In Fort Collins and Larimer County, Vehicular Eluding is charged when a person drives recklessly in an attempt to get away from the police. A call for a welness check, quickly turned into a high-speed Vehicular Eluding case after a potentially suicidal man with a gun took officers on a high-speed chase. According to the report, a family member of Continue Reading
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Fort Collins Persistent Drunk Driver Attorney How Does Someone Get Labeled a Persistent Drunk Driver?
The word ‘persistent,’ by definition, means constantly repeated or continued. Apparently the Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles did not consult a dictionary when naming Persistent Drunk Driver because you can actually get that label for your first DUI offense. Now, it can also apply to repeat offenders, but if your blood alcohol content (BAC) is .150 or higher, you can Continue Reading
Fort Collins Charitable Fraud Attorney Men Arrested for Falsely Collecting Money for Charity
Soliciting contributions for a charity, when the money isn’t actually going to the charity is charged as felony Charitable Fraud in Fort Collins and Larimer County. Two men in Greeley were recently arrested for this charge after collecting money for “charity.” According to the report, the men were standing outside a King Soopers handing out flyers and asking for money Continue Reading
Larimer County Child Abuse Lawyer Woman Charged for Sending Child to School in Lyft
Child Abuse is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when you harm a child or put them in a situation where they could be harmed. A woman is facing this charge after hiring the ride-share company Lyft to take her 5 year old son to school. According to the report, the woman had requested the ride, and when the Continue Reading
Fort Collins Crimes Against At-Risk Adults Attorney Can a Hug Be Considered Assault?
In Fort Collins and Larimer County, crimes are punished more harshly if the alleged victim is considered at-risk. In a recent Elbert County case, a satellite TV technician was charged with Assault Against an At-Risk Adult after giving a customer a hug as he was leaving her house. You read that right – assault charges stemming from a hug. According Continue Reading
Fort Collins Inciting a Riot Attorney 10 Teens Charged After a Planned Food Fight
Inciting a Riot is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person gets at least 5 people to participate in a riot. Ten teenagers were recently arrested and charged with this crime after a planned food fight at school got way out of hand. According to the report, the high school teens had planned the food fight via Continue Reading
Defense Attorneys for Colorado College Student University Consequences When CSU Students are Charged with a Crime in Fort Collins
As a Colorado State University (CSU) student, you may think that being charged with a crime means you will only have to deal with the Larimer County courts, but you would be wrong. Sure, it seems understandable if the alleged crime occurs on campus or at a university sanctioned event that the university would get involved, but it extends well Continue Reading
Fort Collins Eavesdropping Attorney Is Alexa Eavesdropping on You?
Listening in on a conversation that you have no business listening to is charged as Eavesdropping in Fort Collins and Larimer County. It was recently reported that Amazon is listening to you through your Alexa is order to improve the programming. According to the report, thousands of workers listen to upwards of 1,000 audio clips per shift – and they Continue Reading
Fort Collins Tampering with a Deceased Human Body Attorney Pair Charged with Abandoning Body
In Fort Collins and Larimer County, there are a few crimes related to deceased human bodies including: Tampering with a Deceased Human Body and Abuse of a Corpse. The first is a serious felony and the other is a misdemeanor. A couple are facing the more serious charge for moving and abandoning a man’s body after he fatally overdosed. It Continue Reading
Larimer County Theft Lawyer Using Burglary to Cover Up Theft?
Theft is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person takes something from another with the intention of never giving it back. A man is likely facing Theft charges, and possibly False Reporting, after he claimed to be the victim of Burglary. According to the report, the man had called 911 to report that someone was in his Continue Reading