Local polilce are cautioning residents about a recent rise in Boulder debit card fraud cases. On September 1, police took a report from a man saying unauthorized charges had appeared on his debit card statement. The man banks at Community Financial Credit Union. According to the credit union’s vice-president of retail services, Nick Klausner, the […]
The recent “final” fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather garnered a great deal of attention. The factors which led to the level of interest in the fight included the money involved, the skill of the competitors, and the troubled history of Mayweather. Mayweather, a five-division world champion boxer, has a history of alleged violent […]
It’s frightening to think about, but it can happen- an innocent person’s life is turned upside down because of a false accusation. A law enforcement officer shows up and begins questioning you about a crime someone has accused you of. You know you’re innocent, but no one believes you- you have just been wrongly accused […]
In August, a new law went into effect that will make the penalties for repeated drunk driving convictions in Colorado much tougher. The new felony DUI law will charge those individuals who have three or more previous DUIs (Driving Under the Influence), DWAIs (Driving While Ability Impaired), vehicular homicides, or vehicular assaults with a new […]
Email, text messaging, and social media provide a variety of platforms for us to stay in touch with old friends and make new friends. However, for all the benefits the internet boasts- keeping friends and family connected no matter how far away they are- it has also opened up all types of conversations we never […]
In Colorado, the laws pertaining to domestic violence prohibit physical acts of violence against individuals and property under certain circumstances. For a violent act to qualify as a domestic violence crime, the alleged aggressor and the alleged victim must share, or have shared, an intimate relationship, as defined by statute.
Being accused of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), or being accused of the lesser infringement of driving while ability impaired (DWAI), are serious situations. Under Colorado law, persons charged with these offenses may be subject to fines, mandatory counseling, probation, and possibly jail time.
Although the American legal system is better than many others, it nonetheless has its flaws, evidenced by the number of those wrongfully convicted of crimes they did not commit. Considering that there are 34 states which still implement the death penalty, being wrongly accused and convicted of a serious crime is a very frightening prospect. […]
In a Fourth of July DUI Crackdown, the state of Colorado arrested 271 drivers who were allegedly driving under the influence. The Colorado Department of Transportation joined with Colorado State Patrol and 93 local law enforcement agencies to flood the state’s roads with DUI patrols. CDOT’s The Heat Is On Campaign was responsible for the […]
The 41-year-old man who killed a 17-year-old boy in a 2014 drunk driving accident has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. On March 24, 2014, Ever Olivos-Gutierrez ran a red light at the intersection of East Colfax Avenue and South Dayton Street “violently” striking the vehicle of Juan Carlos Dominguez-Palomino.
