Tag: Delaware County

Springfield PA to See DUI Checkpoints During Thanksgiving Week

It’s been well documented that tonight, the night before Thanksgiving, is one of the biggest bar nights of the year. So much so that it has been dubbed Blackout Wednesday (a parody intended to mimic Black Friday). We imagine that the Northern Delaware County DUI Taskforce does not find that moniker amusing. Comprised of police departments from […]

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DUI ARRESTS ARE DOWN IN DELAWARE COUNTY, PA

According to the Unified Crime Reporting system, DUIs in Delaware County dropped from 113 to 87 from June to July. Even with the popular July 4th Holiday, Delaware County DUI arrests dropped significantly. Hopefully, the roving sobriety checkpoints by the police have detterred individuals from driving intoxicated while also decreasing individuals arrested or charged with a DUI. It is important […]

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The Number of Single-Parent Households Headed by Fathers is increasing.

Recent research, by the Pew Research Center,   shows that the number of single father households in the U.S. has steadily increased during the past few decades, from 1% in 1960 to at least 8% in 2011.  Some experts have opined that these changes are an overall evolution of how society views fatherhood. With the new […]

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