On Tuesday, July 26, 2021, the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia Police departments nearly had their state accreditation revoked. This all came to a head because they enacted policies that attempted to push back on municipal ordinances and state laws to reduce traffic stops, which were characterized as “an effort to prevent police stops that could turn deadly for Black and brown people.” In Philadelphia, the “Driving Equality Bill” was passed in 2021, prompting Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw to comply with Mayor Jim Kenney’s executive order 6-21, restricting officers from making traffic stops to enforce eight sections of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code.
In April, the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (PLEAC) sent a letter to Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw and then-Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert to notify them that their enacting of official department policies to comply with municipal ordinances that attempt to supersede the Pennsylvania vehicle code means that their departments “are no longer in full compliance with the state’s Accreditation Program and Standards.”
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