Cortez man who was arrested with guns and body armor pleads guilty

Jonathan Michael Berry pleads guilty to a Class 5 felony weapons charge and misdemeanor DUI

Woman faces 12 charges in crash that killed child on U.S. 491

Woman allegedly was intoxicated and fled officers before collision outside Dove Creek

Cortez-area agencies report increase in fentanyl arrests and pill forms

Fentanyl seizures increase; new pill forms discovered

Armed Cortez man arrested for DUI; multiple firearms found in vehicle

Police believe they interrupted what could have become a domestic incident

Bayfield man suspected of mutilating dog by dragging it behind his car near Cortez

Sheriff: Dustin Edward Martinez refused to have his dog euthanized after a witness took him and his dog to vet

Cortez man suspected of heading drug trafficking operation is arrested in Arizona

Chad P. Blackmore arrested in Phoenix with 1,000 fentanyl pills in his possession

Update: Cortez bondsman shoots wanted man during struggle

Bail bondsman requested help in arrest of suspect; suspect and bondsman previously investigated

Sheriff: Man accused of stabbing south of Cortez has history of arrests

Keagan Andrew Sanchez allegedly used a 4-inch folding pocket knife

Sheriff’s Blotter

Thursday, April 2 12:10 p.m. A mailbox was reportedly smashed near the 25000 block of Road T. 2:55 p.m. A man was arrested for domestic violence and menacing near the 2...

Cortez Police Blotter

Friday, April 3 12:11 a.m. An officer was contacted by the local movie theater regarding a person asleep that staff could not wake up. When the officer arrived, it was discovered ...

Sheriff’s Blotter

Wednesday, Jan. 14 6:26 p.m. A man was pulled over near the intersection of Merritt Way and Fourth Street. He was issued a summons for driving with a revoked license and for not h...

Cortez Police Blotter

Wednesday, Jan. 7 2:39 p.m. An officer responded to Centennial Park in reference to an intoxicated Native American man passed out in the snow. The officer saw an open bottle of vo...