Philadelphia Highway Patrolman Brian “B-Lo” Lorenzo, a veteran of 23 years on the police force, was killed early the morning of July 8 when his motorcycle collided with a an Audi A-6 operated by John Leck, Jr., of Levittown, PA. According to reports, Leck’s vehicle was traveling southbound on northbound I-95, when he slammed his […]
If I had a nickel for every time I have gotten a phone call from a prospective client telling me that they have just been pulled over and given a ticket for driving with a suspended driver’s license and that they had no idea their license was suspended….well, I’d have a lot of nickels.
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 […]
As a practical matter, I never thought that people actually passed a school bus that was letting kids on or off on purpose. I always thought that a driver was just making a mistake or not paying attention. Who would do that? Well, regardless of why people pass school buses when they shouldn’t, […]
When a client is arrested for DUI, the first time they get to confront the evidence against them is at the Preliminary Hearing. The official function of the preliminary hearing is for the Commonwealth to demonstrate to the District Justice, though their witnesses, that there is probable cause to believe that the client was driving […]
When an individual has been arrested for DUI in Montgomery County and they have no prior criminal record they are presumably eligible for the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program, known as ARD. The acceptance into the program, and the successful completion of it, results in a dismissal of the DUI charge and entitles the client to […]
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 […]
Whitpain Twp. police officers are some of the most tenacious law enforcement officials in Montgomery County and maybe the whole State of Pennsylvania. On June 8, 2012, Danielle Leach of Norristown, was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped for a traffic violation as it went to enter Blue Bell Springs on Dekalb Pike.
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 […]