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
Category: Theft
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