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Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ According to the Centre Daily Times, a Penn State student was physically assaulted and suffered a skull fracture. It is alleged that the student was only struck one time, but the punch caused the Penn State student to fall and most likely strike his head on the road or sidewalk…. view more

Posted in False Identification, General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ According to an Ohio newspaper, a man was being investigated for a criminal offense, and the man, hoping to avoid criminal charges, provided a fake ID to the police.  More specifically, the suspect provided the identifying information of another person, including the other person’s social security number. As irony would have… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ Many Penn State students wonder if the police can enter an apartment without a warrant to stop an underage drinking party.  Pennsylvania courts have considered both such a situation and expressly held that the police generally can  not enter the apartment without a warrant to conduct an Underage Drinking or… view more

Posted in Appeal, General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ I am routinely asked the question as to whether a person needs to hire an attorney, and, while the answer is that a person does not “need” an attorney, people often learn the hardway that they should have retained a lawyer.  Sadly, a man recently had his appeals dismissed by… view more

Posted in Assault, General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ In what I believe is a legal first in Pennsylvania, police filed Mifflin County Aggravated Assault charges against a pregnant Lewistown woman who was found unresponsive in her bedroom after an apparent heroin overdose. The police are claiming that the woman assaulted or attempted to assault her unborn child by… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ I am used to people giving me tips that I do not want, such as my father-in-law telling me to never eat the yellow snow. A State College taxi driver was also recently given a tip that he didn’t want, a small amount of marijuana.  While marijuana is legal or… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

By Jason Dunkle on G+ I recently posted an article about a Florida man who argued that he should be found not guilty of driving under the influence because he had to get behind the wheel to drive a cat to an emergency veterinary clinic. Over the years, people have asked me as a Penn… view more

Posted in General on January 12, 2015

The Pennsylvania State Police routinely stop people that are traveling on interstate 80 for various traffic violations, such as speeding, driving in the left lane, or failure to use a turn signal. In some of those traffic stops, the police discover evidence of drug possession or possession of drug paraphernalia. In a recent Centre County… view more

Posted in Burglary, General on January 12, 2015

While the crime rate overall has decreased in State College over State Patty’s Day weekend, it doesn’t mean that serious crimes do not occur. The police received reports of items missing from the Meridian II apartment building, so the police contacted the realty company that manages the building and reviewed video footage. The video shows… view more

Posted in Assault, General on January 12, 2015

I am sure that many people have heard incidents of recreational golfers sometimes having a few too many drinks while hitting 18 holes, and some of those incidents have resulted in DUI charges because the person drove the golf cart while under the influence. However, a U.S. Open fan recently topped it all. When a… view more