While aspiring chicken farmers everywhere understand the yearning of owning a chicken coop, one man apparently decided to jump start his chicken farming career in a less than legal way. A Grand Junction man allegedly stole a chicken coop full of chickens. Police were able to recover the chicken coop in the backyard of the Mesa County man, but unfortunately Continue Reading
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Invasion of Privacy for Sexual Gratification | Fox 31 Denver Asks Attorney Terry O’Malley
ecently, Fox 31 Denver requested the expert opinion of the O’Malley Law Office on an Invasion of Privacy for Sexual Gratification case. What brought about the curiosity concerning this crime? Well, a Denver school employee was charged with the sexual offense for looking through a teenage student’s cell phone and viewing ‘embarrassing and explicit videos.’ He allegedly took the phone Continue Reading
Background Checks in Fort Collins: What Can People Find Out About You?
It used to be when you applied for a job, your prospective employer would verify your employment history and check your references to make a decision about whether or not to hire you. Now, the common practice is to run full background checks on a person to get as much information as possible. But what is actually included in a Continue Reading
Burglary in Fort Collins | Only Leave a Trail if You Want to Be Found
When Hansel and Gretel left the bread trail behind, it was an intentional way of making sure they could be found and make their way home. Well, in true Hansel and Gretel style, 3 burglars left behind a trail, leading the police right to them. According to the news report, a burger restaurant reported that their cash register and surveillance Continue Reading
Manslaughter Charges in Fort Collins | Blame the Drug Dealer for an Overdose?
An alleged drug dealer is facing Manslaughter charges after a man overdosed and died on the drugs she provided. The dealer, the deceased man’s girlfriend, apparently provided the man with the heroin he used to overdose and then did not get him the immediate help he needed while overdosing. According to text messages pulled from her phone, she admitted the Continue Reading
False Reporting in Fort Collins | Can You Be Charged for Butt Dialing 911?
911 communication centers are very busy places. Recently, the centers have reported being more busy than ever due to the increased amount of non-emergency calls. Apparently, people are not quite clear on the definition of emergency. One drunk male called because he needed a ride home and he wasn’t sure exactly where he was. Another woman dialed 911 to report Continue Reading
Abuse of a Corpse in Fort Collins | Even Death Isn’t Enough for this Girlfriend
Many girls have jealousy issues about their boyfriend’s ex-girlfriends. One woman, took this issue too far, when she attended the funeral of her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend and messed with the dead woman’s body. Apparently, she smudged the make-up and cut the face and hair of the deceased ex-girlfriend. She might have done more, but the dead woman’s mother began to walk Continue Reading
Felony Menacing in Fort Collins | Flour in the Mail, Jail Time for the Sender
A man was arrested in Boulder County after sending envelopes filled with white powder to Jewish community centers. While the powder was determined to be corn starch or flour, both the FBI and Boulder Police Department investigated the suspicious mailing and had the substance analyzed by the Colorado Department of Health. The man was linked to the envelopes through forensic Continue Reading
Pizza Hut to the Rescue | False Imprisonment in Fort Collins
A woman used Pizza Hut’s online ordering website to secretly send a message she was being held hostage. Apparently while the woman was ordering a pizza through the website, she added a message in the comment section. The message was, “Please help! Get 911 to me. 911 hostage help.” The store manager received the message and called the police who Continue Reading
Driving a Mower Right Off the Lot | Theft in Fort Collins
Riding lawn mowers are an expensive investment. Maybe too expensive for one man who decided to drive a riding lawn mower right off the Wal-Mart lot, without paying for it. Security footage showed the man entering the Wal-Mart store and filling up the lawn mover with gas. He then cut a chain link fence near where the mower was kept Continue Reading