In Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, or Parker, you can be charged with False Reporting for giving a fake name to a police officer or even pulling a fire alarm when you know there is not fire. Or, more likely you could be charged for completely making up a crime – like a Sheridan man did. According to the news, the man called police to report he had been stabbed by a black man who approached him and asked him if he was a neo-Nazi. The man said he was trying to defend himself when he was stabbed in the left hand. However, after some investigation, police obtained surveillance video that shows there was no one fleeing from the area the man claimed he was stabbed. Further, surveillance video was found showing the alleged stabbing victim leaving a sporting goods store after buying a small knife. The man eventually confessed to accidentally cutting himself and making up the whole story. He is facing charges of False Reporting in Arapahoe County.
Douglas County, Colorado False Reporting to Authorities Lawyer: What is the Definition of False Reporting?
The Douglas County, Colorado law definition of False Reporting to Authorities – C.R.S. 18-8-111(1)(b) – is:
“Because the man made up a whole story of how he was the victim in a racially charged stabbing, knowing that he really just cut himself and no one else was involved, he is facing the criminal charge of false Reporting to Authorities. It is also common for people to lie about allegations for a crime of Assault or Harassment, in order to her revenge or social drama attention.(1) A person commits false reporting to authorities, if:
(b) He makes a report or knowingly causes the transmission of a report to law enforcement authorities of a crime or other incident within their official concern when he knows that it did not occur;”
Sentence for False Reporting to Authorities in Parker and Highlands Ranch
As a class 3 misdemeanor in Parker, Highlands Ranch, and Castle Rock, False Reporting to Authorities is punishable by up to 6 months in the Douglas County Jail and up to $750 in fines. This would not include restitution, which the police department could request to cover the time and energy they spent investigating the fake crime that was reported.
