BLM Tres Rios Field Office plans prescribed pile burns in Dolores and Montezuma counties

February 26, 2024                                                                                                                                 BLM Tres Rios Field Office plans prescribed pile burns in Dolores and Montezuma counties   MONTROSE, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Southwest District plans to burn slash piles on public lands managed by the BLM Tres Rios Field Office beginning Tuesday, February 27, 2024, if conditions allow. The […]

Montezuma County Sheriffs: December 2023 PJ

SHERIFF January February March April May June July August September October November December Total To Date DOC/Parole $5,151.85 $8,242.96 $7,151.98 $7,030.76 $15,355.86 $5,371.15 $4,917.25 $53,221.81 City of Cortez $5,200.00 $2,500.00 $7,000.00 $10,200.00 $10,600.00 $3,100.00 $38,600.00 Dolores Cty $3,800.00 $18,100.00 $5,500.00 $5,200.00 $12,400.00 $16,200.00 $10,600.00 $71,800.00 Town of Dolores $200.00 Town of Mancos $300.00 CCW PERMITS […]

Boggy Draw construction closures, limited access planned for November

Boggy Draw construction closures, limited access planned for November   Dolores, Colo., Oct. 30, 2023 —The Dolores Ranger District will be expanding the Boggy Draw parking lot beginning Nov. 1. The project north of Dolores includes construction of new trailer parking and full-sized vehicle spaces as well as gravel, drainage, fencing and cattle guard work. […]

Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office Press Release – Missing Person Ian O’Brien

 Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office Press Release – Missing Person Ian O’Brien On 09-02-23 at 1:40 pm, the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office was notified that a human body had been discovered by two persons fishing in the remote area of the West Mancos River in the Echo Basin area of the San Juan National Forest.   […]

Resolution No.16-2023 DISPOSITION OF FORFEITED PROPERTY

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Resolution Resolution # 16-2023 RESOLUTION DESIGNATING MEMBERS OF MONTEZUMA COUNTY’S COMMITTEE FOR THE DISPOSITION OF FORFEITED PROPERTY WHEREAS, the Montezuma County Sheriff s Department may, from time to time, obtain seized and forfeited goods through arrests and prosecutions; and WHEREAS, Section 16-13-702(1), C.R.S., provides that no forfeited property shall be used nor shall any forfeited […]

Sheriff Notice: Attempted Murder shooting investigation

On 07-29-23 at 0240 hours, MCSO was dispatched to the Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, Colorado for a victim who had been shot while at his residence in the 24000 block of County Road L, Cortez, Colorado. The victim suffered a single bullet wound, and was treated and later released. The suspect was identified as […]