Mess with Your CO Neighbor’s Political Sign, Risk Your Chance to Vote
Sep 6
2020

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Criminal Mischief | Criminal Tampering | Property Crimes | Trespassing

Right now, it’s hard to miss that it’s election season. Political signs are everywhere and in such a highly polarized political climate, the urge to do something to your neighbor’s political sign can feel overwhelming.

Take a deep breath!

While it’s not against the law to disagree with someone’s political views, it is against the law to tamper with someone else’s property. So if you mess with your Colorado neighbor’s political signs there could be legal ramifications.

In fact, getting [...]

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When Your Holiday Prank Has Landed You a CO Criminal Mischief Charge
Jan 3
2020

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Criminal Mischief

The holidays are a time full of good tidings, joy, and laughter. Sometimes, these feelings of merriment come as a result of a good old-fashioned holiday prank. Unfortunately, these pranks can result in real trouble if someone believes you’ve taken your practical joke a bit too far.

Here in Colorado, it’s called criminal mischief, and knowing what that means could make the difference between spending the holidays feeling jolly…or in jail.

So how does Colorado law enforcement define criminal mischief?[...]

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Study: Legal Weed Lets Colorado Police Focus on Property Crime Arrests
Aug 1
2018

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Arson | Burglary | Criminal Mischief | Property Crimes | Robbery | Theft Crimes | Trespassing

See if this sounds familiar: “If cops don’t have to worry about arresting people for marijuana, they can pay attention to crimes that actually matter.”

Most of us have heard numerous variations of this argument over the years, but until 2012, it was just theoretical. Then Colorado and Washington legalized recreational marijuana, and researchers and statisticians started chomping at the bit.

Well, a few weeks ago a study was published in Police Quarterly that seems to possibly validate those types [...]

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7 Different Types of Property Crimes in Colorado
Oct 26
2015

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Arson | Burglary | Criminal Mischief | Property Crimes | Robbery | Trespassing

The term “property crimes” may refer to a broad range of offenses relating to theft or destruction of property, from low-level misdemeanors to more serious felonies.

Under Colorado law, property crimes are penalized harshly, and consequences may become more serious when they involve harm or threat to other people. We’ve included a guide to seven of the most common types of property crimes below.

Arson. You can be charged with arson for intentionally starting a fire or using explosives to [...]

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