An Erie County judge will be suspended for sixty days and faces probation after being accused of stalking five women. The Legal Intelligencer reports that the magisterial district justice’s attorney provided witnesses who supported the claim that the judge has displayed signs of being socially incompetent, depressed, and obsessive compulsive.

Sex crimes are devastating, especially to young victims, who have their whole lives ahead of them. Parents and guardians can take proactive steps to prevent these incidents by getting a better understanding of sex crime laws in Pennsylvania and by learning how to use the Department of Justice’s Megan’s Law Web site, which lists sex [...]

Dog owners have a responsibility to their respective communities to keep their animals restrained. If a dog has been deemed dangerous or vicious, dog owners must follow regulations spelt out by the city or county ordinance – whether it’s muzzling the dog in public places or confining it to a secure place for the safety [...]

A recent article in the Reading Eagle talks about how summer is a prime time not only for the beach and traveling, but also for scammers. Pennsylvania State Police have issued a crime alert about scams in the Reading area and other parts of Pennsylvania, which target innocent victims, particularly the elderly. Two hot summer [...]

The York County Commission is supporting a state law, which makes it mandatory for middle schools and high schools in Pennsylvania to include warnings about dating violence in their health education curriculums. According to a news report in The Evening Sun, commissioners passed a resolution endorsing a proposed law that has already cleared the state [...]

A recent news investigation found that more than one-third of Pennsylvania crime victims don’t know their rights – simply because these rights are not explained to them. It is a fact that victims of crime in Pennsylvania have legal rights. It is the job of law enforcement officials and prosecutors to explain those rights to [...]

Keeping up with the times, the Philadelphia Police Department is going online to help keep criminals off the street. How are they doing this? According to a CBS News report, Philadelphia police officials are changing the way their department is using the World Wide Web. For example, they are posting specific surveillance videos minutes after [...]

Sex crimes have, arguably, the most serious penalties. One of the consequences of being convicted of a sex crime is to register as a sex offender. Some offenders register themselves, but a majority of them do not. They are either violating terms of parole or probation by living in an area they are not supposed [...]

Amidst Allentown crime prevention measures, it is an unfortunate reality that incidents of violent crime still take place from time to time. While government officials and law enforcement continue to create new laws and campaigns to help curb crime, it is important for victims of violent crimes to understand their legal rights. It is also [...]

Preventing crime begins with awareness and finding ways to deal with violence through nonviolent actions. Reading, PA recently hosted a walk involving hundreds of participants on April 24, 2010 to advocate violent crime prevention and provide a space for victims of violent crimes to join together and also remember those who lost their lives due [...]