Woman Allegedly Gave False ID At Car Stop

By Pattie Price

Mary Touch, 28, of Pennsauken, NJ, waived a hearing Thursday before Magisterial District Justice Dave Lang on the charges of unsworn falsifications, false identification to law enforcement authorities, and registration and certificate of title required. In exchange for the waiver the charge of forgery was withdrawn. The charges stem from an incident 8:40 a.m., Oct. 26, on South Sproul Road, Marple, Pa.
According to the affidavit, Marple Sgt. Mike Johnson stopped Ms. Touch when he saw her operating a Dodge Stratus with an expired registration sticker. She gave Johnson a false name, date of birth and address. He issued a citation in the name Ms. Touch provided.
On Dec. 2, Johnson met with Ms. Touch’s friend (the name she initially gave him) and was informed by the friend that Ms. Touch used her name to stay out of trouble.
Ms. Touch is scheduled for a March 15 arraignment in Common Pleas Court.
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Josephine Guernsey, 58, of Collingdale waived a hearing on the charges of retail theft and receiving stolen property following an incident 7:56p.m., Dec. 21, at Walmart, 400 S. State Road, Marple.
According to the affidavit, Marple Officer Andrew Ronsvalle said a Walmart security agent had Ms. Guernsey in custody when he arrived. The agent had seen Ms. Guernsey conceal DVD’s valued at $282.60 an attempt to leave the store.
A computer check revealed Ms. Guernsey has two prior retail theft arrests.
Ms. Guernsey is scheduled for a March 15 arraignment in Common Pleas Court.
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David Alston, 38, of Chester was held for a March 15 Common Pleas Court arraignment on the charges of possession of a small amount or marijuana and criminal conspiracy. The charge of possession of drug paraphernalia was withdrawn. The charges stem from an incident 1:40p.m., Oct. 24, at the Old Navy store in Marple Crossroad Shopping Center.
According to the affidavit Marple Detective Barry Williams was called to assist patrol officers who stopped a car that was wanted by authorities in connection to a Chester felony case. Alston was in handcuffs and his co-defendant was holding two small children. A diaper bag, containing suspected marijuana, was confiscated from the car.
Alston said he wanted to take the blame for the marijuana.
Alston is scheduled for a March 15 arraignment in Common Pleas Court.
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Dnasia Anderson, 20, of Chester, waived a hearing on the charge of theft by unlawful taking or disposition stemming from an incident 1:44p.m., Dec. 14, at the Walmart in Marple.
According to the affidavit, Marple Detective Larry Gerrity said Walmart employee Ms. Anderson admitted to stealing $9,600 from the cash registers and fraudently loaded gift cards valued at $1,600.
Ms. Anderson is scheduled for a March 15 arraignment in Common Pleas Court.
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Michael McMenamin, 45, of Springfield plead guilty to the summary charges of retail theft and harassment for an incident 4:28p.m., Jan. 26, at Marshall’s, 400 S. State Road, Marple. In exchange for the guilty plea the charge of a misdemeanor retail theft was reduced to a summary offence and the charge of receiving stolen property was withdrawn.
According to the affidavit, Marple Officer Chris Barmes responded to a 911 call from Walmart. McMenamin was in custody in the security office. A security agent saw McMenamin conceal a Penn State shirt, valued at $12.99 and a pair of socks valued at $7.99.
McMenamin was confronted as he left the store and pushed the agent and knocked the sliding door off track during his struggle to get away. McMenamin was stopped and the merchandise was recovered.
A criminal background revealed McMenamin has a retail theft arrest in 2008.
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Baindu Rogers, 28, of Darby, plead guilty to disorderly conduct for an incident 7:40a.m., July 2, at Divine Providence Village, 686 Old Marple Road, Marple. In exchange for the guilty plea the charges of harassment and criminal conspiracy were withdrawn.
According to the affidavit Marple Detective Mike Sharkey said the victim, an employee of Divine Providence, received a call  on her work cell phone. The caller said he was hired by one of her subordinates to hurt her and to slash her tires. The caller said that because he didn’t know her, he wouldn’t hurt her or slash her tires but he was warning her that she was not well liked.
Ms. Rodgers confessed to police that she gave the victim’s cell phone number to a friend who harassed the victim.

New CPR Technique Is Simpler And Can Be Done By Anyone

New CPR Technique Is Simpler And Can Be Done By Anyone — Cathy Craddock has shared this link to a page at the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine in which a new easier and more effective technique of CPR is demonstrated.

It dramatically increases the survival rate of those suffering from cardiac arrest and one does not need certification to perform it

New CPR Technique Is Simpler And Can Be Done By Anyone
New CPR Technique Is Simpler And Can Be Done By Anyone

Howard Is Breathing On Pileggi’s Neck Harder Than Expected

The Tea Party challenger to the powerful state senate majority leader has gotten twice the number of  signatures needed to get on on April 24 Republican Primary ballot.

Rogers Howard credited his success to a volunteer army of stay-at-home moms, military veterans and professionals.

The man whose job he wants, Dominic Pileggi, the one-time mayor of Chester who has represented the 9th District since 2002, was thought by the pundits to be in for cakewalks in the primary and general elections.


Up Is Down When It Comes To Unemployment

War is peace,  freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, and, when it comes to unemployment, up is down, as Barack Obama’s administration continues to practice the lingo of Orwell’s Oceania.

Reader Tom C sent this link to an article by Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis showing how unemployment is much higher than what the Bureau of Labor Statistics claims. Note that Mish is citing a Gallup survey.

Up Is Down When It Comes To Unemployment
War is peace,  freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, and, when it comes to unemployment, up is down, as Barack Obama's administration continues to practice the lingo of Orwell's Oceania.

Obama Aunt Public Housing

Obama Aunt Public Housing — Illegal and living in public housing, but I forgot to mention,
it’s Obama’s aunt!!While she has been discovered and no action taken, watch her
unbelievable remarks during this interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2BGiF69hEo

 

Obama Aunt Public Housing

Caylee’s Murder Inspires Proposed Pa. Laws

The murder of Caylee Anthony has inspired two bills that are now of the floor of the Pennsylvania House.

HB 1841 introduced by Tarah Toohil (R-116) would make strengthen the penalties of providing false reports to police during a criminal investigation involving a child.

HB 1842 introduced by Justin J. Simmons (R-131) would strengthen the penalties of for concealing the death of a child.

The bills — together known as Caylee’s Laws — would make upgrade both crimes to third-degree felonies and increase the maximum penalties to seven years and a $15,000 fine.

Hat tip Rep. Jim Cox (R-129)

Obama needs a website czar :)

“WH website still touting pledge to halve deficit – Wash Examiner
When President Obama unveiled his budget on Monday, it became clear that he would break his pledge to cut the deficit in half in his first term in office. But the White House website is still prominently touting the promise.


When visitors to the White House website click on “Fiscal Responsibility” under the “Issues” section, they are directed to a page that includes the following:

“Cut the deficit in half by the end of the President’s first term. On January 20, 2009, the President inherited a $1.3 trillion budget deficit. The President has put forth a budget that will halve this deficit by the end of his first term, bring non-defense discretionary spending to its lowest level as a share of GDP since 1962. ”

“Looks like the White House website could use some updating.”
OR maybe a website czar

Bill Strenghtens Penalties On Unemployment Fraud

A bill that would increase penalties for willful unemployment compensation fraud has been sent to the House for a vote, State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129) said.

It was unanimously passed out of the  House Labor and Industry Committee, Feb. 14. unanimously voted to send a bill to the House this week that will increase penalties for willful unemployment compensation fraud.

HB 1852 would increase the penalty period for individuals who commit unemployment compensation fraud from two weeks to 10 weeks and would remove the current four-year limit on the imposition of these penalty weeks, Cox said. The bill would add a 15 percent penalty to the total owed to the fund for a fraudulent claim and create a 52-week penalty for individuals who commit willful fraud to collect benefits while in prison.

It is estimated the proposal will save the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund $15 million to $20 million annually. Pennsylvania’s rate of fraudulent unemployment claims is more than 5 percent, exceeding the national average.

Rick Hits Big Time: NY Times In Total Slime Mode

Rick Hits Big Time — Rick Hits Big TimeReader Tom C reports that today’s New York Times, that dying dinosaur soon to be owned by the Mexicans (Todas las noticias de que está en condiciones de imprimir. Viva Carlos Slim, Si) is carrying four pieces today, Feb. 18, savaging Rick Santorum — including two on the op-ed page.

Wow, it’s almost like he was Ronald Reagan or something.

Go Rick.

A Pennsylvanian for president.

Casey SOPA Late Response

Casey SOPA Late Response — Better a month late than never one supposes.

Sen. Bob Casey (D) finally got back to us on the request we made Jan. 18 that he oppose the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). Both bills were put on hold that day after massive protests.

He never really did do much to stop them.

Sen. Pat Toomey (R) responded almost immediately and announced his opposition to the bills later that day.

Anyway, here is Sen. Casey’s response:

Dear Mr. Lawrence:

Thank you for taking the time to contact me regarding S. 968, the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property (PROTECT IP) Act of 2011, and H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act. I appreciate hearing from you about this issue.

S. 968 was introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont on May 12, 2011. The PROTECT IP Act would allow the Attorney General and property rights holders to take legal action against only foreign-based websites strictly dedicated to copyright infringement and intellectual property theft.  After legal action is taken and a judge finds the particular foreign-based website guilty of being dedicated to intellectual property theft, payment processors such as credit card companies and other payment systems would no longer be allowed to process payments to that illegal foreign site. It would also allow the Attorney General and intellectual property holders to seek a court order to shut down websites engaging in piracy.

S. 968 was voted out of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary unanimously on May 26, 2011. A version of this bill, H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act, was introduced in the House of Representatives by Representative Lamar Smith of Texas on October 26, 2011. It was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary, where hearings were held.

Over the past several months, I have heard from numerous groups and individuals concerned that internet piracy destroys American jobs, threatens public safety—for example, through the sales of counterfeit pharmaceuticals—and violates the intellectual property rights of creative and innovative American artists, inventors and entrepreneurs. These diverse groups strongly supported the bill as a means to shut down foreign rogue websites that are dedicated exclusively to intellectual property theft.

More recently, I have heard from individuals who are concerned that these bills violate their right to freedom of speech, as well as from constituents concerned that they would shut down sites like Google, Wikipedia, Facebook and YouTube. I take very seriously concerns about censorship and infringing freedom of speech. Accordingly, I was pleased that the bills were removed from the Senate calendar so that further consideration could be given to these concerns.

At this point, I think it is important for all interested parties—including Internet users, technology companies and intellectual property holders—to take a step back and begin a dialogue on how to protect the legitimate rights of innovators and creative artists, and protect public safety in the face of counterfeit products, while at the same time assuring that First Amendment rights are not infringed and the further development of robust internet is not inhibited. I also look forward to new legislation being developed that appropriately balances all of these objectives. Please be assured that as this process advances, I will have your views in mind.

Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future about this or any other matter of importance to you.

I encourage you to visit my website, casey.senate.gov. I invite you to use this online office as a comprehensive resource to stay up-to-date on my work in Washington, request assistance from my office, or share with me your thoughts on the issues that matter most to you and to Pennsylvania.

Sincerely,
Bob Casey
United States Senator

 

Casey SOPA Late Response

Casey SOPA Late Response