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Forget what you heard when you were a child. Police officers in Jefferson and Douglas County don't just help lost children find their parents. They arrest adults and juveniles when they have probable cause a crime was committed. They work daily with district attorneys...
Colorado's Domestic Violence epidemic is not so much a reflection of our state's level of violence involving intimate partners, as it is the medling of our law makers and the Colorado Supreme Court. As a result, District Attorneys in Denver, Jefferson and Arapahoe...
One Baltimore football player has singlehandedly increased Domestic Violence (C.R.S. 18-6-800.3) reports throughout the United States by 84%!. I find that remarkable. According to a Huffington Post article, the video, released by TMZ, of a popular running back hitting...
As crazy as it sounds, Domestic Violence charges in Douglas County and across Colorado, can be attached to any underlying crime, including Theft. Domestic Violence (DV) is not a criminal offense in and of itself. It is called a "sentence enhancer," and is located in...
Domestic Violence (C.R.S. 18-6-800.3), is not one specific crime in Denver, Arapahoe, or Douglas County. It is a special designation assigned to any crime where there is an act of violence, or a threat, against a person who is or was in a special relationship with the...
Have you ever wondered what criminal conduct qualifies a person for Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender (C.R.S. 18-12-108) charges in Denver, Arapahoe, and Douglas County? The easiest answer is: when a person is convicted of any felony, or, a misdemeanor...
Am I the only one who sees the inconsistency with this special interest driven label? Basically said, our legislature is scared of being labeled as tolerant of violence by special interest groups, so they agreed to the extreme terms contained within our Colorado...
Domestic Violence (DV) is broadly defined across the state of Colorado and doesn't even actually require any act of "violence". While DV generally means "an act or threatened act of violence upon a person with whom the actor has been in an intimate relationship," it...
Sometimes, I have a hard time imagining the rationale behind this crazy law for Domestic Violence in Denver, Arapahoe and Douglas County. Any crime can be Domestic Violence (DV). In fact, this label can be added to child abuse, animal cruelty and criminal mischief....
The crime of Second Degree Kidnapping sounds terrible - like something you'd only see on television. Yet, did you know the District Attorneys in Arapahoe, Douglas and Denver County charge this crime when a man pushes or pulls his girlfriend from one room to another...