What would you do if you knew the police were outside your house waiting for you? Well, a man from another state was faced with exactly that situation, only he didn’t handle it so well. He thought the best way to evade the police was to call in a bomb threat to a neighborhood elementary school. Believing this would divert police attention from him, he was waiting for them to leave. He made one fatal error though; he didn’t disable his caller ID. Police were quickly able to identify their watched fugitive as the caller and added a new charge to his rap sheet: False Reporting, or Filing a False Report.
What is False Reporting in Larimer County?
Colorado law defines False Reporting to Authorities – C.R.S. 18-8-111 as:
No matter the motivation behind it, if you report an incident or crime to the Fort Collins, Loveland, or Estes Park Police and you know it did not actually happen, you may be charged with False Reporting.
What is the Punishment for False Reporting in Fort Collins?
False Reporting to Authorities is a class 3 misdemeanor. This level misdemeanor has a maximum penalty of 6 months in Larimer, Grand or Boulder County Jail and up to $750 in fines. With a trusted lawyer by your side, probation or community service plea deals may be worked out and jail time can be avoided completely.