Crime

Man accused of assaulting security officer at Southwest Memorial Hospital

cca Suspect was being escorted from Cortez hospital when incident occurred A man is accused of assaulting a security officer…

August 17, 2024

Colorado legislators weigh grants for behavioral health services in jails

Committee considers other programs to help divert youth from criminal justice system, provide supportive housing to people deemed incompetent

August 17, 2024

Man arrested in Cortez for allegedly pointing gun at neighbor

man was reportedly searching for his missing gas cans

August 16, 2024

Man arrested after throwing his bike at passing cars, resisting arrest

man also allegedly attempted to fight with other pedestrians

August 6, 2024

La Plata County Jail nearly full, vows to no longer accept low-level municipal offenders

Sheriff requests formal agreement with Durango before taking any more inmates

August 1, 2024

Colorado’s recidivism rate is 28%. This job fair is hoping to change that

The NXT Chapter is an organization that assists ex-offenders upon release from incarceration.du1-i-syn Jonathan Ogaz was getting a fresh haircut,…

July 28, 2024

Driver accused of hitting man with vehicle at Cortez Walmart

Curley allegedly struck the other man on purpose

July 27, 2024

Robert ‘Cowboy’ Williams receives prison for violating probation in sex case

Williams has five pending cases in Montezuma and Dolores counties

July 20, 2024

Duece Martinez arrested again in Cortez on warrant and for violating protection order

comes less than a week after being given bond

July 13, 2024

Man suspected of obstructing officer, trying to elude Cortez police

also suspected of DUI after crashing at motel

July 12, 2024

Juvenile deemed suspect in Archuleta County murder case involving his mother

Chrystal Snow was shot and killed outside of her home on July 2

July 12, 2024

Three people stabbed outside Eagle Claw Liquors on U.S. Highway 160

victim was flown to Albuquerque and is in stable condition

July 10, 2024

Trinadie Lopez’s trial setting pushed to August

will be the last continuance, judge says

July 10, 2024

Update: Teen suspected of gunfire at Cortez fireworks show is held without bail

Juvenile, deemed a danger to the community, was arrested the day after Fourth of July incident

July 9, 2024

Domestic violence and DUI suspect given next court date of July 18

Martinez was given a cash surety bond

July 6, 2024

Archuleta County coroner identifies woman shot, killed near Pagosa Springs

Colorado Bureau of Investigation says victim was shot multiple times

July 4, 2024

Durango man pleads guilty to escape from La Plata County Jail

Buck suspected of shooting Farmington police officer while on the run in 2022

June 25, 2024

Woman arrested in Cortez after allegedly stabbing her father at his home

banned from father’s home tried to climb in window

June 14, 2024

Lawsuit reveals more troubling details about Durango Stephanie Morris Nissan dealership

Midwest bank says the car dealer owes $1.8 million for collateral sold out of trust

June 11, 2024

Drug contraband found among belongings of the man accused in fatal Cortez stabbing

confiscated during the intake process at Montezuma County Detention Center

June 10, 2024

Two endangered children missing from Cortez, statewide alert activated

children were last seen in Cortez on Wednesday afternoon

June 7, 2024

Man arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking in Cortez

man’s vehicle was littered with drug traces and paraphernalia

June 3, 2024

Heights Middle School student allegedly planned school shooting

Student was allegedly bullied; school went into lockdown twice in two days

June 2, 2024

Former Farmington Municipal Schools finance secretary receives 4 years in prison

Padgett guilty of embezzling more than $62k from district

May 30, 2024