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Homicide Investigation Underway Following Incident at Vetera...
Homicide Investigation Underway Following Incident at Veteran’s ParkThe Cortez Police Department, with the assistance from the Colorado Bu...
Read MoreMissing a Bike? We Might Have It!
Two bikes were left behind yesterday at the Cortez Skate Park on Roger Smith Avenue, and we’re hoping to reunite them with their owners. W...
Read MoreNever Forget...
Time stood still at 8:46am in New York City on September 11, 2001 when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World...
Read MoreHide Valuables. Lock Doors. Stop the Grab-and-Go
Dear Cortez, We know that thieves wander at night. They try to open car doors. If they are unlocked, they help themselves to YOUR...
Read MoreTrue Story. Real Warning. Avoid Identity Theft.
A friend of the PD had their credit card information stolen. That was bad enough. But then they started getting letters in the mail saying c...
Read MoreEver wonder how emergency response happens so fast?
Thanks to a question from James, we wanted to share this information with everyone!Here's how a call to dispatch works: When any call (...
Read MoreSeptember Alive at 25 Class to be held at the Cortez PD
Are you at least 15 1/2 and want to qualify to get your driver's permit? Have you been court-ordered to complete a defensive driving cl...
Read MoreThe Power of Community: 10K Thanks
We didn't want to miss hitting the milestone of 10K followers. While follows and likes don't necessarily matter to us, followers equal...
Read MoreNew Colorado Law Bans the Sale of Animals in Public Spaces
A note to Cortez residents and visitors - Selling, adopting, bartering, or gifting pet animals in public places is now banned under Col...
Read MoreMissing since March 2025: Conrad Silas
Missing Indigenous Person Alert (MIPA) since March 2025We are sharing this post from the Colorado Bureau of Investigations again in hopes th...
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Aug 21, 2025
Homicide Investigation Underway Following Incident at Veteran’s Park The Cortez Police Department, with the assistance from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office, and the 22nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office, is actively investigatin...
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Sep 11, 2025
Two bikes were left behind yesterday at the Cortez Skate Park on Roger Smith Avenue, and we’re hoping to reunite them with their owners. We ran the serial numbers, but unfortunately, neither bike was registered with the Cortez Police Department. If you think one might be yours...
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Sep 11, 2025
Time stood still at 8:46am in New York City on September 11, 2001 when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Then United Airlines Flight 175 at 9:03am into the South Tower. Then United Airlines Flight 93 at 9:37am into the P...
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Sep 11, 2025
Dear Cortez, We know that thieves wander at night. They try to open car doors. If they are unlocked, they help themselves to YOUR belongings. Please take valuables inside. Wallets, purses, identification, important mail and papers, GUNS and weapons, spo...
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Sep 10, 2025
A friend of the PD had their credit card information stolen. That was bad enough. But then they started getting letters in the mail saying checking accounts were being opened in their name. Total nightmare. This kind of fraud is happening more and more. Criminals dig through t...
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