December 2023

PI locates missing mother in Denver jail

After nearly three months, a missing mother who was being pursued by a national network of private investigators, turned up in a Denver jail.

Mother of four Azia Diane Saldana, 33, from Torrington, Wyoming, had not been seen by her family since she left their home on August 26.

Despite being missing, police “received a ...

Legal stoush over PI’s phone after drug arrest

The examination of a phone belonging to a Colorado private investigator, who is facing four drug felonies, has become a legal flashpoint, following the PI’s recent arrest in Greeley.

Laura Tellers, 52, was arrested on November 17 on two counts each of intent to distribute drugs and knowingly introducing contraband.

Tellers was involved in a ...

Government text messages sent on private phones are still public records, says Colorado judge, after Red Rocks hailstorm exchange

Text messages sent by public officials on their personal devices discussing public business are not exempt from record requests.

That was the ruling from a Colorado court, the latest in a string of court findings confirming that text messages sent by government employees on personal cellphones are not outside the statutory definition of “public records” just because ...