8:10 p.m. A woman was tending to goats in the 21000 block of Road V in Lewis when someone broke into her truck. Nothing was taken, and she had a photo of the suspect. They appeared to be wearing the same clothes as her.
11 a.m. A blue Samsung cellphone was found at the Dolores Town Hall, 420 Central Ave.
2:13 p.m. A neighbor’s dog got loose and killed chickens in the 25000 block of Colorado Highway 184. The reporting party had video of the “long-haired husky” eating the chicken. It’s not the first time it’s happened, though the neighbor declined to press charges. They asked deputies to make contact and issue a warning to the dog owners.
3:35 p.m. A man threw something hard at his girlfriend – a rock or a snowball – and broke her leg in the 41000 block of Colorado Highway 184 in Mancos. She repeatedly tried to leave to seek medical attention, and he repeatedly dragged her back into the house by her hair to stop her. He allegedly beat her in the house, avoiding her face, since he “knows better” and such injuries would be “noticeable.” He has an arrest warrant now.
12:40 p.m. A person shoveling snow at EsoTerra Ciderworks in Dolores, 18390 Colorado Highway 145, found a 9 mm pistol out front.
6:53 a.m. A handgun was stolen out of a vehicle at the Family Dollar Store in Dolores, 1009 Railroad Ave. It was found outside of EsoTerra Ciderworks in Dolores on Feb. 16. It will be returned to its owner.
3:36 p.m. A man was arrested and cited for a DUI and driving without a valid license in the 23000 block of East Main St. in Cortez.
9:15 a.m. A chicken coop was on fire in the 24000 block of Road G in Cortez. It was put out with a garden hose, and Cortez firefighters arrived to ensure it didn’t reignite. The fire was likely started by a heat lamp.
4:57 p.m. Authorities served a warrant and arrested an individual who attempted to flee the residence on East Downey Avenue in Cortez. They were arrested and taken to jail.
11:20 a.m. A wallet was found at Cork N Bottle Liquors, 443 E. Main St. in Cortez.
4:36 p.m. A snowplow reportedly damaged a car parked on Riverside Ave. in Dolores, but the damage was decidedly not “extensive” enough to have been done by a plow.
9:42 a.m. A man with a warrant was arrested at the Montezuma Combined Courts, 865 N. Park St.
9:50 a.m. A man was arguing with his mother all morning and “threw her down on the ground, causing her pain” in the 27000 block of Dolores. She declined to press charges and said he has behavioral health problems. It is unclear whether he is taking his medication, and the CIP team helped her stay separated from her son for the rest of the day.
10:58 a.m. A woman dropped her wallet beside her car when she went to use the toilet at the Ute Mountain Rest Area, 33001 U.S. Highway 160, and it was stolen. Grainy footage shows an unidentifiable man pick it up, look through it, see the reporting party, run back to his car and drive away. She had $280 cash in the wallet as well as her Social Security card, among other things.
11:50 a.m. An individual was arrested at the Montezuma County Combined Courts, 865 N. Park St., and cited with contempt of court.
12:43 a.m. A camper trailer was “fully engulfed in flames” in the 12000 block of Road 26 in Cortez. The man who lived in the camper and his dog got out of the camper safely, but his dog panicked and ran back inside of it. The dog was killed in the fire and the man was taken to the hospital for concerns of smoke inhalation. The fire appears to have started in the pantry area, though no appliances were plugged in so he’s unsure how the fire started. There seems to be nothing “suspicious” about the fire.
1:47 p.m. An individual was remanded to custody at the Montezuma County Combined Courts, 865 N. Park St.
2:42 p.m. Authorities responded to a report of in-progress domestic violence. Upon arrival, both individuals involved denied any altercation, though one had a warrant and was taken to jail.
9:26 p.m. Two individuals with active warrants were arrested at the intersection of Menefee and North Oak streets in Mancos. Their car was towed and the other two passengers were forced to leave on foot.
6:54 p.m. A package valued at $225 was stolen in the 36000 block of Road P in Mancos. There is no suspect in the case.
6:20 p.m. A man was arrested and cited with a DUI in the 38600 block of Colorado Highway 145. He said the sun had blinded him and caused him to drive off the road.
8:55 a.m. A man with a warrant for menacing was arrested at the Montezuma Combined Courts, 865 N. Park St.
