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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Criminals Owe $2 Billion to Pa. Victims & Courts, Report Says

Billions of dollars of unpaid restitution were recorded in a new Pa. state report – some of it from car accidents and drunken driving incidents.

By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent HARRISBURG — Christine Horner remembers — 5:23 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2006. She was driving on a main road in Chester County, in a brand-new SUV she bought a few months before. Another car was coming off a side road. The driver later claimed he didn’t see her. Horner’s car smashed into a tree, the front crushed. She was trapped, unable to move. The other driver, a repeat criminal offender, was drunk. Horner spent 15 days in the hospital, though it would be nine months before she would work again. The bones in her right ankle were practically “obliterated,” repaired through several skin-stretching and bone-to-bone fusion surgeries. Her pelvis and clavicle were fractured. Doctors said it would take …

Kaos8

3:36 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013

I am someone who is owed a bunch of money from a civil matter- that in my opinion should be a criminal matter at this point- due to pure disregard of a judges order- so me spending a bunch of money on attorney fees- and seeing not a single penny from these deadbeats...Why is jail time and forcing them to do labor- not an option? It is obvious these people will never do the right thing, unless …   more ›

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Court Rules Pa. Police Can Impersonate Via Text

Law enforcement in Pennsylvania can legally impersonate someone while communicating via phone with a suspect, according to a December 2012 Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision.

By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent HARRISBURG — Police officers in Pennsylvania can legally text message a suspect while pretending to be their accomplice, according to a state Supreme Court decision handed down Monday. At issue was whether such a tactic violated the Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act (also known as the Wiretap Act). But pending updates to this law will further change how law enforcement can use technology in their investigations. The court ruled that police impersonation via phone does not violate the Wiretap Act since no eavesdropping, listening in, or interception takes place. “An officer is deemed the ‘intended recipient’ of a phone communication in which the officer is directly involved, even …

mark wood

10:26 am on Sunday, December 23, 2012

The supreme court said years ago a cop can lie in the act of investigating, just not to the court or other law enforcement, Always have a lawyer, with your interest in mind, during ANY interview with police, NEVER VOLUNTEER info, they will use it aginist you.   more ›

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