Drinking and driving is an extremely dangerous activity, and everyone knows of the problems that it causes. Unfortunately, many people still do it, and perhaps more unfortunately, some police officers, while investigating DUI, fail to follow the laws that are in place to protect our citizens. Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and Driving While Ability […]
When people are charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI), they usually want to know right away what the consequences are. Some people think of DUI as primarily a traffic offense,possibly because it starts out as a traffic stop. But if you have been charged with DUI, you have […]
If you choose to get behind the wheel of a vehicle while you are intoxicated, you could face serious and lifelong penalties. While getting arrested and charged with a DUI is a serious offense, the majority of those offenses are misdemeanors. If your DUI resulted in an accident that caused serious bodily injury to another […]
Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI) are very complex, confusing charges, which result in both criminal consequences and administrative sanctions by the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
The Colorado police do not always have to read you your Miranda Rights, not even when they have stopped you for DUI. Miranda rights are only required if you are in police custody and if you are in the process of being interrogated. If you have been arrested and charged with DUI in the State […]
Crime in the state of Colorado has changed. In some communities, the crime has escalated and is reaching record highs. In other parts of the state, crime is trending downward and residents are safer than ever. To get a clearer picture of the crime in Colorado, ValuePenguin analyzed FBI data from 2012-2016 for cities in […]
Across the United States, property crimes have been on the decline in recent years. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, property crimes actually decreased 3% between 2016 and 2017. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) also reported that car thefts, in particular, have been on a steady decline since the 1990s. While this is […]
A Colorado man is set to face first-degree murder charges after a body was found at a burglary scene in Longmont on Thursday, July 18th. According to a police statement, police officers in Longmont responded to a call for suspicious activity at the 2200 block of Jewel Street. When they arrived at the house, the […]
In December 2017, Cody Christopher drank excessively and made a deadly decision: to drive drunk. According to reports, Christopher drove his 10-year-old son and two of Christopher’s friends on the dirt Puma Paw Road north of Rifle. He didn’t get far before he ran off of the road and rolled his Ford Excursion. His two […]
In March, a black student from Boulder was traumatized after white police officers held him at gunpoint in his own yard. The Naropa University student, Zayd Atkinson, was picking up trash in front of his home, which is located in a predominantly white neighborhood. As he was picking up trash, a Boulder police officer approached […]
