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Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ I recently read an article that a supermarket in England used a life-sized cardboard cutout of a police officer as a “scarecrow” of sorts to curb retail theft. According to the article, the cutout actually reduced theft incidents by 75%. Not so surprisingly, some practical jokers stole the cutout and… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ Rockview State Police recently filed a charge Public Drunkenness before a Centre County district court against a Bellefonte woman after they found her walking topless near the State College Nittany Mall.  The police stopped the woman to investigate, and they came to the conclusion that she was under the influence… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ The Pennsylvania legislature is currently considering a proposal to amend the Simple Assault and Aggravated Assault laws to impose stiffer punishments for assault charges against children. The proposed changes were just approved by the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives and still must be considered by the entire House…. view more

Posted in General, Recklessly Endangering Another Person on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ A Florida man was recently charged with DUI, Child Cruelty, and Reckless Driving after the police clocked him driving drunk at over 127 mph with three small children in the car. Just last year, Pennsylvania modified its DUI law to increase  the penalties for a conviction of DUI in which… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ I am a huge football fan and criminal defense lawyer, so I have been following the murder investigation involving former New England Patriots’s tight end Aaron Hernandez. The team cut the Hernandez shortly after he was arrested and charged with murder. Much has been made in the media about Hernandez’s… view more

Posted in Centre County DUI, General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ A man appears to have made a few bad decisions that have gotten him into hot water with the Centre County Court system. First, after he drove the wrong way on Beaver Avenue in State College, he chose to flee from the police when they attempted to stop him.  The… view more

Posted in Criminal Mischief, General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ A 20-year-old man was arrested and charged in a Centre County Court with Pennsylvania felony offenses of Criminal Trespass and Criminal Mischief after allegedly going into an unoccupied State College apartment and vandalizing the place to the extent of causing over $6,000.00 in damage. Both charges were graded as felonies… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ Like many states, Pennsylvania faces prison overcrowding issues, and the problem is being dealt with in two ways: 1) the construction of additional prisons; and 2) the early release of some non-violent offenders. The Pennsylvania legislature passed the Recidivism Risk Reduction Incentive Act,  commonly referred to as RRRI, to allow… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ I am sure that many people have been late in returning a library book and incurred some minimal fines, but most of us do return the books at some point. I am certain that people that failed to return a book never thought that they could possibly go to jail…. view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ A minor appeared in court for an Underage Drinking charge and had with his pants hanging a bit low, and the judge repeatedly told him to pull his pants up to his waist. The teenager didn’t dress appropriately for court in the first place as he showed up in sweatpants,… view more