by Lea Bickerton | May 4, 2026 | Blog
Sometimes, a crime can become a popular TikTok trend. This month, the trend in question is called “Scientology runs” or “Scientology speed runs.” In these runs, people storm into Church of Scientology buildings. In some incidents, church staff has been pushed and...
by Lea Bickerton | May 2, 2026 | Blog, Child Pornography, In the News, Police Misconduct, Sex Crimes
On April 8, 2026, Pennsylvania State Trooper Stephen Kamnik pleaded to criminal charges related to using state computers to make AI porn. The month before that, a group of Lancaster County juveniles were given probation for using AI to create child sexual abuse...
by Lea Bickerton | Apr 30, 2026 | Blog, Gun Laws, In the News
The Pennsylvania State Police released statistics on the number of firearm background check denials from across the Commonwealth in the first quarter of this year. When a person buys or transfers a firearm with a licensed dealer in Pennsylvania, they are required to...
by Lea Bickerton | Apr 29, 2026 | Blog, In the News, Proposed Laws
WTAE reported that a Fayette County woman died after overdosing on tianeptine, which is widely known as “gas station heroin.” Since it isn’t considered a controlled substance in Pennsylvania, tianeptine is available for sale without a prescription and is frequently...
by Lea Bickerton | Apr 28, 2026 | Blog, DUI, In the News, Police Misconduct
PennLive reported that a Centre County police officer admitted to falsifying several police reports by saying that he saw proof of impairment when he did not. While applying for a position with the Pennsylvania State Police, Spring Township police officer Stephen...
