It could have been a successful Burglary, if not for the tater tots. A man had effectively broken into a house and cased the place, all while the unknowing homeowner was upstairs. He probably could have gotten away with whatever he wanted to take, if he hadn’t seen the tater tots. But, when he did, Continue Reading
Posts by Terry O'Malley
Sometimes, It’s Best to Take the Deal | Plea Bargains in Fort Collins
When a former prep school headmaster was facing 25 counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child – or Child Pornography – charges, he was offered a plea deal of 4 years in prison. After rejecting the deal, he pushed forward with his trial choosing waive his right to a jury trial and having his case Continue Reading
Stabbing at a Middle School | Juvenile Assault in Fort Collins
With hormones running high, middle school can be an emotional rollercoaster. For one student, his emotions must have gotten the best of him when he stabbed his 14-year-old classmate in the back during recess. The principal was able to detain the boy and gain possession of the knife before police arrived and took him into Continue Reading
No Seatbelts on the Hood | Child Abuse in Fort Collins
Teenagers do not always agree with their parents. Sometimes, parents have to take drastic steps to punish their kids and ground them or take away their video games or cell phone in order to prove a point. Emotionally charged teens tend to feel like these punishments are the end of the world. That seems to Continue Reading
The Frustration of Technology | Discharging of Weapons in Fort Collins
We’ve all had those moments where our computer freezes, or something won’t download and you want to just throw your computer out the window or stomp on it crushing it to pieces. A Colorado Springs man decided to act on his frustration with his laptop when he took it into a back alley and fired Continue Reading
Judge Rejects Plea Deal – Takes Matters Into Her Own Hands | Plea Bargains and Sentencing in Fort Collins
When a 78-year-old woman went to her sentencing hearing, she probably expected the judge to honor the agreement her attorney and the district attorney had reached. However, this was not the way her sentencing went. The woman was charged with one count of Careless Driving Resulting in Death and two counts of Careless Driving Resulting Continue Reading
Naked Twister Party | Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor in Fort Collins
It is not uncommon for teenagers to want to do things they are not allowed to do. Things like smoking, drinking and doing drugs all fall on the list of forbidden things, but one mother decided to allow her daughter and friends to do all these things and more at her house and it resulted Continue Reading
All Spring Breaks Must Come to an End | Restorative Justice in Boulder County
Most school aged children look forward to Spring Break and always end up feeling the week off of school went by too fast. Some Boulder high school students must have felt that way when they decided to extend their spring break by throwing Molotov cocktails in their high school. Luckily, the school was empty when Continue Reading
Big Brother Strikes Again in Fort Collins | DNA Samples from Misdemeanor Offenders
In 2010, Colorado passed a law requiring any adult arrested for felony charges to submit a saliva sample. This DNA sample is stored in a national database and is run for possible matches with unsolved crimes and held for future changes. Now, lawmakers want to be even more intrusive and require this of anyone convicted Continue Reading
Guilty Until Proven Innocent in the Media | Prostitution and Solicitation
Many people use Facebook on a daily basis to post pictures of their life, comment on their friend’s posts, and stay updated in other people’s lives. Now, Facebook is being used very unfairly by the Colorado Springs Police Department. In what they feel is an effort to reduce Prostitution and Solicitation, the Colorado Springs Police Continue Reading