sales went missing for months.John Cole, For The Inquirer
OpinionSinking to new depths | Editorial CartoonJohn Cole on City Council’s reluctance to abolish the Philadelphia sheriff’s office despite a litany of scandals, including revelations that $20 million from deed sales went missing for months.John Cole, For The Inquirer
Mayor Parker’s administration told Congress it doesn’t endorse Krasner and Bilal’s anti-ICE statementsIn its report, the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee portrayed Philadelphia as obstructive to ICE, saying that officials ignored 162 detainer requests between January 2024 and June 2026.Anna Orso
Mayor Parker’s administration told Congress it doesn’t endorse Krasner and Bilal’s anti-ICE statementsIn its report, the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee portrayed Philadelphia as obstructive to ICE, saying that officials ignored 162 detainer requests between January 2024 and June 2026.Anna Orso
Philly City Council is reluctant to abolish the sheriff’s office, even after a $20 million scandalWhile Council members expressed dismay over the recently located $20 million, none clearly stated they were in favor of eliminating the sheriff’s office. Sean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, Ryan W. Briggs, and William Bender
Philly City Council is reluctant to abolish the sheriff’s office, even after a $20 million scandalWhile Council members expressed dismay over the recently located $20 million, none clearly stated they were in favor of eliminating the sheriff’s office. Sean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, Ryan W. Briggs, and William Bender
OpinionCouncil members would rather boycott Starbucks than hold accountable the sheriff who misled them | ShackamaxonPlus: Philadelphia needs traffic enforcement, expanding students’ free access to public transportation, and the revocation of a historic district designation.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
OpinionCouncil members would rather boycott Starbucks than hold accountable the sheriff who misled them | ShackamaxonPlus: Philadelphia needs traffic enforcement, expanding students’ free access to public transportation, and the revocation of a historic district designation.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
OpinionPaging Peter Parker | Editorial CartoonJohn Cole on Sheriff Rochelle Bilal’s court testimony about how she became aware of the problems plaguing her office, an agency where a super-hero may be needed to untangle all of the dysfunction.John Cole, For The Inquirer
OpinionPaging Peter Parker | Editorial CartoonJohn Cole on Sheriff Rochelle Bilal’s court testimony about how she became aware of the problems plaguing her office, an agency where a super-hero may be needed to untangle all of the dysfunction.John Cole, For The Inquirer
Philly sheriff’s office reneges on court-supervision deal, tells judge it found $20 million in city money Under oath, Rochelle Bilal acknowledged that her office hadn't met its obligations until recently. She blamed staffers and technology. The office is now fighting a judge over outside supervision.William Bender and Ryan W. Briggs
Philly sheriff’s office reneges on court-supervision deal, tells judge it found $20 million in city money Under oath, Rochelle Bilal acknowledged that her office hadn't met its obligations until recently. She blamed staffers and technology. The office is now fighting a judge over outside supervision.William Bender and Ryan W. Briggs
OpinionWill a pedestrian death move Philadelphia police to step up traffic enforcement? | ShackamaxonPlus: An effort to rid the city’s commercial corridors of “smoke shops” and City Council’s return from summer break.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
OpinionWill a pedestrian death move Philadelphia police to step up traffic enforcement? | ShackamaxonPlus: An effort to rid the city’s commercial corridors of “smoke shops” and City Council’s return from summer break.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Anti-ICE activists question why Philly police showed up at their meeting. The department is investigating.“I don’t know a reason that would have justified the officer walking into the premises,” a police staff inspector said.Jeff Gammage and Jillian Kramer
Anti-ICE activists question why Philly police showed up at their meeting. The department is investigating.“I don’t know a reason that would have justified the officer walking into the premises,” a police staff inspector said.Jeff Gammage and Jillian Kramer
Sheriff Rochelle Bilal’s new undersheriff has resigned just three months into the jobGeorge Gossett Jr. was hired by Sheriff Rochelle Bilal in June to help streamline the struggling office. He has already left to “pursue opportunities in the private sector.”William Bender and Ryan W. Briggs
Sheriff Rochelle Bilal’s new undersheriff has resigned just three months into the jobGeorge Gossett Jr. was hired by Sheriff Rochelle Bilal in June to help streamline the struggling office. He has already left to “pursue opportunities in the private sector.”William Bender and Ryan W. Briggs
OpinionThe sheriff’s office doesn’t need a babysitter; it needs to be abolished | ShackamaxonPlus: Jason Kelce adds to the confusion on data centers, and the city’s most recent property valuations set off a firestorm of consternation.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
OpinionThe sheriff’s office doesn’t need a babysitter; it needs to be abolished | ShackamaxonPlus: Jason Kelce adds to the confusion on data centers, and the city’s most recent property valuations set off a firestorm of consternation.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Philly judge imposes six months of outside supervision for sheriff’s auctionsA top aide to Sheriff Rochelle Bilal acknowledged on Wednesday the office withheld thousands of pages of records. “They said, ‘Oh yeah, we didn’t do that,’” he recounted staffers telling him.Ryan W. Briggs and William Bender
Philly judge imposes six months of outside supervision for sheriff’s auctionsA top aide to Sheriff Rochelle Bilal acknowledged on Wednesday the office withheld thousands of pages of records. “They said, ‘Oh yeah, we didn’t do that,’” he recounted staffers telling him.Ryan W. Briggs and William Bender
Judge rejects Philly Sheriff Rochelle Bilal’s last-minute attempt to avoid court testimonyBilal argued that she shouldn't have to testify at Wednesday's court hearing because sheriff sales are "not within her unique personal knowledge." The judge rejected her motion.William Bender and Ryan W. Briggs
Judge rejects Philly Sheriff Rochelle Bilal’s last-minute attempt to avoid court testimonyBilal argued that she shouldn't have to testify at Wednesday's court hearing because sheriff sales are "not within her unique personal knowledge." The judge rejected her motion.William Bender and Ryan W. Briggs
After six years of chaos in Philly Sheriff's Office, Rochelle Bilal must answer to judgesIn a court filing, Bilal’s office blamed an unnamed former staffer for years of delays in processing deeds, saying that they "did not inform the sheriff of the backlog."William Bender and Ryan W. Briggs
After six years of chaos in Philly Sheriff's Office, Rochelle Bilal must answer to judgesIn a court filing, Bilal’s office blamed an unnamed former staffer for years of delays in processing deeds, saying that they "did not inform the sheriff of the backlog."William Bender and Ryan W. Briggs
House Judiciary Committee issues subpoena to Philly DA Larry Krasner, demands immigration recordsThe Republican-led committee said Krasner, a Democrat, failed to provide materials that were requested in May.Jeff Gammage
House Judiciary Committee issues subpoena to Philly DA Larry Krasner, demands immigration recordsThe Republican-led committee said Krasner, a Democrat, failed to provide materials that were requested in May.Jeff Gammage
Philly’s Sheriff announced new top officials but kept their names secret. They have years of financial problems.Sheriff Rochelle Bilal has until the end of July to show why the courts should not appoint someone else to hold timely property auctions. Ryan W. Briggs and William Bender
Philly’s Sheriff announced new top officials but kept their names secret. They have years of financial problems.Sheriff Rochelle Bilal has until the end of July to show why the courts should not appoint someone else to hold timely property auctions. Ryan W. Briggs and William Bender
