Abington man shoots robber in defense of others 25 Sep 2024 4:23 PM (6 months ago)
Many people are familiar with the concept of self defense, but Pennsylvania defense law also permits the use of deadly force in defense of others. In this case, just this past Monday, an Abington man woke up to his mother’s screams for help. She had just returned home from a trip to a casino and […]
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Steve Fairlie on Nationally Syndicated Marijuana DUI Show 19 Aug 2024 4:59 PM (8 months ago)
Steven Fairlie was a guest on this morning’s nationally syndicated Price of Business Show. He and host Kevin Price spoke about the hidden pitfall of using medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. The “dirty little secret” is that if you drive with any amount of marijuana or metabolite in your system, Pennsylvania considers that a Marijuana DUI. […]
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Scam alert: Bitcoins don’t clear up bench warrants! 13 Aug 2024 12:16 PM (8 months ago)
PSA: If you have any bench warrants for your arrest, there are a few ways to clean it up, like: One method that will definitely not work is falling for the latest scam that asks you to put down a “bond” by paying thousands of dollars into a Bitcoin terminal. Bitcoin was established over 15 […]
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DA Pledges to Charge Drug Dealers with First-Degree Murder 12 Aug 2024 6:17 AM (8 months ago)
Last Thursday at a press conference, the District Attorney in Lycoming County announced two big arrests of drug dealers who were supplying much of north-central Pennsylvania with fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Like in most press conferences, he held up the mugshots of the two ringleaders and displayed an impressive assortment of drugs that they seized […]
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Superior Court Reinstates Murder Conviction in DUI Case 7 Aug 2024 11:53 AM (8 months ago)
In December of 2019, while I was still a prosecutor with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, I got assigned to a horrific double-fatal DUI crash from I-95 in Bristol Township. A drunk driver, while traveling over twice the speed limit of 55 MPH, slammed into the back of a van that was carrying four […]
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Auto-Brewery Syndrome: Making Beer In Your Gut 1 Jul 2024 4:52 AM (9 months ago)
2024 UPDATE: Another significant instance of auto-brewery syndrome is making its rounds through the internet. According to a study released several weeks ago by the Canadian Medical Association Journal, a 50-year-old woman went to the hospital seven times over a recent two-year period because she was always tired and couldn’t stay awake. Hospital staff always […]
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Cell Phone Ban while Driving will Become PA Law 23 May 2024 12:25 PM (10 months ago)
Texting while driving has been illegal in Pennsylvania since 2012, but soon you won’t even be able to hold a phone while driving! On May 8th, 2024, the state legislature sent a bill to Governor Shapiro’s desk, and he’s going to sign it. This new cell phone ban won’t take effect for a year after […]
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Christine Cregar named Top Lawyer of Montgomery County by newspaper 11 Apr 2024 5:50 PM (last year)
Christine Cregar has been named a “Top Lawyer of Montgomery County” by the readers of The Times Herald, The Reporter, and The Pottstown Mercury for 2024. This is not her first recognition, as she was also recognized as Bucks County’s “Star Attorney of the Year” in 2019. An outstanding Criminal Defense Attorney, Christine has handled […]
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Expedited Pardon Program Expanded by PA Board of Pardons 28 Mar 2024 9:37 AM (last year)
In December of 2023, the Board of Pardons expanded their Expedited Pardon Review Program. A constant complaint about applying for a pardon is the length of the process. The Board itself says a typical application takes 3 to 4 years to hear. Every year the Board says this process will be sped up; however, with […]
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Police Announce Traffic Offense Initiative 25 Mar 2024 8:33 AM (last year)
Last week, more than 80 local police departments collectively announced that they are joining the Pennsylvania State Police in a “new” effort to crack down on “aggressive or unsafe driving behaviors.” The announcement defined “aggressive driving” as things like running stop signs or red lights, following other cars too closely, dangerous lane-changing, and driving too […]
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