Domestic Violence Education for Colorado Hairdressers?

We all have people in our lives that we don’t know very well, but when we see them, we talk to them about our problems and even trust them in a way we don’t trust people we are close to. It could be the bus driver, the mailman, someone who works in the same building with you, and so on.

These relationships are different for every person. For a lot of people, their hairdresser or barber holds this title. Well, [...]

Youth Corrections Officer Arrested for Alleged Assault of Inmate

Serving as a corrections officer in a juvenile detention center has to be a tough job. You need to keep the peace between people who have been put there due to committing a wide variety of crimes, some quite violent. However, you also have to constantly remind yourself that your charges are still kids and tailor your responses accordingly.

Dean Hawkinson is learning this lesson the hard way. In September, Hawkinson, a longtime officer at the Spring Creek Youth Services [...]

Were You Arrested for DUI During or After the Super Bowl?

The 2017 Super Bowl certainly came with a lot of surprises, including one of the best comebacks in sports history. Hopefully, that was the only surprise you experienced on Super Bowl Sunday. However, if you were surprised when an officer pulled you over and arrested you for driving under the influence, you should know that it wasn’t just a random accident.

Police departments throughout Colorado tend to amp up their vigilance during holidays and events when people are more likely [...]

Can You Be Arrested for Being a Peeping Tom in Colorado?

Whether the offender is a teenage boy or a fully grown adult, no one likes a Peeping Tom. The term is a silly name for someone who “peeps” into the windows of homes, either by using binoculars from a distance, or by getting up close and personal.

Usually, but not always, the Peeping Tom has criminal or sex-related intentions, so peeping is quick to make people inside the home uncomfortable. For someone who decides to peep, though, there are far [...]

America’s Toughest Prison is in Florence, Colorado

The biggest drug kingpin under the FBI’s watch is Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, former leader of the Sinaloa cartel. During his time as kingpin, he likely ran the world’s largest drug smuggling operation. Even though he is equally notorious for his ability to escape from prison, the United States is confident that they’ve now got him for good. Guzman currently faces 17 federal criminal counts, and if convicted, will be sentenced to life in prison.

Why no death penalty? When [...]