7:27 p.m.: A woman reported a bicycle stolen from the front yard on the 200 block of Central Ave. in Dolores. Deputies observed tire tracks and footprints leading away from the property, but no suspect was identified.
1:24 p.m.: An illegal dumping incident was reported at the Elegant Hills Trailer Park on the 28300 block of Road K.2 near Cortez. An employee discovered a pile of trash that included documents identifying a possible suspect, a former park employee. Park management indicated they want the individual charged for dumping without permission.
11:50 a.m.: Deputies responded to an abandoned red pickup truck left at a post office on the 18700 block of U.S. Highway 491 in Lewis. They identified the owner via the vehicle registration and left a message. The owner later contacted deputies and agreed to retrieve the truck that day.
3:05 p.m.: A deputy stopped a vehicle on the 20000 block of Road G near Cortez for an obscured temporary license plate. The driver, a man, was found to be driving with an invalid license and no proof of insurance. He was cited for driving without a valid license and for lack of insurance, then instructed to wait for a licensed driver to pick him up.
8:34 a.m.: Deputies investigated suspicious items – including clothing and possible drug paraphernalia – left near a shed on a property on the 24600 block of Road N, east of Cortez. A cell phone found at the scene led deputies to a nearby residence, where they located a man and a woman who appeared intoxicated. The man was arrested on suspicion of violating a protection order after deputies discovered he was in contact with the woman despite a court-ordered no-contact order.
7:49 p.m.: A man was booked into the Montezuma County Detention Center on the 700 block of E. Driscoll St. in Cortez on an outstanding warrant. He was an inmate transported to the facility and taken into custody on the active warrant without incident.
4:55 p.m.: A woman reported vandalism and theft on her property on the 41700 block of Colorado Highway 184 near Mancos. She alleged that two male neighbors repeatedly rammed her gate with a vehicle and possibly stole two trail cameras and a driveway alert device from near the gate. A deputy observed minor disturbances to a fence post but found no clear evidence linking the neighbors to the missing items, which were valued at about $195.
7:02 a.m.: Deputies traced a hit-and-run crash on U.S. Highway 491 near Pleasant View. A driver of a white truck admitted he struck a vehicle parked on the roadside about a mile earlier and left the scene while looking for a place to pull over. Deputies followed an oil leak to find the damaged truck at a residence on the 27800 block of Highway 491, where the driver and several companions were preparing to tow it. The Colorado State Patrol was notified and took over the investigation of the crash.
2:18 p.m.: Acting on a tip, deputies arrested a woman with an outstanding warrant who was spotted walking along the 19000 block of Road 21.4 near Lewis. The woman was aware of the warrant and was taken into custody without incident. She was then booked at the Montezuma County Detention Center on the warrant.
10:55 a.m.: A woman at the Montezuma County Combined Courts on the 800 block of N. Park St. in Cortez was remanded into custody by the court. Deputies took her from court security and transported her to the Montezuma County Detention Center, where she was booked on multiple existing cases (dockets).
11:40 a.m.: Deputies served an arrest warrant at the Montezuma County Combined Courts on the 800 block of N. Park St. in Cortez. A man was taken into custody on a failure-to-appear warrant and booked into the Detention Center.
12:05 p.m.: While investigating a trespassing complaint at the Baymont Inn & Suites on the 2200 block of Hawkins St. in Cortez, deputies encountered a man with an active warrant. The man was cooperative and was arrested on a failure-to-appear warrant, then transported to the Montezuma County Detention Center.
Note: Summaries are based on anonymized incident reports and do not imply guilt or conviction. AI assisted.
