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Posted in Domestic Violence - PFA, General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ You may have thought that the Hamburglar had a PFA or civil restraining order against Ronald McDonald, but, in this case, the Ronald McDonald was NOT the iconic mascot for the popular fast food restaurant chain. Instead, McDonald was prohibited by a court order from having contact with his estranged… view more
Posted in Criminal Records/Expungement, General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ I recently came across an article in which a person truly made light of a bad situation. Josh Sundquist lost a leg due to cancer at the age of 10. After becoming cancer-free at the age of 13, he moved forward with his life in a dramatic way and represented… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ I recently read a few articles online that New Mexico police filed criminal charges against a suspected serial dog kidnapper after a dog owner chased the dognapper’s car and observed two kidnapped pit bulls being thrown from the moving vehicle. The suspect was charged with Animal Cruelty, False Imprisonment, and… view more
Posted in Constitutional Rights, General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ I recently spent a Thursday evening watching taped oral arguments from lawyers before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on the Pennsylvania Cable Network. In the case of Commonwealth v. Gary, the Court is considering whether or not it should adopt the Federal standard regarding the search of automobiles, generally referred to… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ Route 80 has a reputation as being a “drug highway,” but I doubt that most police officers would expect to find over 300 packets of heroin in a woman’s bra during a routine traffic stop. The woman was charged with Possession With Intent to Distribute heroin after New Jersey police… view more
Posted in Corruption of Minors, General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ Criminal charges were recently filed in a Centre County court against a Philipsburg woman after allegedly obtaining urine from a teenager and submitting that urine to Children and Youth Services (CYS) to pass a drug test. How does one segway to a conversation about borrowing some urine? Possibly a posting… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ People may generally know that contraband is something that a person is not legally permitted to have. At Centre County ARD placements, I routinely hear the judge order the destruction of contraband, which normally means destroying the marijuana and related paraphernalia that had been possessed by a Penn State University… view more
Posted in General on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ I recently came across an article about a DUI case that was very different on many fronts. Instead of being a typical driving under the influence situation in which the driver is swerving all over the road, the police conduct a traffic stop that leads to administration of field sobriety… view more
Posted in Assault, General on January 12, 2015
A Western Pennsylvania man forgot to stop at the store and pick up something for his girlfriend. What man hasn’t forgotten a birthday or anniversary? In this case, the oversight was just barbeque sauce. Maybe the sauce was for the roast beast that was cooking in the home for Christmas, and maybe the girlfriend was… view more
Posted in General, Public Drunkenness on January 12, 2015
By Jason Dunkle on G+ A man had been out with friends, had a few too many drinks at a local establishment, got a little rowdy, and, when a female officer responded to the rowdy people, the man mistakenly believed that the officer was a stripper. The man was quoted as saying “[l]ook, here is… view more
