Crime

Colorado appeals panel skeptical of sentencing for former county clerk who breached election systems

DENVER – A Colorado appeals panel Wednesday seemed skeptical that a judge could use former county clerk Tina Peters’ insistence on spreading election conspiracy theories as part of the reaso...

DATE: Jan 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez narcotics team seizes $13 million in drugs in 2025

Operation Wild Mustang, a major investigation, concluded this summer

DATE: Jan 10, 2026 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Package pirates pilfer parcel from Durango porch

Alleged thieves videoed following delivery driver, later caught outside pawnshop

DATE: Jan 9, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police blotter

Wednesday, Dec. 31 1:39 a.m.: An officer responded to Hawkins Preserve, 1500 S. Cedar St., where a vehicle was parked in a closed area. An underage female was arrested on suspicion of drivin...

DATE: Jan 9, 2026 | CATEGORY: For the record

Durango’s problem-solving court connects vulnerable residents with vital resources

Program gives residents a chance to move forward

DATE: Jan 9, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police blotter

Tuesday, Dec. 23 9:56 a.m.: An officer responded to the Pinon Project, 210 E. Main St., where a man was arrested on a warrant and taken to the Montezuma County Detention Center. 25002499 8:...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: For the record

Man convicted in Cortez of sexually assaulting a child

Sentencing hearing will be in March

DATE: Dec 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Tina Peters asks Colorado appeals court to recognize Trump’s pardon

Can the president pardon those convicted of state crimes? Legal arguments to be made Jan. 14

DATE: Dec 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango man found guilty of second-degree murder in motel shooting

Prosecutors said killing was deliberate; defense claimed self-defense

DATE: Dec 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Undersheriff Tyson Cox announces bid for Montezuma County sheriff

Cox identifies rebuilding relationships with the Board of County Commissioners, narcotics trafficking and staffing as major issues

DATE: Dec 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community

Police blotter

Thursday, Nov. 6 10:49 a.m.: An officer responded to Min Tea, 215 S. Sligo St., for reports of a man acting aggressively by spitting on the window and floor after being asked to leave. When ...

DATE: Nov 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: For the record

Warrant issued for Cody Mallett after failure to appear in Shiloh’s wall crash case

Mallett allegedly crashed into the wall in the Shiloh’s parking lot in May 2024

DATE: Nov 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

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