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Police Officer’s Agenda During an Arrest

Law enforcement agencies have an agenda when making an arrest. Read more about that agenda here and how to protect yourself.

The Weld County District Attorney charges and prosecutes people arrested in Greeley, Erie, and Hudson. When facing Arson – C.R.S 18-4-103, Menacing – C.R.S. 18-3-206, Burglary – C.R.S. 18-4-203 or other felony charges in Weld County, the District Attorney and Prosecutors in his office are your main opponents. Be warned, however, that the criminal proceedings begin before that, when you are first arrested by the police officers in Eaton, Berthoud, or Evans.

Weld County Felony Criminal Defense Lawyer: Police Officer Agenda

Police Officers patrol and protect cities in the Weld County district. We like to look to police officers to keep us safe, but when the tables are turned and we are being arrested, they are not our friends. Police officers work with an agenda in mind. They work closely with the District Attorney, and know that the more arrests they make, the more highly they will be viewed by their peers. When police arrest someone, they are not interested in getting the truth. Their only job is to arrest. The District Attorney prosecutes, and you and your criminal attorney are left to defend.

Greeley Defense Lawyer: Types of Law Enforcement Agencies

In Colorado, there are three different types of law enforcement. Police officers work on the city level, and each city in Weld County has their own police department. Sheriffs and Sheriff’s Deputies work for Weld County and other counties in Colorado, and State Troopers and State Patrol are employed at the state level. If you arrested by any of these law enforcement officials or contacted by them in an investigation, do not say anything to them. All you need to do is request a lawyer, or agree to only speak when you have legal counsel with you. Asking for a lawyer is not an admission of guilt; you are only protecting yourself from a community of law enforcement officials who only see you as guilty.

Police officers know the law much better than you. They have certain tactics they use to extricate “confessions” from innocent people. Police and other law enforcement are not on your side when you are arrested; they are not the ones to be trusted with your defense.

If police contact you for felony charges, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the experienced criminal defense attorneys at the O’Malley Law Office at 970-616-6009. Together, we can protect your future.

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