According to the news, a man faces accusations of punching a swan. Apparently two off-duty police officers were walking through a park and stopped to watch a swan and her babies. The man allegedly walked in between the officers and the swan when it appeared the swan was trying to defend her babi...
If at first you don't succeed (at speeding) try again? That seemed to be the motto for one young woman, who was caught speeding more than once. According to the news, the 21-year-old woman was caught speeding three separate times, all within one hour. The first time she was allegedly traveling 93...
Idon't know about you, but I can't often remember passwords to accounts I set up, let alone even guess them. That's why I was surprised when I read a news story about one man guessing a password to a highway sign. According to the news, the man apparently walked up to an electronic sign on a high...
According to the news, police arrested 61 people after an undercover prostitution sting. One of the people arrested was a baseball coach. Police reported he requested who he believed to be a prostitute to come to his hotel before one of his baseball games. But, he was instead greeted by police. H...
Ithink we have all had at least one experience where a restaurant has gotten our order wrong. And, we all know how frustrating it can be. For one man, it was frustrating enough to get his gun involved. According to the news, the man was so upset over his food order at a Taco Bell, that he fired g...
According to the news, a woman was carrying a toy gun outside of a courthouse and pointing it at a police car. Police later pointed a taser at her, but she ignored the officer's commands to get to the ground. In Denver, Mesa County and everywhere else in Colorado, the woman could be charged with ...
The crime of Criminal Impersonation in Denver, Eagle County and across Colorado involves more than just pretending to be someone else. To be charged with this crime in Colorado, you must pretend to be someone else and do something in that pretended capacity to make that person responsible for wha...
During a trial or hearing, the idea is that both the prosecutor's side and the defendant's side can be heard and a fair trial can be held. But, in some cases, witnesses or victims aren't always truthful during trial in front of a judge or jury, creating injustice. This might stir up emotions in t...
In Denver, Kit Carson County and every other county of Colorado, Colorado law has specific requirements you must follow if you've been involved in an accident. Those requirements are all listed under the following statutes: Duty to Report Accidents, C.R.S. 42-4-1606 Duty to Give Notice, In...
According to the news, a man was digging up yams that were growing along a fence when another man approached him and told him to stop. The two men then began to argue, which is when one man pulled out a gun, hit the other man over the head with it and discharged his gun. He allegedly pointed the ...
Sometimes, when others try to tell us what to do or what's best for us, we react in a poor manner. But, it's not always expected our poor reactions will land us with an arrest. According to a recent news story, a woman was arrested after allegedly scratching and fighting with a man trying to stop...
With the 2016 elections coming up, a common concern people may have if they've been convicted of a crime or have a criminal record in Colorado is whether or not they can vote. Fortunately, in many cases they can. Let's continue reading about voting after a criminal conviction in Denver, Prowers C...
According to the news, two 18-year-old's are facing charges after allegedly stealing a man's car. The victim told police his car was parked in front of his home when it was stolen. The two boys later admitted to stealing the vehicle after police found them driving it. In Denver, Montrose County a...
It is an obvious truth that people don't think straight when they are intoxicated. In one mother's situation, her alcohol intoxication not only caused her thinking to be impaired, but it also led to an arrest. According to the news, the mother was accused of trying to force her 13-year-old and 9-...
Lots of things can happen while playing poker with your friends. But, seldom do you think one of those things would be a robbery. According to the news, a robbery is exactly what one man and his friends experienced while playing a game of poker at the man's home in Boulder, Colorado. While the gr...
Driving recklessly or driving under the influence can result in serious consequences, including criminal charges. One father is facing criminal charges after accidentally hitting two teenage girls getting off a school bus. He allegedly told police he was driving around looking for his son when he...
Bank tellers don't usually expect to find illegal drugs in a bank deposit, but according to one news story, that's exactly what they found. According to the news, a man allegedly included a gram of meth with his bank deposit at a drive-up window. The bank teller found cash, checks and a folded pi...
Too much alcohol doesn't seem to ever end in pleasant outcomes. For two brothers, alcohol was a contributing factor to their arrests and criminal charges. According to the news, two brothers were arrested after allegedly keeping their mother inside their home and screaming profanities at her. Pol...
According to the news, a man was allegedly drunk while going door-to-door exposing himself to his neighbors. Unfortunately for him, one home he ended up at was the home of a police officer. When the officer answered the door, the man allegedly told him he was there to “scare the children”. The ma...
Intimidating a Witness or Victim, C.R.S. 18-8-704, is committed in Denver, Eagle County and across Colorado if, by use of a threat, act of harassment as defined in section 18-9-111, or act of harm or injury to any person or property directed to or committed upon a witness or victim to any crime, ...
We all know how breakups with a significant other can make us feel. For one man, his breakup clearly didn't go too well as it led to criminal charges. According to the news, the man allegedly vandalized his ex-girlfriend's car to get back at her. He apparently spray painted the misspelled word “c...
I've written on other news stories where a man attempted to rob a store with a rock, and another where a man tried to rob a store as Darth Vader. In today's news story, a man attempted to rob a car wash with a potato chip bag. According to the news, the man went up to the cashier at the car wash,...
Impersonations can be fun in certain contexts, such as during Halloween or during a theatre performance. Outside of fun, impersonations can be dangerous, especially if you're impersonating a police officer. According to the news, one 18-year-old took on the challenge of impersonating police. He a...
Domestic Violence, C.R.S. 18-6-800.3 is charged in Denver, Rio Grande County and everywhere else in Colorado whenever an act or threatened act of violence is committed against another person with whom the actor is or has been in an intimate relationship. Domestic Violence can also include any cri...
We've all had our fair share of arguments that push us to our breaking points. For one man, an argument over dog feces certainly pushed him to his. According to the news, the 31-year-old man allegedly let his dog out of a car and the dog defecated. A resident living nearby later complained to the...
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