Crime - The Journal

Sheriff’s contract is renewed, but with complaints about pedestrian treatment

The Dolores Town Board agreed to another one-year contract for law enforcement service from the Montezuma County Sheriff’s office. But before they did, some board members had some...

DATE: Nov 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two cyclists injured

DATE: Nov 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police Blotter

Monday, Nov. 4 At the request of dispatch, an officer returned a woman’s phone call in reference to her ex-boyfriend possibly at her residence, intoxicated, harassing her by phone...

DATE: Nov 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: For the record

Machete-wielding assailant pleads guilty to menacing

A man accused of terrorizing a neighborhood with a machete has pled guilty to three counts of menacing. Dressed in a black-and-white striped inmate uniform, Walter Marquez, 36, of...

DATE: Oct 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Judge rejects bond reduction

Suspect faces aggravated robbery count

DATE: Sep 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez has 2nd homicide in a week

A second homicide in a week occurred Thursday morning (Sept. 19) in Cortez, but as of press time there has been no arrests in either case. Charles Chavez, 62, of Cortez was killed...

DATE: Sep 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man shot, ejected from moving vehicle in Towaoc

One suspect in custody, another sought

DATE: Sep 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Judge denies gag order, for now

A judge ruled Thursday that there was not sufficient evidence to warrant a gag order in the public corruption case against former Montezuma County Undersheriff Robin Cronk. Cronk’...

DATE: Sep 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man who prompted Dolores lock down in custody

A man who provoked the lockdown of the Dolores Re-4A school has been apprehended without incident in Dolores. The school campus had been on lockdown since late this morning in res...

DATE: Aug 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Grand jury indicts Cronk

Ex-undersheriff<br/>to face total of 18 counts

DATE: Aug 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tracking registered offenders

Sheriff advises residents of addition to sex offender list

DATE: Aug 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bond hiked for accused machete assailant

Montezuma County Court Judge JenniLynn Lawrence raised bond Wednesday for a 36-year-old Cortez man accused of terrorizing a neighborhood with a machete. Marquez Walker of 422 E. A...

DATE: Aug 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News