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Last Thursday at a press conference, the District Attorney in Lycoming County announced two big arrests of drug dealers who were supplying much of north-central Pennsylvania with fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Like in most press conferences, he held up the mugshots of the two ringleaders and displayed an impressive assortment of drugs that they seized […]

In December of 2019, while I was still a prosecutor with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, I got assigned to a horrific double-fatal DUI crash from I-95 in Bristol Township. A drunk driver, while traveling over twice the speed limit of 55 MPH, slammed into the back of a van that was carrying four […]

Texting while driving has been illegal in Pennsylvania since 2012, but soon you won’t even be able to hold a phone while driving! On May 8th, 2024, the state legislature sent a bill to Governor Shapiro’s desk, and he’s going to sign it. This new cell phone ban won’t take effect for a year after […]

In December of 2023, the Board of Pardons expanded their Expedited Pardon Review Program.  A constant complaint about applying for a pardon is the length of the process.  The Board itself says a typical application takes 3 to 4 years to hear.  Every year the Board says this process will be sped up; however, with […]

Last week, more than 80 local police departments collectively announced that they are joining the Pennsylvania State Police in a “new” effort to crack down on “aggressive or unsafe driving behaviors.” The announcement defined “aggressive driving” as things like running stop signs or red lights, following other cars too closely, dangerous lane-changing, and driving too […]