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3 big challenges as Philly’s new police commissioner takes over a beleaguered department

When former Portland chief Danielle Outlaw arrives in Philadelphia, key issues await: building a leadership team, accountability, and battling gun violence.

Danielle Outlaw and Managing Director Brian Abernathy listen as Mayor Jim Kenney fields questions during a news conference introducing Outlaw as Philadelphia's new police commissioner on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019.
Danielle Outlaw and Managing Director Brian Abernathy listen as Mayor Jim Kenney fields questions during a news conference introducing Outlaw as Philadelphia's new police commissioner on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019.Read moreMONICA HERNDON / Staff Photographer