When you wear oversized pants, chances are they might slide down your hips, forcing you to pull them back up continuously. Annoying, right? But if you let your frustrations override your judgment and do what Joshua Brown, 28, of Allenwood, did — shed those saggy pants in public and then light the...

Being wrongfully accused of a crime is an incredibly frustrating, frightening, and embarrassing experience. But, even someone in the news as frequently as Colorado Congressional Representative Lauren Boebert deserves to be presumed innocent until proven guilty.   If you have been accused of abus...

A caretaker of young children in her own home in Lycoming County was arrested and arraigned on charges of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children after Pennsylvania police said they received a ChildLine report that a 15-month-old toddler in her care had a significant injury to ...

In mid-January 2024, U.S. News was one of many news sources to report on the arrest of a Philadelphia man for his involvement in a brutal home invasion in suburban Philadelphia nearly 11 years prior. The man is currently facing charges of criminal homicide, rape, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, an...

New Castle Police Department arrested a Pennsylvania woman in the death of her boyfriend's 18-month-old daughter, Iris Rita Alfera, accusing her of feeding the baby fatal doses of nail polish remover. The details of the case are harrowing. The events unfolded on June 25, when the toddler's father...

When most people think of domestic violence, they picture what they see in movies – a man down on his luck, taking his financial frustrations out on his wife and family. However, the truth is that domestic violence has no economic barrier.   At the tail end of 2023, a Massachusetts couple and th...

The Internet was officially birthed in the 1980s, but in the last decade, it has exploded. With the increasing number of social media apps, video games, and networking events taking place online, access to children has never been easier. More and more cases of sexual misconduct, including the sex...

Presumptive field tests for illegal substances were initially developed as a preliminary testing tool. Unfortunately, they have become the “de-facto” choice for law enforcement agencies. Despite being notoriously imprecise and known for producing false positives, they tend to be used as determina...

If you haven't heard, safety advocates across the country make every February a national Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Their laudable cause is to advocate and educate the public to stop sexual and other abuse within teen dating relationships. But beware of false, exaggerated, or manipulat...

For many young people, the college years involve the first time they are free to make independent choices and establish new relationships without parental oversight. For some students, this freedom can lead to conflict, and conflicts may lead to fighting, either on-campus or off-campus. A Colleg...

In the past decade, youth gun violence, especially in Pittsburgh and its surrounding areas, has escalated at an alarming rate. Recent data published by the Pew Research Center in April 2023 revealed that gun deaths among U.S. children and teens rose 50% in just a two-year time frame. Narrowing in...

A Pennsylvania court recently sentenced a Fayette County state police officer to 23 years in prison for child pornography charges. The police officer in question was accused of photographing an underage child while showering and possessing, and viewing other materials depicting child pornography....

If you are taken into police custody, and the officers start interrogating you, odds are that you feel compelled to answer their questions. And you're not alone in feeling pressured to answer. Perhaps it is because you feel cornered. Perhaps it is because it can be intimidating being confined to...

Von Miller, a linebacker for the Buffalo Bills football team, is facing criminal charges arising from a domestic violence incident, according to a news article. Miller, 34, allegedly assaulted his longtime girlfriend while the two were arguing at their Texas home in late November. The press has n...

Recently, a 14-year-old Northumberland youth engaged in a chase with local police in an unauthorized vehicle, leading to juvenile charges. Some people may view "joyriding," or the temporary taking of a vehicle owned by someone else without permission, as a rite of passage. But it is, in fact, a d...

DUI Checkpoints are a common tool used by Pennsylvania law enforcement to address impaired driving. DUI checkpoints, also called roadblocks or sobriety checkpoints, are controversial for many people. The idea that law enforcement can stop and question a person without probable cause strikes many ...

As reported by WFMJ, a Warren, Ohio man was arrested for violating a protection from abuse order (“PFA”), among additional charges related to a domestic violence case after he assaulted his ex-wife, son, and another woman. He not only racked up additional charges but is now facing the possibility...

In early November, Monroe Crime Watch reported that a Pocono Township woman was arrested while driving under the influence with her child in the rear passenger seat. After swerving between lanes on Interstate 80 and nearly striking other vehicles on her way to a fast-food restaurant, police offic...

Amy L. Cohen, a doctor based in Narberth, was recently charged with several offenses, including making terroristic threats, stalking, aggravated assault, arson, reckless endangerment, attempted first-degree murder, and more. According to police, Ms. Cohen is accused of intimidating and threatenin...

Many people believe that what happened in the distant past is over and done with, but the criminal justice system does not agree. Prosecutors can charge people for offenses that occurred years ago. A West Chester, Pa., man recently found this out when he was sentenced to prison for sexually abusi...

A 62-year-old man from Canadensis is facing charges after he allegedly held a woman in his car against her will. According to Pennsylvania State police, on the morning of December 3, the man was driving a 60-year-old woman around continuously in Green Township, refusing to drive the woman home. W...

Authorities have charged a Bedford County man with making terroristic threats against Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro. Blayk Bridges, 25, of Hyndman, is in the Bedford County Jail. A Maryland man forwarded an email to Pennsylvania State Police, who claimed the email was from Bridges. The email...

Using apps like TextMe, TextNow, KidsChat, and Instagram, Michael Lee Sealover, Jr., 45, coerced five girls from various states, ages 11 and 12, and one 16-year-old, to send him nude photos, according to the Adams County Detectives Bureau. He then used the photos to blackmail the girls into sendi...

Pranks have long been part of the teen coming-of-age process. Senior pranks in high school have given way to social media pranks and the hope to go viral. Not all pranks are innocent or in good fun. Some can cause serious damage, up to and including death. These pranks not only harm the target b...

Spurred by a nationwide spike in hate crime activity fueled by the conflict in Israel, the Pennsylvania House last month passed an anti-hate crime bill with bipartisan support. "Look at the headlines about what's happening at our colleges, and you'll see why kids don't feel safe on campus — espec...