Kristen Johanson is a Crime & Justice Reporter at KYW Newsradio. She covers a range of topics including crime and justice, white-collar crime, and health and wellness, with a particular focus on commercial and private airlines. Kristen's work has been featured in CBS Radio.
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Kristen Johanson's coverage predominantly revolves around crime-related news in the Philadelphia area. She extensively covers evolving and breaking stories related to crime, police activities, court proceedings, and homicide cases.
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Gun violence in Philadelphia continues to decline in the first half of the year. Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel credits citizens for their contributions to the drop in violence.
Detectives have released pictures of a man they said shot and killed a 32-year-old in the city’s Logan neighborhood earlier this week during a robbery.
By: Kristen Johanson
Officials said someone called for pizza, and when Anshul Kunsha drove the food to a Philadelphia Housing Authority complex on 28th and Edgely streets, he was approached by Sincere Camps and another person; both were armed.
By: Kristen Johanson
The man accused of kidnapping and killing Kada Scott last October faced a judge Wednesday morning in another case — and faced the woman who said she survived his attack.
By: Kristen Johanson
Judge Paul Diamond called the evidentiary hearing because the District Attorney’s Office agreed to overturn a 2009 murder conviction and then recanted; the judge is trying to figure out what happened and why.
By: Kristen Johanson
City officials announced the center will now transition to the Health Department’s control, but that doesn’t change the process for a survivor, said Adara Combs, director of the city’s Victim Advocate Office.
By: Kristen Johanson
Attorneys Katie Ernst and Steven Wildberger filed the Notice of Conflict in federal court, alleging District Attorney Krasner told them to “litigate the case in a manner to protect the office.” The two say they viewed the direction as "incompatible with their ethical obligations and the interests of the Commonwealth.”
By: Kristen Johanson
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Two attorneys with Philadelphia's District Attorney's Office say Larry Krasner told them to “protect the office” or
The 74-page plan aims to continue to drive down crime, modernize policing through data and technology, invest in and support officers and staff, and strengthen community trust.
Authored by Civil Litigation Supervisor Thomas Gaeta, the District Attorney’s Office called the attorneys’ claims “ill-informed,” said they were not authorized to file them, and that they no longer represent the office in this case.
