{"id":36878,"date":"2022-12-07T04:19:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T11:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/trailer-reported-stolen-from-mesa-verde-is-recovered\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T02:34:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:34:28","slug":"trailer-reported-stolen-from-mesa-verde-is-recovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/trailer-reported-stolen-from-mesa-verde-is-recovered\/","title":{"rendered":"Trailer reported stolen from Mesa Verde is recovered"},"content":{"rendered":"

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U.S. Park Rangers are investigating a suspected theft of this construction trailer from Mesa Verde National Park on Nov. 26. An anonymous tip line has been set up. (Courtesy Mesa Verde National Park)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

A construction trailer reported stolen from Mesa Verde National Park Nov. 26 has been recovered, but the valuable contents are missing, according to Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin.<\/p>\n

The park reported that tips sent into a law enforcement hotline aided in the recovery of the 20-foot utility trailer. It was part of a project to clear hazardous rocks along the main roadway into the park.<\/p>\n

The trailer was carrying two Honda generators and other equipment valued at more than $40,000, according to a park news release.<\/p>\n

Nowlin said the trailer was found Dec. 1 after a tip led investigators to the 8000 block of U.S. Highway 491 south of Cortez. The contents of the trailer were missing.<\/p>\n

The investigation is ongoing, and a suspect is being sought, Nowlin said.<\/p>\n

He said the property owner knew the trailer was there but did not know it was stolen and is not the suspect.<\/p>\n

The trailer was recovered without incident by sheriff\u2019s deputies, Nowlin said, and was returned to the owner, identified as Rocky Mountain Sprayliners, of Cortez.<\/p>\n

The ongoing investigation and trailer recovery are a combined effort between the Sheriff\u2019s Office and U.S. Park Rangers at the park.<\/p>\n

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A black pickup truck is seen entering Mesa Verde National Park on Nov. 26, and is suspected in an investigation in the suspected theft of a construction trailer. (Courtesy Mesa Verde National Park)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

A security camera at the park entrance shows a four-door black pickup truck entering the park at 2:48 a.m. on Nov. 26. A similar truck is then recorded on the video leaving the park with a white construction trailer at 3:25 a.m.<\/p>\n

Additional tips are being sought in relation to the missing generators and equipment from the trailer, officials said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is still an ongoing investigation and any information regarding those involved would be very helpful to investigators,\u201d states a park Facebook post.<\/p>\n

An anonymous tip line has been set up by the National Park Services Investigative Services Branch to aid in the investigation.<\/p>\n

Call or text the National Park Service Tip Line at 888-653-0009. Report tips online at go.nps.gov\/submitatip<\/a>, or email tips to nps_isb@nps.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tips can also be called into the sheriff\u2019s office at 970-565-8452<\/p>\n

\u201cInformation from public is very helpful to investigators. If you have information that could help find those responsible, the park asks you to please submit a tip,\u201d states the park news release. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to tell us who you are, but please tell us what you know.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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