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Pennridge High School Principal Charged With DUI: Police
A Bucks County high school principal was arrested in Plumstead Township last week after police suspected he was driving under the influence, authorities say.
Stephen Cashman, principal at Pennridge High School in Perkasie, was pulled over on Swamp Road at about midnight on Sunday, Feb. 5, Plumstead police said in a statement.
The officer claimed he smelled a "strong odor of an alcoholic beverage" and conducted field sobriety tests before placing the principal under arrest, they wrote.
Charges against Cashman, 50, of Doylestown, are pending the results of a blood test, pol…
Ex-Mercer County School District Worker Stole Over $95K Using Bogus Purchase Orders: Prosecutor
A former purchasing agent for a Mercer County public school district was charged after stealing more than $95,000 worth of property with bogus purchase orders, authorities said.
April Taylor, 58, was charged with two counts of official misconduct, pattern of official misconduct, theft by deception, theft by unlawful taking, and impersonation — all second-degree offenses — as well as second- and third-degree financial facilitation of criminal activity, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release with local officials on Thursday, Oct. 6.
Taylor, of Philadelphia, Pennsylva…
Plymouth School Staffers Accused Of Failing To Report Abuse
Employees of a Connecticut school have been arrested on charges of failure to report abuse by a teacher.
The incident, which included the arrest of the alleged abuser in January, took place in Litchfield County at the Plymouth Center School in Plymouth.
Sherri Turner, age 59, of Farmington, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 23, and Melissa Morelli, age 45, of Plymouth, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 24.
Both were charged with failure to report abuse, neglect, or injury of a child or imminent risk of serious harm to a child, according to the Plymouth Police Department.
Plymouth Pu…