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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. […]

Sheriff Notice: Arrest of Homicide Suspect-Press Release

On 07-28-23 at 1130 hours, Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office was called to a residence located at 18661 Highway 145, north of Dolores, Colorado for a welfare check on the person renting the property. An adult male, later identified as Lewis Wall, age 66, was found deceased inside the residence. Initial investigation determined that the death […]

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 […]

Sheriff Notice: Homicide Investigation

On 07-28-23 at 1130 hours, MCSO was called to a residence approximately two miles north of Dolores for a welfare check on the person renting the property.  An adult male was found deceased inside the residence. Initial investigation determined that the death was a homicide that had occurred sometime on 07-27-23.  The Montezuma County Sheriffs […]