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
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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
Watch What You Leave Behind: Criminal Trespass and Burglary
With TV shows like CSI and Law & Order, it is a well-know fact that there have many advancements in crime scene investigation procedures and techniques. Dusting for fingerprints, searching with a black light, and digitally analyzing any evidence are all tools police investigators have at their disposal. However, no investigators were needed for the crime scene in today’s blog. Continue Reading
A Very Poorly Planned Robbery | Resisting Arrest in Fort Collins
When a drunk man got into a taxi and asked the driver to take him to a bank, I’m pretty sure this cab driver had no idea what he was getting himself into. When they pulled up to the bank, the man told the cab driver he would take care of the $25.50 bill when he was done in the Continue Reading
Driving the Stolen Car Right to the Police Station | Aggravated Motor Vehicle Theft in Larimer County
When driving a stolen car, the last place you would probably go is the police station. However, one man did exactly that, winning the award for easiest auto theft arrest ever. Apparently, the man was driving around in the stolen car, when another driver noticed the vehicle, which had been reported as stolen and posted all over Facebook. The witness Continue Reading
Burglar Under the Bed | Burglary in Fort Collins
We have all heard of the Boogeyman hiding under the bed, but a burglar? That’s exactly what one woman found when she was searching for her cat. As she looked for her pet, she reached under the bed hoping to feel the soft fur. Instead, she felt human skin. Upon being ‘felt,’ the 25 year old Burglar jumped out from Continue Reading