July 30th, 2015. An officer at the scene where a man reportedly threatened his neighbor with a shotgun.

July 27th, 2015. Philadelphia, PA. Sergeant Rodney Linder, center, speaks to a group of officers before they head out on patrol for the evening. (Natalie Keyssar)

July 29th, 2015. Philadelphia PA. Officers Paul Watson, right, and his partner Officer Richard O'Brien make a traffic stop with as neighbors look on. After the police searched his car, the man was released.

July 31st, 2015. Philadelphia. A boy rides by a patrol car on his bike on Friday evening.

July 28th, 2015. Philadelphia, PA. Foot beat officers came upon a group of residents playing in an open fire hydrant on a sweltering tuesday afternoon in West Philadelphia. (Natalie Keyssar)

July 28th, 2015. Philadelphia, PA. Officers respond to a call regarding a young woman being threatened by an ex boyfriend. After asking a series of questions the police filed a domestic report. (Natalie Keyssar)

July 29, 2015. Philadelphia, PA. Officer Brian Dillard detains a young man who fit the description of a criminal suspect in West Philadelphia. (Natalie Keyssar)

July 31st, 2015. Philadelphia. Officers Damon Linder and Edwin Vaughn speak to neighbors who looked on in disapproval as they threatened to impound a car which was being driven by a man without a license in West Philly on Friday evening. Ultimately the man was ticketed and the car was released to a licensed driver.

July 30th, 2015. A neighbor watches as officers search the scene for shell casings after reports of a man shooting off a shotgun to threaten him from his porch. As no one heard shots and there were no casings, police suspected the man had brandished the weapon but not fired it.

July 28th, 2015. Philadelphia, PA. After a shooting nearby with reports of a suspect fleeing on a bicycle, officer Ryan Mundrick (center, black clothes) joins "foot beats" Ashley Sipos (center right police officer) and Jonathan Dedos (right) in questioning a group of youth as they come out of a bodega. Dispatch had sent out information that there was a black male suspect on a bicycle so police fanned out looking for people of that description, including many of the youth in the neighborhood. After a brief interaction the police and youth went their separate ways without incident. (Natalie Keyssar)

July 30th, 2015. Neighbors watch police ride by at the scene where a man was accused of threatening his neighbor with a shotgun on thursday evening.

July 29th, 2015. Philadelphia PA. Sergeant Marlana Caprara (left) checks in on a traffic stop as a suspect's car is searched.

July 29th, 2015. Philadelphia, PA. Officer Ian Nance (left) stops to speak with a man while on a patrol. A young boy passing by on the street stops to watch. (Natalie Keyssar)

July 28th, 2015. Philadelphia, PA. First year "foot beat" officers Jonathan Dedos (left) and Ashley Sipos (right) run down the street in West Philadelphia after a radio call comes in that someone has been shot in a nearby housing complex. (Natalie Keyssar)

July 28th, 2015. Philadelphia, PA. First year officer Jonathan Dedos (a "foot beat") questions a group of young men, after a shooting suspect was described as an african american wearing white and on a bike, a description which would imply the majority of young men in the neighborhood. This group, at a local park, was vouched for a by a man who works with local youth, and the police moved on. (Natalie Keyssar)

July 31st, 2015. Philadelphia. A woman approaches a patrol car to speak with officers on Friday early in the evening.

July 29th, 2015. Philadelphia PA. A police officer looks at a bag of crack vials confiscated from a crime suspect.

July 30th, 2015. Children watch as police drive by on Thursday afternoon.

July 31th, 2015. Captain Joe Bologna chats with Louise Robinson in her kitchen after she called him in off the street to look at a problem with overgrowth in her back yard. Robinson has lived in her home down the street from the 19th District station since the 50's, and says that hers was one of the first black families to move to the neighborhood.

July 30th, 2015. Officers search the scene for shell casings after reports of a man shooting off a shotgun to threaten his neighbor from his porch. As no one heard shots and there were no casings, police suspected the man had brandished the weapon but not fired it.

July 29th, 2015. Philadelphia PA. A young boy watches as the police car passes with its sirens on.

July 29th, 2015. Philadelphia PA. A man is arrested for allegedly violating a Protection From Abuse order by Officer Paul Watson, right, and his partner, Adam Womer. His case is pending judicial proceedings now.

July 28th, 2015. Philadelphia, PA. Officer Mischel Matos, right, and his partner Sean Devlin, left, sit in an undercover car during their patrol on Tuesday night while waiting for information about a car they pulled over from dispatch. (Natalie Keyssar)

July 28th, 2015. Philadelphia, PA. A young woman watches from a West Philadelphia corner as police drive by. (Natalie Keyssar)

July 30th, 2015. Officers Opalski makes a traffic stop in West Philly on Thursday night. The woman driving was suspected of being in the neighborhood to buy drugs, but no probable cause was found to search her or her car.

July 28th, 2015. Philadelphia, PA. Officer Sean Devlin gives a sobriety test to a man caught driving without a license. Ultimately he was not found to be intoxicated but the car was towed because he wasn't licensed. (Natalie Keyssar)

July 31st, 2015. Philadelphia. After running from the police and being caught, a young man visibly shaken and sweaty recovers in the back of a patrol car. When asked why he ran he said he'd had bad experiences with the police in the past. No evidence of criminal activity was found on him or nearby and he was ultimately released.

July 29th, 2015. Philadelphia PA. Officer Gregory Mangle walks past the flashing lights at the scene of a dispute to which the police were called in West Philadelphia.