Lower Merion Police have charged John Kane, 35, with 20 felony counts arising out of Kane’s alleged posting of naked photos of his ex girlfriend on internet porn sites. Kane, of Jim Thorpe, PA, was arrested when a local Lower Merion woman, whose identity has not been revealed, contacted the police when a co-worker had […]
James Civello, a former squash coach at the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, plead guilty to one (1) count of Corruption of Minors as a result of an “inappropriate sexual relationship” he carried on with a 16 year old student he coached while employed at the school. The facts, as alleged, included that the victim […]
I have spent many years as a Pennsylvania Retail Theft Lawyer and I have seen the retail theft laws grow and change over the years. The retail theft law itself is titled 18 P.C.S.A. 3929. A curious portion of this law provides that a person may be found guilty of retail theft even if the […]
On June 22, 2012, Lansdale Police executed a search warrant for the residence of John Nicholas Gallagher, 45, of Lansdale and found three large bundles of heroin on Gallagher, who was in the home at the time of the search. An additional 36 more bags that were found throughout the residence. Most of the bags […]
Former Norristown Police Officer Jack Pennington, a guy who retired from the Norristown Police Department in 1995 after 28 years of service, was arrested at the Plymouth Meeting Mall on June 21 and charged with possession of a controlled substance, criminal conspiracy, and possession with intent to distribute after being found with three ounces of […]
Joseph C. McAndrew, Jr, 25, of Upper Merion, who is accused of killing both his parents on March 5, 2011, has filed papers with the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas indicating that he intends to assert an insanity defense at trial. McAndrews, who allegedly killed both his parents Joseph C. McAndrew and Susan McAndrew […]
On July 6, 2012 a new statute in Pennsylvania will make it a crime to drive DUI while having a person in the car under the age of 18. And the hits keeping coming, you’re probably thinking. Over the years, the Pennsylvania legislature has pulled, twisted, prodded, and changed the law to the point to […]
Police arrested two people, Brandon Braxton,19, of Philadelphia, and Ashley Jones, 23, of Drexel Hill, on May 30, 2012, and charged them with Retail Theft for trying to walk out of the Lord & Taylor in Bala Cynwyd with about $1,559.00 worth of merchandise. According to police, the two were running a scam where Jones […]
Drinking and Driving in Montgomery County, PA Michael Finn, of Collegeville, PA, was arrested and charged with DUI in Lower Merion Township on June 3, authorities said. According to police reports, a passing driver observed Finn operating his Pontiac minivan in an erratic and reckless manner on Montgomery Avenue. The driver reported it to the […]
Breathalyzer or… No Graduation? I think we can all agree that keeping alcohol out of our schools is an admirable goal but what happened last week in St. Charles, Minnesota took the notion a little too far. Seniors at St. Charles High School were made to submit to breathalyzer tests by the school prior […]