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Bucks County Youthful Offenders Program Proves To Be a Success

Filed under: Criminal Law by Contributor @ November 20, 2012

For some youthful offenders in Bucks County, one bad mistake will not follow them for the rest of their lives. A felony for something done at a young age can have dramatic consequences, including barring the person from being able to get a good job or getting into college. Consider for example two individuals who […]

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Pennsylvania Teachers to Recieve Training on Reporting Sexual Abuse

Filed under: Criminal Law by Contributor @ November 6, 2012

Upper Perkiomen High School teacher Frank Mercon has been charged with failure to report suspected child abuse after he was told in the fall of 2011 that a student had been a victim of date rape. The student was 17 when she wrote a note to Mercon describing what happened when she was 15 years-old […]

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O.J. Simpson May Get New Trial for Robbery-Kidnapping

Filed under: Criminal Law, News by Contributor @ October 31, 2012

O.J. Simpson may be getting another trial for his role in a 2007 robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas. In September of 2007, Simpson led five other men to a Las Vegas hotel room to retrieve memorabilia that Simpson says was stolen from him. In 2008, he was found guilty of armed robbery and kidnapping, […]

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Lansdale Man Going to Jail for Soliciting Juvenile’s Help During Drug Deal

Filed under: Drug Crimes by Contributor @ October 9, 2012

20 year-old Nyjal Scott Torres will be facing time behind bars for soliciting the help of a juvenile in drug deals in Lansdale. The investigation, headed by the Montgomery County Drug Task Force, began in September of 2010 when police received a tip that he was a marijuana dealer. Since then, the Task Force made […]

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Large Marijuana Field Found in Chicago

Filed under: Drug Crimes by Contributor @ October 7, 2012

A massive field of over 1,500 marijuana plants has been found in Chicago with an estimated street value of $7 million to $10 million. The plants covered the area of two football fields, with some of them as tall as Christmas trees. The field was set back from the streets about 100 yards and hidden […]

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