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PHILADELPHIA - Deputy Commissioner Christine Coulter tells FOX 29 news she has not yet made a decision about her future with the Philadelphia Police Department. Sources say she was involved in a verbal dispute with Commissioner Danielle Outlaw over the handling of a recent shooting incident. Following the argument those sources say Outlaw gave Coulter the option to be demoted after the disagreement. Law enforcement sources had previously told FOX 29 that Coulter had resigned. "I did not resign.  No decision has been made yet," Coulter told FOX 29’s Steve Keeley.Coulter served as the Acting Police Commissioner after the sudden resignation of Richard Ross in 2019, before later being replaced by Outlaw. Coulter brief appointment was historic at the time as she became the first woman to lead Philadelphia's police force. "No matter the law enforcement assignment, Deputy Commissioner Coulter’s compassion for people and commitment to fairness and public safety shape her leadership style and fuel her law enforcement decisions," Coulter's biography on the department's website reads. The Philadelphia Police Department has not released a statement about Coulter's reported resignation.

PHILADELPHIA - Law enforcement sources tell FOX 29's Steeve Keeley that Deputy Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department Christine Coulter has resigned.Coulter, according to the department's website, had more than 30 years of law enforcement experience, having served in patrol, narcotics, intelligence, investigations and other special units.Sources say Commissioner Danielle Outlaw gave Coulter the option to be demoted after a disagreement about the handling of a recent shooting incident.She served as the Acting Police Commissioner after the sudden resignation of Richard Ross in 2019, before later being replaced by Commissioner Danielle Outlaw. Coulter brief appointment was historic at the time as she became the first woman to lead Philadelphia's police force. "No matter the law enforcement assignment, Deputy Commissioner Coulter’s compassion for people and commitment to fairness and public safety shape her leadership style and fuel her law enforcement decisions," Coulter's biography on the department's website reads. The Philadelphia Police Department has not released a statement about Coulter's reported resignation.

PHILADELPHIA - Two former police officers whose gender discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit led Philadelphia’s police commissioner to resign have won a $1 million verdict against the city.A federal jury on Tuesday found that Cpl. Audra McCowan and Patrol Officer Jennifer Allen endured a hostile work environment that included being put in undesirable jobs, with changing shifts, after they raised sexual harassment complaints.