Colorado legislators say they will not attempt to override a veto by Governor Jared Polis on a bill to update the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) after he said the bill would add complexities to the current law.
Senate Bill 25-077 would have created different rules and timelines for accessing government records depending on who or which entity is requesting those records. Journalists and media, ...
The trial of a former private investigator accused of smuggling drugs into jail to provide to an inmate has been delayed a third time, with a fourth trial date now set for June.
Laura Tellers, 53, faces charges of smuggling in methamphetamine and fentanyl to inmate Marquis Daniels during visits tied to her profession. Her June trial date in Greeley is being set to allow additional time ...
As a nearly 27-year veteran of the New Jersey State Police, with a background and skills in investigations, special operations and military training, the new co-owner and co-publisher of Professional Investigators Magazine is ready to lead the publication into its next chapter.
Dr. Richard Rosell retired from the Town of Indian River Shores as the chief of police in May 2023. Prior to this, he was the ...
With the aim to elevate and improve work in the field of professional legal investigators, the National Association of Legal Investigators is set to provide networking and professional growth opportunities at its annual conference in June – this year in Arvada! The conference is scheduled for June 12-13 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5455 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. Investigators interested in attending the conference can register here...
Kilyn Lewis in a photo posted to a GoFundMe page
The Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition reports that a judge is looking at just how much body-cam footage must be released publicly when law enforcement is alleged to have committed misconduct.
The case has been brought by 9NEWS and follows the killing of Kilyn Lewis, 37, by a SWAT team member of Aurora Police last year. The ...
After being postponed twice, the trial for Laura Tellers, a private eye accused of smuggling drugs into a Colorado jail, will go ahead next month.
Beginning on Monday, May 5, the trial is scheduled for two weeks. Tellers, 52, was arrested on November 17, 2023, on two counts each of intent to distribute drugs and knowingly introducing contraband.
Her case will be heard by District ...
The Professional Private Investigator Association of Colorado (PPIAC) has a packed schedule over coming days and months.
At its April general meeting, scheduled for tomorrow, PPIAC members will hear from Jennifer Cassell, a lobbyist with Bowditch & Cassell Public Affairs. Cassell will provide an update on laws making their way through the Colorado statehouse and their potential impacts for private ...
The lawyer for Laura Tellers – a private eye accused of smuggling drugs into a Colorado jail – has filed a motion for the Weld County district attorney’s office to be thrown off the case after the DA viewed privileged case files.
“This is strangest and most frustrating case I’ve had in 36 years of being a lawyer – mostly because she’s not guilty and we can’t ...
The National Association of Legal Investigators (NALI) will hold its 2025 annual conference in Arvada, Colorado, in June.
In a win for the Centennial State, NALI – which lays claim as the country’s “oldest and most prestigious” association for legal investigators – is inviting investigators to gather at the Hilton Garden Inn, at 5455 Olde Wadsworth Blvd, on June 12 and 13.
“Step ...
The mother of Megan Trussell, the University of Colorado Boulder student who was found dead in Boulder Canyon last month, is raising money to pay for a private investigator because she doesn’t think authorities have done enough.
The 18-year-old Trussell’s body was found in “hard-to-reach” terrain near the 40-mile marker of Boulder Canyon Drive on Feb. 15. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office has said foul play is ...