This article was originally published on The Legal Intelligencer by P.J. D’Annunzio on June 7, 2016 Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams at a press conference Dec. 16 Calling their claims “implausible,” a federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Philadelphia government officials filed by city police officers accused of operating a scheme to shake down […]

This article was originally published on GoErie.com on June 3, 2016 LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) “” A Pennsylvania man accused of being drunk when he gave beers to Amish boys and yelling “Rumspringa!” before causing a crash with their horse-drawn buggy has been sentenced to at least a month in jail. A Lancaster County judge sentenced Nottingham resident

This article was originally published on Yahoo News on June 2, 2016 by ABC News A Georgia teenager faces multiple charges and is at the center of a lawsuit after she was involved in acar crash while allegedly using the speed filter on Snapchat. An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday by a judge in Clayton County, Georgia, for

  Video shows a man illegally riding an ATV on a highway in Prince George’s County and taunting a police officer who’s driving behind him. (WUSA) When you see the video of the guy taunting police by stunting on his ATV in front of a cop car, you understand why police officers might be tempted to

(This story was originally published on CNN.com by Shimon Prokupecz) A New York man has been charged after authorities say he beat his wife’s would-be rapist to death with a tire iron. Police initially recommended Mamadou Diallo be charged with manslaughter. But according to a charging document provided by the Bronx District Attorney’s office, he was arraigned Tuesday

This article was originally published on Huffpost Crime on May 31, 2016 ANDOUT . / REUTERS Drew Peterson, a former Chicago-area police officer imprisoned for murdering his wife, was found guilty on Tuesday of trying to hire someone in 2014 to kill the prosecutor who convicted him, prosecutors said. Peterson, 62, was found guilty of solicitation of

This article was origionally published on GoErie.com by Tim Hahn on May 27, 2016.  ERIE, Pa. — Erie police accuse a Buffalo, New York, man of stealing more items from Cathedral Preparatory School students. Robert A. Drewry, 50, who was arraigned earlier this week on charges of stealing cash and iPhones belonging to Cathedral Prep hockey players

This article was orignally published on GoErie.com on May 25, 2016.  MEADVILLE — Two people face drug charges after city police said they found evidence of methamphetamine manufacturing in an apartment during a search late Tuesday afternoon. Erica R. Smith, 37, and Aaron R. Mason, 38, were each arraigned Tuesday night by Titusville District Judge Amy Nicols

This article was originally published on GoErie.com by Lisa Thompson on May 20, 2016 Nathan A. Taylor (foreground), 21, is accused of assaulting his 4-month-old son,Draven Taylor, on Feb. 20 and causing severe brain injuries. He was photographed May 19 at a preliminary hearing before Springfield Township District Judge Chris MacKendrick. LISA THOMPSON/ERIE TIMES-NEWS ERIE, Pa. —

HARRISBURG — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf will sign a measure that expands Pennsylvania’s ignition lock law to first-time drunken drivers. The Senate passed the measure unanimously Wednesday. The House passed the bill Monday after several years of work to expand Pennsylvania’s 2003 law that requires repeat drunken-driving offenders to use the devices for one year.