{"id":125071,"date":"2026-04-17T10:23:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/police-blotter-205\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T10:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:23:04","slug":"police-blotter-205","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/police-blotter-205\/","title":{"rendered":"Police blotter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=640229a0-2ef0-478a-a1c6-6b06dc00b126&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=640229a0-2ef0-478a-a1c6-6b06dc00b126&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=800 800w, https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=640229a0-2ef0-478a-a1c6-6b06dc00b126&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=640229a0-2ef0-478a-a1c6-6b06dc00b126&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=1800 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 2000px\" width=\"1028\" height=\"635\" alt=\"Journal\/Sam Green\n\nCortez Police Department badge\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Journal\/Sam Green<\/p>\n<p>Cortez Police Department badge<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"naviga-element naviga-subheadline1\">Thursday, April 9<\/div>\n<p>7:24 p.m.: An officer responded to 2021 E. Main St. for a verbal disturbance involving two males yelling near the roadway. One man was arrested on suspicion of disturbing the peace after witness reported him chasing the other, picking up a rock and causing a nose injury in a public area. A hypodermic needle was found on him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"naviga-element naviga-subheadline1\">Friday, April 10<\/div>\n<p>5:21 p.m.: An officer responded to the Pinon Project, 210 E. Main St., for a report of property damage. A man was arrested on suspicion of criminal mischief after a video showed him kicking over a bicycle and damaging the gear shift, estimated at $50.<\/p>\n<div class=\"naviga-element naviga-subheadline1\">Monday, April 13<\/div>\n<p>11:09 a.m.: An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle with illegal window tint and no front license plate in the 10 block of North Park Street. A man was arrested on a warrant.<\/p>\n<div class=\"naviga-element naviga-subheadline1\">Tuesday, April 14<\/div>\n<p>12:16 a.m.: An officer responded to the area of 610 E. Main St. after observing a vehicle traveling 65 mph in a 30 mph zone with reckless lane changes. The driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI, speeding and reckless driving. Alcohol was also found in the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>10:04 a.m.: An officer responded to Chevron Gas Station, 717 S. Broadway, for a restraining order violation. A man was arrested on suspicion of violation of a protection order after being seen with the protected person inside the business.<\/p>\n<p>2:16 p.m.: An officer responded to the Montezuma County Combined Courts, 865 N. Park St., for a court-ordered remand. A man was arrested on bond revocation.<\/p>\n<p>7:35 p.m.: An officer responded to the Montezuma County Detention Center, 730 E. Driscoll St., to serve a warrant on a man already in custody.<\/p>\n<div class=\"naviga-element naviga-subheadline1\">Wednesday, April 15<\/div>\n<p>10:23 a.m.: An officer responded to the Pinon Project, 210 E. Main St., and arrested a man on a warrant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journal\/Sam Green Cortez Police Department badge Thursday, April 9 7:24 p.m.: An officer responded to 2021 E. Main St. for a verbal disturbance involving two males yelling near the roadway. 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