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Montezuma County Sheriffs: PUBLIC SAFETY AWARENESS CURRENT FRAUD AND SCAM ALERT

PUBLIC SAFETY AWARENESSCURRENT FRAUD AND SCAM ALERT   During the past week, citizens in Montezuma County have been contacted by phone, email and text messages by person(s) impersonating deputies with the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office, advising that citizen that a warrant has been issued for their arrest for not appearing in either a Federal or State Court for a subpoena or jury summons. The impersonating caller or false message states that the named individual must send a certain amount of money to them in order for the Sheriff’s Office Deputy not to come and arrest the named individual.    These

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June 25, 2024 8:44 am

Notice: Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation Effective: June 17th , 2024 (Until rescinded or superseded)

Notice: Stage 1 Fire RestrictionsUte Mountain Ute Indian ReservationEffective: June 17th, 2024 (Until rescinded or superseded)   Stage 1-FIRE RESTRICTIONS AREAS FOLLOWS: Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, coal, or wood burning stove, any type of charcoal fueled broiler or open fire of any type in undeveloped areas. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, in a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area at least 3 feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable vegetations. Using explosive material: (i.e., fireworks, blasting caps or any incendiary device which may result in the

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June 13, 2024 8:18 am

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 BLM Southwest District provides fire and fuels management for the Yellow Jacket/McElmo project area, located on BLM lands within Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. The site runs north and south of Montezuma County Road G in Montezuma County, Colorado. Firefighters plan to resume burning

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February 28, 2024 9:21 am

Montezuma County Sheriffs: 2023 Casino Contract

This Budget is funded by Sheriff Contract with the Ute Mountain Casino at $75,000.00 per year, not  Grant funded, and unexpended funds will carry over from year to year, to add to the budget of the following year. Budget revised by BOCC on 02-06-23, no carry over. Montezuma County Sheriff / Casino Contract 2023 Budget-Revised by BOCC 2022 BUDGET with 2021 carry over 2022 UNEXPENDED 2023 BUDGET with no carry over per BOCC 001 1696 1155 OVERTIME SALARIES $10,000.00 $9,720.00 $10,000.00 001 1696 1160 FRINGE BENEFITS $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 001 1696 1220 OPERATING/EQUIPMENT $169,195.60 $151,630.29 $83,000.00 001 1696 1387 VEHICLE

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February 13, 2024 1:02 pm
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