On Christmas Eve, 35-year-old Bridget Pollack, a social studies teacher at a high school in the Mahanoy Area School District, was charged with DUI, resisting arrest, driving without a valid license, and having an open container in her vehicle, according to a news article at Wnep.com. Mahanoy City police claim…
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North Carolina Court of Appeals Upholds Woman’s Conviction in Motor Vehicle Death of 12-year-old Boy
Earlier this month, Reyna Patricia Valencia’s conviction in the 2011 death of a 12-year-old boy was upheld by the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Valencia was found guilty of reckless driving, felony death by motor vehicle, and two counts of felonious restraint in September of 2013. She appealed the verdict…
Missouri Man Facing Drug Possession, Other Charges
On Sunday December 28, a Morley, Missouri man was taken into custody for allegedly possessing a controlled substance, violating a protective order, and resisting arrest. 56-year-old Kevin McClendon was in possession of methamphetamine, according to a news article at the Southeast Missourian; he was also charged with unlawful use of…
South Carolina Sheriff Arrested for Driving Under the Influence, Hit and Run
On Sunday December 28, a South Carolina Sheriff was arrested after he allegedly struck a vehicle and left the scene of the accident at approximately 6 a.m. 63-year-old Wayne DeWitt, Sheriff of Berkeley County since 1994, is now charged with DUI and leaving the scene of a wreck involving personal…
Former Administrative Assistant for Traverse City Area Public Schools Arrested for Alleged Embezzlement
Recently, Mary Leona Gillison, a 50-year-old Arcadia resident, was arrested for allegedly having embezzled more than $50,000 from the Traverse City Area Public School district. Gillison had been employed as an administrative assistant for the district, according to a news article at MI Headlines. Gillison was arrested on December 18…
Long Island Taxi Driver Arrested for Killing Pedestrian, Driving with Suspended License
On Monday, December 22, 31-year-old Christian Lopez-Barcelo allegedly killed a pedestrian who was running in Huntington Station, LI, after his 2009 Ford Crown Victoria taxi cab struck the runner. Raymond Sipel, 30 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. The accident occurred just before 11 p.m.,…
Wisconsin High School Principal Placed on Leave Following 3 DUI Arrests This Month
Kelly Meyers, principal at Oregon High School in Oregon, WI, has been placed on administrative leave after being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol three times this month. According to news articles, Meyers has been on medical leave since the beginning of the school year, and will remain…
Biggest Heroin Bust in History of Northeast Indiana Leads to 5 Arrests
On Wednesday, December 17, five individuals were arrested in what is said to be the biggest heroin bust in the history of Northeast Indiana, according to an announcement made on Monday at a press conference held by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Five individuals were charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin.…
Prosecutor’s Motion to Throw Out Rape Conviction Appeal of Death Row Inmate Denied by Mississippi Supreme Court
In 1993, 48-year-old Charles Ray Crawford was convicted of rape. Today, he is sitting on death row in Mississippi for the murder of Kristy Ray in Tippah County, according to a news article at Gulflive.com. Crawford believes that he was given the death penalty in the murder case because of…
NJ ‘Elf on the Shelf’ Man Arrested for DUI in Target Parking Lot
On Friday morning at approximately 3:30 a.m., a New Jersey man was charged with driving while intoxicated after police found him sitting in his van in the loading dock area of a Target parking lot drunk and with the engine running, according to news reports. Lt. James Macintosh of the…