While some states in the U.S. are legalizing possession of marijuana, others continue to expend millions of dollars of taxpayer funds in the so-called war on drugs.
In what is virtually a daily occurrence, Pennsylvania law enforcement agencies announced arrests of a number of people on drug trafficking charges. In this case, police arrested five men, including two brothers, and charged them with distributing high-grade marijuana.
When someone is convicted of a sex offense in Pennsylvania, the repercussions can be enormous and long-lasting. Two recent examples come to mind.
In one case, a man who lives just 25 miles northeast of Pittsburgh was arrested back in 2010 after he asked a 16-year-old to send him photos of herself nude.
Law enforcement officials recently announced that three University of Pittsburgh football players were involved in an Oakland drug raid.
Undercover officers, patrol officers and SWAT members all converged on the Juliet Street residence Thursday night around 10:30 p.m. Officers said a 22-year-old there was engaged in drug trafficking.
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision means that law enforcement officials must get a search warrant before drawing blood from drivers suspected of DUI.
However, there is some disagreement and uncertainty about how the ruling will affect motorists in Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh's National Public Radio outlet reports.
A vice president of computer security at a Pittsburgh investment management firm has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography, law enforcement officials said.
The 45-year-old Monroeville man allegedly had about 3,000 images and videos of girls between the ages of two and 10 on his home computer.
A former Pittsburgh area teacher must serve five to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to having a more than year-long sexual relationship with a student.
The 43-year-old Penn Hills man must serve five to 10 years in a Pennsylvania prison, followed by 10 years of probation. He must also forfeit his teacher's pension, pay $5,400 in restitution and register as a sex offender after pleading guilty to sexual assault and related charges.
Pennsylvania native Kevin Hart was arrested this past weekend for DUI, according to a report by the New Pittsburgh Courier.
The comedian and actor was arrested early Sunday morning in Los Angeles while allegedly driving his black Mercedes at 90 miles per hour.
A man who lives about 75 miles east of Pittsburgh was recently arrested at a hotel and charged with being in possession of a pound of cocaine, law enforcement officials said.
They claim the 58-year-old man intended to distribute the drug in Pennsylvania.
Long-shot candidates for office often find that their biggest hurdles are in getting the attention of the public and media. Pittsburgh mayoral candidate A.J. Richardson recently cleared those hurdles, but whether that will help him land in the mayor's office is up for debate.
Richardson was arrested a week ago on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. The 36-year-old has since then been the subject of some media attention, including yesterday when he waived a preliminary hearing on the DUI charge.
Eighty-two people in two states were arrested on suspicions of drug offenses at the end of a 10-month investigation, law enforcement officials recently announced. Among those arrested: 43 people in Pittsburgh's Carrick neighborhood.
Officials said they are still searching for 11 others in the Carrick portion of the investigation into drug trafficking in northern West Virginia.
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