Crime - The Journal

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

Emergency alert sent to residents after domestic violence incident in Cortez

Two suspects arrested; man is found hiding in a closet

DATE: Apr 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Police blotter

Thursday, April 10 1:47 a.m.: Officers responded to The Bridge Emergency Shelter, 735 N. Park St., where a man was found with identification and financial cards belonging to another person. ...

DATE: Apr 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: For the record

Cortez Police Department announces warrant for arrest of Duece Martinez

Martinez was sentenced in five cases in January

DATE: Apr 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Who’s watching? In Durango, it’s a flock of license plate readers

Cameras allow police officers to access thousands of images from nationwide network

DATE: Apr 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News