San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office and the GMUG Issue Public Safety Alert   Dangerous Wire Hazards on Local Trails Norwood, Colorado, July 12, 2024—The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests and the San Miguel Sheriff’s Office are issuing a critical safety alert to all residents and visitors following recent reports of dangerous wires being placed across local trails. This illegal and malicious activity poses a severe hazard to hikers, bikers and other trail users, risking serious injury or worse.   Over the past several days, incidents have been reported where wires were deliberately strung across the Wilson Mesa

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