We’ve all had those moments where our computer freezes, or something won’t download and you want to just throw your computer out the window or stomp on it crushing it to pieces. A Colorado Springs man decided to act on his frustration with his laptop when he took it into a back alley and fired eight shots into it with Continue Reading
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Judge Rejects Plea Deal – Takes Matters Into Her Own Hands | Plea Bargains and Sentencing in Fort Collins
When a 78-year-old woman went to her sentencing hearing, she probably expected the judge to honor the agreement her attorney and the district attorney had reached. However, this was not the way her sentencing went. The woman was charged with one count of Careless Driving Resulting in Death and two counts of Careless Driving Resulting in Injury for a fatal Continue Reading
Naked Twister Party | Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor in Fort Collins
It is not uncommon for teenagers to want to do things they are not allowed to do. Things like smoking, drinking and doing drugs all fall on the list of forbidden things, but one mother decided to allow her daughter and friends to do all these things and more at her house and it resulted in felony charges. The mother Continue Reading
All Spring Breaks Must Come to an End | Restorative Justice in Boulder County
Most school aged children look forward to Spring Break and always end up feeling the week off of school went by too fast. Some Boulder high school students must have felt that way when they decided to extend their spring break by throwing Molotov cocktails in their high school. Luckily, the school was empty when a security guard smelled smoke Continue Reading
Big Brother Strikes Again in Fort Collins | DNA Samples from Misdemeanor Offenders
In 2010, Colorado passed a law requiring any adult arrested for felony charges to submit a saliva sample. This DNA sample is stored in a national database and is run for possible matches with unsolved crimes and held for future changes. Now, lawmakers want to be even more intrusive and require this of anyone convicted of certain misdemeanor crimes as Continue Reading
Guilty Until Proven Innocent in the Media | Prostitution and Solicitation
Many people use Facebook on a daily basis to post pictures of their life, comment on their friend’s posts, and stay updated in other people’s lives. Now, Facebook is being used very unfairly by the Colorado Springs Police Department. In what they feel is an effort to reduce Prostitution and Solicitation, the Colorado Springs Police will now post the name, Continue Reading
‘Get Your Head Out of Your Apps’ | Distracted Driving in Fort Collins
As you drive up or down I-25, you have probably read the flashing signs ‘Get Your Head Out of Your Apps.’ The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is sending out the message to reduce distracted driving instances and traffic related deaths. While it is illegal to text and drive under C.R.S. 42-4-239 – Misuse of a Wireless Telephone – is Continue Reading
Alternative Sentencing in Larimer County
An alert was issued for an 18-year-old inmate who did not return from his unsupervised work release in Douglas County. While he is not considered a threat to the public, police still want help from the public to ensure his return to custody. He was scheduled to come back to the detention facility at 12:30 a.m., but never went back Continue Reading
Leave the Easter Resurrection to Jesus | Criminal Mischief in Larimer County
Most people know the story of the Resurrection. Jesus was hung on the cross and killed, buried in a tomb, and three days later he rose from the dead. Well, apparently one man felt he could help others who had passed rise from the dead on Easter, as well. To accomplish this, he allegedly damaged more than 30 headstones with Continue Reading
Salsa Stabbing | Domestic Violence Assault in Larimer County
Apparently, for some people, food is a very serious subject – see our similar blog about a Thanksgiving Stabbing. So serious, in fact, when it is taken from them, they react violently. This must have been the case for a woman who stabbed her boyfriend with two different instruments after he ate her salsa. According to the news story, the Continue Reading