Pennsylvania Senate Approves Special Prosecutor for Philadelphia Mass Transit Crimes

When the Pennsylvania House flipped from Republican to Democrat majority, much of the state Legislature lost its appetite for impeaching Philadelph...

May 5, 2023
1:50 AM

When the Pennsylvania House flipped from Republican to Democrat majority, much of the state Legislature lost its appetite for impeaching Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. But there is a workaround that Senate Republicans believe will curb crime in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania House this week approved legislation that would require the Pennsylvania attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor to institute prosecutorial jurisdiction when heinous crimes occur on public transportation in Philadelphia.