{"id":124082,"date":"2026-04-10T11:45:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/police-blotter-204\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T11:45:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:45:37","slug":"police-blotter-204","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/police-blotter-204\/","title":{"rendered":"Police blotter"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Journal\/Sam
Journal\/Sam Green<\/p>\n

Cortez Police Department badge<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wednesday, April 1<\/div>\n

9:22 a.m.: An officer responded to Conoco, 302 W. Main St., for a report of a woman driving erratically. The woman was contacted at the gas pumps, and officers observed an odor of alcohol and an open vodka bottle in the vehicle. She provided a preliminary breath sample showing 0.074 BRAC and was arrested on a warrant.<\/p>\n

9:40 a.m.: An officer responded to the Montezuma County Detention Center, 730 E. Driscoll St., to serve warrants on a man already in custody.<\/p>\n

3:12 p.m.: An officer responded to Cedar Terrace Apartments, 419 S. Cedar St., for a report of a woman striking a sign and nearly causing head-on collisions. The woman allegedly refused to arrange care for her dogs. She was arrested on suspicion of DUI and animal cruelty after providing a blood sample.<\/p>\n

5:03 p.m.: An officer responded to a residence on South Market Street for a domestic violence disturbance involving a broken vehicle window. A man became agitated, resisted arrest and a dog bit an officer during the incident. The man was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, resisting arrest, obstructing a peace officer and criminal mischief.<\/p>\n

Thursday, April 2<\/div>\n

9:52 a.m.: An officer responded to the Montezuma County Detention Center, 730 E. Driscoll St., to serve a warrant on a man who turned himself in. The man was arrested on the warrant.<\/p>\n

11:24 a.m.: An officer responded to Cortez Mobile Home Park, 520 E. Second St., after observing a man with a warrant exit a vehicle. The man was arrested on the warrant.<\/p>\n

11:56 p.m.: An officer responded to South Beech Street and East First Street for an observed traffic violation involving a man driving at a high rate of speed through a stop sign without signaling. The man was arrested on suspicion of DUI, operating an uninsured vehicle, failure to stop, failure to signal and prohibited use of a weapon after a handgun was located in the vehicle.<\/p>\n

Friday, April 3<\/div>\n

1:29 p.m.: An officer responded to Siki\u2019s Village, 321 S. Broadway, to serve a warrant on a man. The man was arrested on the warrant.<\/p>\n

1:51 p.m.: An officer responded to The Pie Maker, 17 N. Harrison St., for a trespass complaint involving two men previously banned from the property. Both men were issued citations for trespassing.<\/p>\n

2:15 p.m.: An officer responded to The Pie Maker, 17 N. Harrison St., for a trespass complaint. A man previously trespassed from the property was issued a citation for trespassing.<\/p>\n

2:51 p.m.: An officer responded to East Seventh Street and South Valley Road near Walmart and contacted a man with a warrant. The man was arrested on the warrant.<\/p>\n

8:47 p.m.: An officer responded to City Market, 508 E. Main St., for an unwanted person who forced entry through locked doors. A woman previously trespassed from the store was arrested on suspicion of trespassing.<\/p>\n

Saturday, April 4<\/div>\n

5:26 p.m.: An officer responded to Safeway, 1580 E. Main St., after observing a woman in violation of a protection order in a vehicle. The woman was located nearby on Safeway property and arrested on suspicion of protection order violation and trespassing.<\/p>\n

5:52 p.m.: An officer responded to Burger Boy, 400 E. Main St., for a report of open alcohol containers in a vehicle. A man was issued a citation for open container.<\/p>\n

Monday, April 6<\/div>\n

3:28 p.m.: An officer responded to T-Mobile, 2288 E. Main St., after observing a man with warrants inside the store. The man was arrested on two warrants and a citation for possession of less than 4 grams of meth.<\/p>\n

4:37 p.m.: An officer responded to Southwest Realty, 210 W. Main St., to assist with trespass notices and later located a man with multiple out-of-county warrants at Conoco, 302 W. Main St. The man was arrested on the warrants.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, April 7<\/div>\n

1:20 p.m.: An officer responded to the Johnson Building, 925 S. Broadway, for a traffic stop on a man with a warrant. The man was arrested on the warrant.<\/p>\n

4:07 p.m.: An officer responded to Cortez Apartments, 620 E. Empire St., for a man with a warrant. The man was arrested on the warrant.<\/p>\n

7:58 p.m.: An officer responded to East Montezuma Avenue and Henry Street for a report of a man driving erratically into oncoming traffic. The man fell during testing, striking his head, and was cited and released at the hospital on suspicion of DUI.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, April 8<\/div>\n

12:27 p.m.: An officer responded to the Montezuma County Detention Center, 730 E. Driscoll St., to serve a warrant on a man. The man was arrested on the warrant.<\/p>\n

12:45 p.m.: An officer responded to City Market, 508 E. Main St., for a shoplifting report. A woman was located nearby with stolen beer concealed in her pants and issued a citation for shoplifting along with a ban from the store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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