Jefferson County District Attorney

Hidden Dangers In App Nicknamed The ‘Sexting App’

Five million images are sent daily on a smartphone application that police say is becoming a tool for child predators.

2013/05/05

Tami Davies, center, during the funeral for her husband (credit: CBS)

Officer’s Widow Upset Over No Charges In ‘Friendly Fire’ Shooting

The widow of the Lakewood police officer killed in what police described as a friendly fire incident is reacting to this week’s decison on charges in the case.

2013/01/25

Scammers Set Elaborate Ruse Using PayPal Emails

A Northglenn man thought he was selling his boat, but instead he was getting scammed and it was tough to tell because of the emails he was getting.

2012/11/19

New Texting Apps Offer Predators Discomforting Access To Children

New apps offer kids the opportunity to text from their iPod, that has detectives in Jefferson County concerned that predators are getting new access to kids.

2012/08/23

Prescription Drug Round Up Featured At Jefferson County Safety Fair

About one-third of medications that are sold go unused. Drug Take Back programs are designed to deal with all of those leftovers.

2012/08/22

An image from Jefferson County District Attorney's Safety Fair in 2011 (credit: CBS)

Community Safety Fair Coming Up In Jefferson County

This weekend CBS4 is partnering with the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office for a Community Safety Fair.

2012/08/21

Jennifer Risa Stover (credit: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office)

Parents In Cancer Faking Case Didn’t Know ‘A Damn Thing’

The parents of a woman who has been indicted for allegedly pretending to be sick and taking thousands of dollars claim they didn’t know anything about her behavior.

2012/01/18

Consumers Need To Track Mistakes On Credit Reports

Fraud experts agree that consumers need to keep track of their credit by regularly checking their credit reports. Bankers will be at the Jefferson County District Attorney Office’s Community Safety Fair going through credit reports for free.

2011/08/23