Crime - The Journal

Colorado funeral homeowner who left corpse in hearse for a over a year sentenced

DENVER – A Colorado funeral homeowner who pleaded guilty to leaving a woman’s corpse in the back of a hearse for over a year and improperly stashing the cremated remains of at least 30 peopl...

DATE: Jun 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Third defendant in rock-throwing death sentenced

A jury found Joseph Koenig guilty on 19 counts, including first-degree murder

DATE: Jun 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trial set for Shayne Rowley in child sexual assault case

Rowley pleaded not guilty at his most recent hearing

DATE: Jun 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Cortez man who threatened to kill Colorado election official gets prison

Teak Ty Brockbank blamed exposure to far-right content for motivating his online threats

DATE: May 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Preliminary hearing date set for suspect in alleged firearm and drug case

Aaron Martinez’s bond was also lowered

DATE: May 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Man awaits arraignment in suspected child sexual assault case in Cortez

Shayne Rowley is suspected of assaulting a minor on multiple occasions

DATE: May 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

What is Montezuma County Sheriff’s basic stance on immigration status and ICE?

Sheriff Steve Nowlin provided insight into these policies

DATE: May 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Movie armorer completes prison sentence in fatal 'Rust' set shooting

The Western film was released in theaters this month

DATE: May 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Cortez man gets 15 years for sexual exploitation of a child, other charges

Anthony Mizell faces multiple felony counts after discovery of explicit content on seized phone

DATE: May 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Trump signals for Department of Justice to try and free Tina Peters

‘Tina is an innocent Political Prisoner being horribly and unjustly punished,’ he wrote

DATE: May 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police arrest man after finding defaced firearm, suspected meth

The total weight of the suspected methamphetamine was 14.5 grams

DATE: May 5, 2025 | CATEGORY:

Vandals, undeterred by fences, leave their mark at Bakers Bridge north of Durango

Graffiti on cliffs defaces natural landscape, upsets residents

DATE: Apr 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News