You Don’t Have to Assault an Officer to Resist Arrest
Dec 21
2016

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Resisting Arrest

Have you ever heard the term, “fight or flight?” It describes our basic instincts when we are placed in tense situations. The idea is that all human beings are built to react in one of two ways. Either we will fight back and try to overcome our adversary, or we will try to run away because we realize we’re overmatched.

Unfortunately, this instinct can lead to big problems if it kicks in when a police officer is putting you under [...]

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Another Big DUI Bust during the Holidays in Colorado
Dec 6
2016

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: DUI

While most of us have been bundling up, putting out the appropriate decorations, and generally getting ready for the holidays, Colorado law enforcement has been gearing up for big DUI busts.

Why? Because as the holidays approach, the streets will become filled with more drunk drivers and, naturally, more drunk driving accidents.

Law enforcement hopes that by arresting more people, they will be able to prevent more drunk driving accidents. To that end, the Colorado State Police host a campaign [...]

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Extradition for Drug Trafficking? It Could Happen
Nov 29
2016

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Drug Trafficking

At the beginning of this year, President Obama started a conversation about the consequences of the War on Drugs by commuting a record-breaking number of low-level drug offenders. Many of these offenders were put away for decades on drug trafficking charges when the powers that be believed that the only answer to our drug epidemic was incredibly harsh penalties.

The country is changing, though. More and more states are decriminalizing or even legalizing marijuana in one form or another. The [...]

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Dissolution of Impact Unit Could Lead to More Property Crimes
Nov 23
2016

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Burglary | Robbery | Theft Crimes

The Colorado Springs Police Department used to have an Impact Unit that worked to handle property crimes. They were very effective, too. Between January and mid-September of this year, the Impact Unit recovered $1 million worth of stolen vehicles, $52,000 worth of stolen property, and made 1,900 arrests related to property crimes.

There was a problem, however. Dedicating officers to the Impact Unit meant that there weren’t enough police patrolling the streets. Many officers were being put at risk, and [...]

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Colorado Universities Offering Classes to Prevent Sexual Assault
Nov 14
2016

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Sex Crimes | Sexual Assault

Our country needs a lesson on sexual assault.

College campuses around the nation are awash in controversy over allegations, accusations, and a “rape culture.” Regardless of whether the incidents actually occurred, our President-elect has openly bragged about committing sexual assault, and has been accused by multiple women.

As a response to all the media coverage, we are starting to hold universities accountable for how they handle sexual assault cases, and moving forward with ways to prevent and safely report it. [...]

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