Possessing a gun is a big responsibility in Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park. It is an even bigger responsibility when a position of trust accompanies the weapon possession. One Denver police sergeant is feeling the weight of that responsibility after receiving criminal charges for using his weapon inappropriately while on duty. According to the Continue Reading
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Larimer County Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft Attorney | Man Accused of a Crime Spree and Car Theft in Fort Collins
It’s never a good thing to be charged with a crime in Fort Collins, Loveland, or Estes Park. It’s really not a good thing to be charged with 29 crimes, like a local man who went on what most are referring to as a crime spree last month. According to the news report, the crime Continue Reading
Fort Collins Obstructing a Police Officer Attorney | Fort Collins Police Officer’s Use of Force Questioned
As Old Town Fort Collins is heavy with bars, it can also become heavy with drunk people. This keeps the Fort Collins Police on their toes as they are called for bar fights, refusing to leave a bar, and even harassing a bouncer or two. While normally these interactions end with a citation or summons Continue Reading
Fort Collins Sexting Attorney | New Law for Consensual Sexting?
While it’s been in the works for some time now, Colorado lawmakers are currently revisiting the Sexual Exploitation of a Child law especially as it pertains to teenagers and sexting. Currently, if a Fort Collins, Loveland, or Estes Park teenager under the age of 18 sends a naked picture or receives a naked picture from Continue Reading
Fort Collins Second Degree Assault Attorney | Exercise Is Supposed to Make You Happy, Not Commit Criminal Mischief
As the brilliant lawyer Elle Woods said in the movie Legally Blonde, “Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people don’t shoot their husbands, they just don’t.” Who can argue with legal reasoning like that? Well, I think this Jefferson County mountain biker can. According to the news report, the biker was climbing Continue Reading
Fort Collins Resisting Arrest Attorney | When You Call Police for Help and End Up in Handcuffs
You would be shocked how many people come into our Fort Collins office facing criminal charges after they were the ones who called the police for help. It happens all the time. People reach out to the Larimer County Sheriff or Fort Collins Police Department asking for help with an escalated situation and the responding Continue Reading
Loveland Assault and Harassment Attorney | Officer Charged with Using Excessive Force
Excessive force allegations have been a very common thread in many news stories of late. Tensions are high between law enforcement and the community, and sometimes those tensions lead to actions that are beyond what was appropriate to the situation. A Loveland Police sergeant is facing charges for Third Degree Assault and Harassment after an Continue Reading
Fort Collins Sexual Assault Lawyer | Police Candidate Admits to Crime in Interview
The application process for becoming a Fort Collins police officer is tough. There are exams, interviews and even polygraphs involved. The purpose behind this multi-step process is to find candidates who are upstanding, law abiding citizens. I know of someone who was denied at the last step for admitting to being at a party in Continue Reading
Fort Collins Second Degree Trespassing Lawyer | Tebow’s Girlfriend Gets the Boot?
It’s not uncommon for women to develop crushes on their favorite sports star. It is, however, uncommon for those women to travel across the country to show up where the sports star is training, claiming to be his girlfriend. That’s what one Arvada woman is accused of doing, and she ended up being charged with Continue Reading
Fort Collins Endangering Public Transportation Attorney | Don’t Mess with RTD
Recently, three people were arrested for an alleged attack on an RTD bus driver in Denver. According to the new report, two women got on the bus and refused to pay the fare. The bus diver asked them to exit the bus, but they refused to do that too. Then, the two women began assaulting Continue Reading