Your Guide to Dealing with Protection Orders in Colorado
Jun 24
2021

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Protective Orders

Protection orders are issued by courts in Colorado to protect one person from another. It keeps the person named in the order from contacting the other in any way. You may hear these types of orders referred to as restraining orders, no-contact orders, or injunctions, but they all effectively serve the same purpose.

In most cases, victims of domestic violence seek protective orders against their abusers, but there isn’t simply one kind of protective order. In fact, the state of [...]

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How to Fight Back If You Got a DUI over Memorial Day Weekend
Jun 23
2021

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Drunk Driving | DUI

 The long Memorial Day weekend provided lots of opportunities for fun adventures and mishaps. Sadly, it also resulted in a lot more intoxicated drivers on the road — and police patrols to catch them before they could cause any harm.

The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol, and around 80 local law enforcement agencies banded together May 28-June 1, greatly increasing their presence on the road. This targeted focus meant people were far more likely to get arrested for [...]

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Caught High at a Colorado Park? What Can and Can’t Happen
Jun 22
2021

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Drug Crimes | Marijuana | Marijuana Laws

Did you know that the Colorado Constitution considers use of public parks a “natural, essential and inalienable right”?

This point came up in a 2017 ruling regarding a directive on who could use Colorado parks. The directive temporarily banned convicted drug users from city parks if their illicit use took place in one.

Although this ban was eventually overturned as unconstitutional, its goal was to address the salient problem of numerous overdoses on Colorado public lands. Today, however, drug usage [...]

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Police May Be Overzealous as Denver Auto Thefts Surge
Jun 4
2021

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Grand Theft Auto | Theft Crimes

In the United States, control of the property you own is seen as a fundamental right. Colorado adheres to that principle, which is why the state takes theft very seriously.

It’s been reported recently that, in the first quarter of 2021, vehicle theft in Denver increased by 114 percent compared to the same time period in the previous year. This has resulted in police keeping a sharper eye out for auto theft than ever before – since the economic impact [...]

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CO Attorney General Looks Out for Digital Fraudsters
May 30
2021

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Computer Crimes | Cybercrimes | Fraud

Computers have changed the world for the better in many ways. Still, there are always going to be people who try to take advantage of others and defraud them. Computers serve as another avenue for fraudsters to commit these crimes.

This trend has not gone unnoticed, which is why the Colorado Attorney General is working to stop digital fraudsters in their tracks.

On top of the AG’s office efforts to apprehend the people committing fraud, they’re also focused on educating [...]

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