Tag Archives: Pennsylvania

At the end of a criminal trial linked to Tuesday’s report of systematic sexual abuse of children in the Altoona-Johnstown Dioceses and the two bishops responsible for hiding their crimes, the first of approximately 50 Western Pennsylvania priests accused of raping children was sentenced to a long prison term. A 71-year-old Catholic priest in Pennsylvania …

According to Pennsylvania State Police commissioner Tyree Blocker, 29 cadets have left the Police Academy in light of a cheating scandal, some were dismissed and some left voluntarily when faced with an internal probe.  Blocker told the media February 4th that a comprehensive investigation was underway after agency staff suspected …

At her hate crime sentencing today, the 25-year-old daughter of a suburban police chief, Kathryn Knott received 5-10 months jail time with two years probation in the September 2014 attack by Knott and two friends that left victims, homosexual couple Zachary Hesse and Andrew Haught for dead in Philadelphia’s City Center. …

A Pennsylvania mother was fatally shot after she refused to talk to a man at a local bar, officials say. Shortly after, the suspect allegedly followed and fatally shot her near her car. According to WTAE, Janese Talton-Jackson, 29, was leaving the bar around 1:50AM when the suspect followed and …

Via Huffington Post: “Could the color of your skin affect the medical care you get at the end of your life? A disturbing new study published in the January issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management suggests that it might. The research shows that black actors who were asked to …

Far too often, we see the use of force exert fatal consequences on innocent bystanders. Are we prepared to work towards substantive reforms in law enforcement? Via Raw Story:  A 12-year-old girl was reportedly shot to death as police in Duncannon, Pennsylvania were supervising the eviction of her family. According …