Call Me First, Not the Police Back

May 20, 2020

Throughout the years, there have been two types of calls I have received once a potential defendant has been contacted by a police officer or believe that charges are coming. The first conversation (which,unfortunately, is the much more common) goes something like this: “the police left a card on my door so I called them back.” Or, “Mygirlfriend, mother, friend,and/or brother saw my picture on PennLive so I called the police to figure this out.” DO NOT CALL THE POLICE BEFORE YOU CONSULT AN ATTORNEY. I have literally seen people call the police on themselves.