Experts Say MySpace Suicide Indictment Sets 'Scary' Legal Precedent (Wired News)
Fri, 16 May 2008 01:14:48 GMT
In their eagerness to prosecutor a 49-year-old woman involved in the Megan Meier suicide tragedy, federal officials are making novel use of an anti-hacking law, potentially making a felon out of anybody who violates the terms-of-service on any website they visit.
Nickle held on criminal homicide, other charges (The Shamokin News-Item)
Tue, 13 May 2008 06:44:30 GMT
Although Norman E. Nickle kept changing his story about how two people died in March in his Pottsville home, he eventually accepted blame, a city police officer testified Monday before charges against Nickle were held for court.
'Community' takes root within prison walls (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Mon, 12 May 2008 04:14:56 GMT
A therapeutic program for those with drug and alcohol problems in the old state prison in Woods Run helps prisoners prepare for life outside the prison walls.
Superior Court is asked to uphold the guilty verdict and jail term for the Muhlenberg Township resident who assaulted ... (Reading Eagle)
Sat, 10 May 2008 05:16:38 GMT
Superior Court is asked to uphold the guilty verdict and jail term for the Muhlenberg Township resident who assaulted a state trooper.
Authorities Accuse Man Of Smuggling Illegal Immigrants (The Morning News)
Thu, 08 May 2008 07:49:40 GMT
ROGERS - A man found driving a van filled with suspected illegal immigrants is expected to be prosecuted for alien smuggling, a spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Wednesday.
Rape suspect accused in prior kidnap attempt (The Tribune-Democrat)
Thu, 08 May 2008 05:31:01 GMT
BOSWELL – A Boswell man accused of kidnapping and raping a Ligonier bartender last week now is charged with attempting a similar abduction two years ago.
Troopers Make More Than 15,000 DUI Arrests, Setting New Record (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley)
Wed, 07 May 2008 13:47:19 GMT
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- State police troopers made a record number of arrests last year for driving under the influence, up 3 percent over the number of DUI arrests in 2006.
8 Charged In Torture Of Drug Traffickers (CBS 46 News Atlanta)
Wed, 07 May 2008 12:13:40 GMT
Eight men are accused of impersonating police officers and abducting and torturing cocaine traffickers in the Northeast.
8 Accused Of Torturing Cocaine Dealers (NBC 5 Chicago)
Wed, 07 May 2008 11:59:04 GMT
Eight men are charged with abducting and torturing cocaine traffickers in the Northeast.
Parole board reviews decisions in Liczbinski case (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Wed, 07 May 2008 08:01:47 GMT
In prison, the three ex-cons accused in the Saturday killing of a Philadelphia police officer fomented unrest among some Muslim inmates and were repeatedly cited for misconduct, but state authorities did not deem them a threat to public safety, officials said.
