When a man approached a gas station clerk working the cash register and identified himself as an undercover police officer, his claim was not initially believed. However, when he removed his jacket to reveal a bulletproof vest and provided the clerk an Aurora Police Department business card, the clerk was convinced. That is when this fake police officer made his Continue Reading
Category: Theft
Vanilla Ice Not So Smooth | Accessory in Fort Collins
Rapper Vanilla Ice (real name Rob Van Winkle) is out on a $6,000 bond after being arrested for playing a role in a Burglary and Theft. The rapper claims it is all a misunderstanding and that the situation is being blown out of proportion. The police reports claim that Van Winkle was working next door to a million dollar house, Continue Reading
Planned Check Fraud Turns into Theft | Fort Collins Lawyer
When a man pulled up to the bank drive-thru, he had the plan to pass a fraudulent check for $1,900. Imagine his surprise when he opened the carrier tube and found $500 in cash the previous customer had left behind. Probably feeling pretty lucky, he took the $500 and left the bank. Unfortunately for him, everything was caught on camera Continue Reading
The Selfie Craze Takes Down iPad Thieves | Theft in Fort Collins
Technology is making it harder and harder to get away with things these days. Just ask the two men who used a stolen iPad to take a selfie, which automatically uploaded to the cloud and allowed the iPad’s owner to view it and pass it on to the police. The iPad’s owner had left the iPad, money, a laptop, along Continue Reading
A 2,000 Mile Test Drive Leads to 30 Years in Prison | Fraud and Theft in Fort Collins
Ever wonder what it would be like to drive an expensive Porsche? Well, I wouldn’t take a page from this man’s book, because his strategy landed him with 30 years in prison in another state. He allegedly wrote a fraudulent check for a $109,000 after 6:00 p.m., so the dealership did not know the check was bad until the next Continue Reading
$55,000 Carpet Cleaning? Crimes Against At-Risk Adults in Fort Collins
A Westminster man was recently arrested for charging an elderly woman $55,000 for carpet cleaning services, which he allegedly never even started. The woman is legally blind and is diagnosed with multiple other ailments. The man, who owns a carpet cleaning business, made repeat trips to the woman’s house to collect checks for services that were never offered or completed. Continue Reading
Stealing Mailboxes to Steal Identities | Identity Theft in Fort Collins
We have seen Identity Theft cases where people go to pretty extreme measures to obtain other people’s personal and financial information. However, this Identity Theft Ring took things to a new level. In Jefferson County, five people were arrested for Theft, Identity Theft, Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft, Criminal Impersonation and Possession of Identity Theft Tools after breaking into mailboxes Continue Reading
Burrito Theft Leads to Prison Time | Lawyer in Larimer County
This past week, a man in another state was arrested for Theft. What did he steal and how much was it worth? Well, he took two burritos not worth more than $5 from a gas station. Yet, he is facing 5 years in prison. It may seem like an extreme punishment, but apparently the man has numerous theft arrests in Continue Reading
Check Your Pockets! Leaving Evidence at the Scene of the Theft in Fort Collins
Leaving Evidence Behind We’ve all done it; left a bank or credit card somewhere, panicked, and quickly retraced your steps to find it. Well, for this man in Fort Collins, retracing his steps wasn’t really an option. A few weeks ago, Fort Collins Police reported two of their marked patrol cars were broken into and a pair of assault rifles were Continue Reading