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Penn State Football Continues Winning Trend

By Jason Dunkle on G+ The Penn State football team’s dominant win at Iowa not only extended Penn State’s winning streak to 5 games, but it was also Penn State’s first win in Iowa City in 13 years.  After dropping the first 2 games of the season to teams that the Nittany Lions were expected… view more

Stopping State Patty’s Day – Will Bar Closings Help?

By Jason Dunkle on G+ Barely a week ago, Penn State University and the State College community embraced the annual Penn State THON event, held by the world’s largest student philanthropy organization. There was much celebration over the success of the event, only to be almost immediately overshadowed by the dread of the following weekend’s… view more

Change to Pennsylvania Agg Assault Law – Cable Employees Get Special Protection?

By Jason Dunkle on G+ The Pennsylvania legislature is considering changing the Aggravated Assault law to change the definition of “public utility employee” to include employees of cable television, phone, and electrical companies or independent contractors working  for such companies. This would generally mean that an assault involving such a person as a victim would… view more

T-Ball Coach Assaults Opposing Coach

By Jason Dunkle on G+ In another example of “what not to do” for children, a South Bend, Indiana T-ball coach recently physically assaulted the opposing coach. According to the online article, the umpire was able to keep the two coaches apart during the early evenings when the verbal sparring started. At some point later… view more

State College Woman Steals Police Cruiser After Being Arrested

By Jason Dunkle on G+ A Pennsylvania State Police trooper in Williamsport arrested a State College woman, handcuffed her, and put her in the front passenger seat of his police cruiser. While the trooper was driving down the road towards the Pennsylvania State Police barracks, the woman apparently attempted to  open the passenger door and… view more

State College DUI Patrol Results in Five Arrests

By Jason Dunkle on G+ In order to enforce Pennsylvania DUI laws in Centre County more aggressively, members of the Ferguson, Patton, and Spring Township police departments recently conducted roving patrols that focused on enforcement of traffic violations. The increased effort led to the issuance of 32 traffic citations, 2 Underage Drinking non-traffic summary citations,… view more

Pennsylvania Judge Holds School Zone Mandatory Sentence for Drug Delivery Unconstitutional

By Jason Dunkle on G+ Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyers that handle felony drug cases like delivery or possession with intent to deliver charge should pay close attention to a decision recently issued by a judge in eastern Pennsylvania that held the “drug-free school zone” mandatory minimum sentence unconstitutional. The drug-free school zone requires a judge… view more