Stalking Investigations in Colorado

01Before anything else

Your Safety Plan Shapes Every Step We Take

If you are in immediate danger, call 911. An investigation is never a substitute for police protection, and some steps that gather evidence can raise risk if they are taken at the wrong time. Before we begin, we talk through where you live and work, your routines, who knows about the situation, and whether the person responsible knows you are seeking help. That conversation decides what we do first and what we deliberately leave for later, a sequence our investigative consulting sessions map out with you.

We also confirm who we are working for. Delator does not take stalking cases from someone trying to find a person who has moved away from them, and we screen every request with that in mind. Our clients are the people being targeted, their families, their attorneys and their employers. When the situation also involves threats at work, our workplace harassment investigations apply, and our active shooter risk audits help employers think about building security.

• Call 911 if you are in danger now
• Tell someone you trust what is happening
• Keep every message, voicemail and note
• Vary routes and routines where you can

02Colorado law

Stalking and Harassment Under Colorado Statutes

C.R.S. § 18-3-602 describes three forms of stalking: a credible threat combined with repeatedly following, approaching, contacting or placing a person under surveillance; a credible threat combined with repeated communication; and repeated conduct of those kinds that would cause a reasonable person serious emotional distress and actually does. Repeated generally means more than once. The first conviction is generally a class 5 felony; a second within seven years, or one committed while a protection order is in effect, rises to a class 4 felony, which matters when our dating background checks reveal a prior case.

Conduct that falls short of stalking may still be harassment under C.R.S. § 18-9-111, which covers following someone in or about a public place and harassing or threatening electronic communications, including texts and social media, among other acts. Penalties range from a petty offense to a class 1 misdemeanor depending on the conduct. Prosecutors decide which charge fits. Our Colorado recording law guide explains how you can lawfully capture your own calls, and our criminal defense investigations page shows the other side of these cases.

03Building the record

How Stalking Investigations in Colorado Turn Incidents Into Evidence

Stalking cases are built on patterns, so the record matters as much as any single event. We help you keep a dated incident log, then back it with screenshots that show account names and timestamps, saved voicemails, photographs of notes or damage, and witness names. Because Colorado is a one-party consent state, you may generally record a conversation you are part of, and we explain how to do that safely. Eavesdropping on conversations you are not part of is a separate offense.

Where the scope calls for it, investigators document the person's presence near your home, work or school from public places, noting dates, times, vehicles and behavior. That surveillance is quiet and lawful, and it never involves confronting the person. We then organize everything into a short summary a detective can read in minutes, with the supporting material attached. Our Colorado surveillance investigations team handles the field work, and our witness background checks help counsel assess people who saw incidents.

04Unknown harassers

Identifying the Person Behind Fake Accounts and Blocked Numbers

Some clients know exactly who is targeting them. Others face anonymous accounts, spoofed numbers or messages from strangers. We use open-source research to compare writing patterns, posting times, linked accounts, images and details only certain people would know, then narrow the list of likely sources. When the online trail needs records only a platform holds, your attorney or the police can seek them through legal process, and we prepare the factual groundwork for that request.

We never hack accounts, guess passwords, impersonate the person or create fake profiles to draw them out. Those tactics are unlawful and can damage your case, and our Colorado legal limits guide is clear on why. Clients often ask how the person found them in the first place; our personal information wipe service reviews what is publicly visible about you and reduces it where possible. When the harassment is largely online and aimed at a young person, our cyber bullying investigations take a school-aware approach.

05Tracking concerns

When You Suspect Your Car or Phone Is Being Tracked

Many stalking victims notice that the person always seems to know where they are. Colorado's stalking statute expressly includes placing a person under surveillance, and covertly tracking someone can fall within that conduct. With your consent, we can check a vehicle you own or lawfully use for an unfamiliar device and review phone settings and shared accounts that may reveal location. If we find something, we photograph it in place and advise you to contact police before anyone removes it.

Delator does not place trackers on vehicles it has no right to and does not help anyone monitor another person's phone. If you share a car or a phone plan with the person you fear, the safest path may involve your attorney before any change is made, because sudden changes can signal that you are seeking help. Parking garages, workplace lots and apartment complexes often have cameras that show who approached a car, and our workplace surveillance and hotel surveillance experience helps us request footage properly.

06Court protection

Supporting a Colorado Protection Order

Colorado's civil protection order statutes are in title 13, article 14. Under C.R.S. § 13-14-104.5(9), the complaint, temporary order and citation must be served on the respondent and on the protected person under C.R.C.P. 304 or C.R.C.P. 4. Courts and sheriffs often handle that service, and a peace officer responding to a call must serve an unserved respondent. We serve protection order papers when the court and the client direct, through our Colorado process serving division.

Under C.R.S. § 13-14-109, petitioners who are victims of stalking, domestic violence or sexual assault pay no filing fee, and a state or public agency may not charge them for service. We tell clients about that option plainly, and our protection order service guide explains the mechanics. Where our help is useful is the evidence: a clear incident timeline, preserved messages and documented sightings make the hearing easier for the petitioner and the judge. Attorneys can read how we support counsel on our Colorado attorney services page.

07How we work

Discreet Work, One Leader and a Written Scope

Every case of this kind is handled quietly. We agree on how to reach you, what name appears on any correspondence and which devices are safe to use. One member of Delator leadership stays responsible for the case, so you do not have to explain a frightening situation to a series of strangers. Delator Group is a licensed Tennessee private investigation firm headquartered in Nashville, with no office in Colorado, and it applies Tennessee's standard here because Colorado has no state investigator license.

Before any work starts, you receive a written scope that lists the steps, hours and cost. Investigative time is $100 per hour within that budget, abuse-related investigations start at $1,500, and an OSINT review and personal information wipe is $900. We stop and ask before going further. Our Colorado investigation rates list every published price, and our vetting guide for Colorado investigators explains what to ask any firm before trusting it with your safety.

Services

Stalking and Harassment Services in Colorado

• Safety-first intakeA private conversation about risk, routines and communication before any evidence gathering, so the investigation never adds danger to your situation.Learn more
• Incident log and evidence fileWe organize dated incidents, screenshots, voicemails and photographs into a short summary with supporting material a detective can review quickly.Learn more
• Lawful documentation in the fieldInvestigators record the person's presence near your home, work or school from public places, noting dates, times, vehicles and behavior.Learn more
• Anonymous account identificationOpen-source analysis of linked accounts, writing patterns and posting times narrows the likely source behind fake profiles and spoofed numbers.Learn more
• Vehicle and phone checksWith your consent, we check a vehicle you lawfully use for unfamiliar devices and review settings that may be sharing your location.Learn more
• Exposure reductionA review of what is publicly visible about your address, family and routines, followed by removal requests where data sources allow them.Learn more
• Protection order supportEvidence organized for a civil protection order hearing, plus service of papers through our process serving division when the court directs.Learn more
• Workplace harassment casesFor employers and staff targeted at work, we document conduct, interview witnesses and support the employer's safety and legal response.Learn more
• Background on the personCourt history, prior protection orders and known addresses for the person responsible, so you and counsel understand the risk you face.Learn more

How it works

How a Stalking Case Proceeds

1. 01

   Private, safe first contact

   We agree on a safe way to reach you, then a member of leadership listens, reviews the risk and explains what an investigation can and cannot do.

2. 02

   Written scope around your plan

   We set out steps, timing, hours and cost in writing, sequenced carefully around your safety plan. Nothing starts until you or your attorney have read and approved it.

3. 03

   Documentation and identification

   Investigators organize evidence, document incidents lawfully in the field, and work to identify an unknown harasser, sharing any urgent safety concern with police the same day we learn it.

4. 04

   A file ready for police and court

   You receive a concise, sourced summary with the supporting material attached, ready for a detective, a prosecutor or a protection order hearing in any Colorado county court.

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Colorado Stalking and Harassment at a Glance

Statewide coverage

Stalking Cases Across Colorado

Delator assigns investigators to stalking and harassment cases throughout Colorado, from the Denver metro and Boulder County to the Pikes Peak region, mountain towns and the Western Slope. Clients in the west metro can start with our Arvada investigators, south metro clients with our Centennial team, and northern clients with our Loveland investigators. Delator has no Colorado office. We agree on safe communication first, plan field work around your routines, keep one leader responsible for the case, and confirm every step and cost in writing.

• Denver
• Boulder
• Arvada
• Centennial
• Loveland
• Colorado Springs
• All of Colorado

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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Investigations available in Colorado

Every service below is available in Colorado and across Colorado, run by the same Delator Group leadership that manages our Tennessee casework. Choose a service to read how it works in Colorado.

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Private investigators across Colorado