Heroin Happy Meal Deals in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

A Pittsburgh woman faces criminal charges for drug possession and possessionwith intent to deliver when local authorities busted her apparent heroin drug operation at the least likely location: a McDonalds drive thru window.

 According to the AP:

 A McDonald's employee has been jailed on charges she sold heroin hidden in Happy Meals to drive-thru customers who uttered the code words, "I'd like to order a toy," but investigators have no reason to believe the store's owner was aware of it, or of another employee charged with selling heroin near another restaurant . . .

. . . Using information from a tip to a district attorney's drug task force, an informant accompanied by a police officer called the Defendant on Wednesday, then pulled into the drive-thru and ordered the toy. They paid the Defendant $82 for the $2 meal which also contained 10 stamp bags — or individual doses — of heroin, according to a criminal complaint.

Other officers then moved in and found the money used to buy the drugs, plus another $80 and a small amount of marijuana stored in Defendant’s bra, the complaint said. Police said they later found another 50 stamp bags of heroin in her purse.

The Defendant faces maximum penalties and fines in Pennsylvania and may even face potential mandatory sentencing depending on the weight of the drugs. At the time of this posting, no criminal defense attorney was listed as counsel of record for the Defendant.

 

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Jury returns $28 million verdict in drunken crash after West Mifflin Elks Lodge event

Informative article about the dangers of a DUI offense and how one can be held liable for the injuries caused to another as a result of DUI. Additionally, the article touches on how establishments that serve alcohol to visibly intoxicated patrons can be held civilly liable for the injuries caused to another as a result of that patron driving under the influence after leaving a particular Bar.

Here, a jury in Allegheny County Pennsylvania awarded a verdict of $28 million dollars to the Plaintiffs as a result of a fatal crash in West Mifflin Pennsylvania involving a Defendant who left an establishment after being so intoxicated that his blood alcohol was more than twice the legal limit.
The Jury Verdict sends a strong and clear message to citizens of Pennsylvania: Do not drink and drive and do not aide others in drunk driving by serving alcohol to visibly intoxicated persons. If make the poor choice of driving under the influence, you will be arrested and ace stiff penalties. If you or your employees continue to serve alcohol to visibly intoxicated patrons, you could be held liable for their actions if they cause injuries to another after leaving your place of business.

http://www.post-gazette.com/local/2013/11/22/Jury-returns-28-million-verdict-in-drunken-crash-after-Elks-Lodge-event/stories/201311220176



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Pittsburgh Criminal Defense & Injury Attorney Frank Walker
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Morgantown, West Virginia Criminal Defense Site
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Pa SB391 aims to expand Pennsylvania Expungement Law to include Misdemeanor Offenses

Introduced by State Senator Tim Solobay, Senate Bill 391 seeks to expand the current expungement laws of Pennsylvania. Currently, a person may seek to have summary charges expunged from their criminal record if they remain arrest free for five years following the guilty plea or guilty verdict for summary offenses. However, the current law only addresses minor "paper cut offenses" such as harassment, public urination, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, underage drinking, false id, reckless driving or other summary offenses.

 

Most of the aforementioned offenses will be adjudicated as a non-traffic summary offenses and may not show on some quick background checks. However, most, if not all, will probably show for more standard, stringent background checks ran by most federal and state agencies. But, as the law is currently written, only these summary offenses are eligible for the expugement process.

 

So, unless you are eligible for the ARD program following a DUI conviction or probation without verdict sentence following a conviction for simple possession of narcotics, one can only seek to wipe their record clean if they meet the criteria of the law as it currently stands: summary offense, 5 year waiting period.

 

What SB391 seeks to address are similar low level offenses that just so happen to be graded a little higher in the Pennsylvania Criminal System: Crimes charged as a misdemeanor of the second degree or misdemeanor of the third degree.  For example, disorderly conduct can be charged as a misdemeanor of the third degree or a summary offense. If SB391 is successfully signed into law, a person found guilty of disorderly conduct can eventually have the conviction expunged after a waiting period, whether the crime was graded as a summary offense or a misdemeanor of the third degree. Other low graded misdemeanors possibly eligible for expungement include, but is not limited to, theft, simple assault, defiant trespass or unsworn falsifications.

 

Click here to Read the Press Release regarding the new expungement law and click here to read the full text and status of the bill, including the inclusions of new eligible offenses with the noted exceptions for crimes excluded from eligibility. Currently, the bill has been passed by the Pa Senate and has been forwarded to the Pa House.

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New Youtube Channel for Pittsburgh Criminal Defense Lawyer

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Pittsburgh ChildLine Expunction Attorney

Have you or someone you know been charged with a criminal offense involving the allegations of abusing minors? If so, they may be subjected to an investigation from the Department of Welfare and in danger of being placed on the Child Line registry. Once placed on the registry, it will become extremely difficult to interact with minors in professional, social and some private settings.

 

If you have received a notification from the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare regarding a child line registry or investigation, you have a very short period of time to Appeal the findings and expunge your name from the child line registry. If you fail to respond to the allegations within the requested time frame, you may waive your right to contest the allegations and automatically be placed on the registry for life.

Contact our office or Click here to view our new page involving Child Line Expunctions and Appeals to learn more about the process and to schedule a consultation for a review of the allegations and serious discussion about your options.

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