Most people feel positive about themselves after doing a good deed like helping someone carry their groceries or holding the door open for the person behind you. One man, though, is probably regretting his kind deed, because it ended up getting him arrested. According to the news report, the man was at the mall and held the door for a police officer who was leaving. The officer recognized the man’s face and quickly went to his car to check his computer. Sure enough, the man had outstanding warrants, so the officer returned to the mall and arrested him. He is currently being held with no bond for the Shoplifting and Driving Under Restraint charges. I guess that will teach him to be a good person and a gentleman.
Fort Collins Shoplifting Theft Lawyer | What is the Definition of Theft?
In Larimer, Boulder, and Grand County, Shoplifting is found under the Theft statute. The Colorado law definition of Theft – C.R.S. 18-4-401 – is:
(a) Intends to deprive the other person permanently of the use or benefit of the thing of value;
(b) Knowingly uses, conceals, or abandons the thing of value in such manner as to deprive the other person permanently of its use or benefit;
(c) Uses, conceals, or abandons the thing of value intending that such use, concealment, or abandonment will deprive the other person permanently of its use or benefit;
(d) Demands any consideration to which he or she is not legally entitled as a condition of restoring the thing of value to the other person; or
(e) Knowingly retains the thing of value more than seventy-two hours after the agreed-upon time of return in any lease or hire agreement.
Shoplifting, just like Theft, can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony depending on the value of the items taken. If you are caught stealing a $20 DVD, you would be facing a low level misdemeanor charge. If you were arrested for taking $20,000 worth of electronics, you would be looking at a more serious felony charge.
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Larimer County Driving Under Restraint Lawyer | What is the Definition of Driving Under Restraint?
The Colorado law definition of Driving Under Restraint – C.R.S. 42-2-138 – is:
This traffic misdemeanor is punishable by up to six months in the Larimer County Jail. In Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, anytime a person is pulled over (usually for a routine traffic infraction) and they are driving even though their license has been suspended, Driving Under Restraint is charged.