UPDATE!  9/7/23 - Vehicle Break-ins continue in all areas of Cortez

9/6 - Tools totaling approximately $4500, wallet/ID/debit card and a bike from the driveway

9/6 - debit card and $75 cash

Keep your vehicle and belongings safe:

• Park in well-lit areas.
• Close and lock all windows and doors when you park.
• Put away your valuables.
• Do not leave your keys in your vehicle.
• Do not leave the area while your vehicle is running.
• Remember to lock your vehicle every time you walk away to prevent vehicle theft.

If you have any information regarding items stolen from vehicles, please contact Cortez Dispatch at 970-565-8441 or submit your tips by clicking on this post!

UPDATE!  9/5/23 More theft from Vehicles!

9/1 - Purse stolen from an unlocked vehicle

9/2 - Osprey backpack from an unlocked vehicle

9/2 - Softball cleats from a vehicle on 3rd Street

9/2 - A purse containing ID, bank card and cash, an Osprey backpack and medications

9/2 - a break in- nothing in vehicle to be taken but items were rummaged and left on the lawn

       Please lock you vehicles

UPDATE! 8/28/23

Over the weekend the Cortez Police Department received FOUR more reports of items stolen from vehicles.  The range of items stolen are coins, Chanel sunglasses, a wallet, medical supplies and a firearm.  Three of the four reporting parties said that their vehicles were unlocked.  

If you have any information regarding items stolen from vehicles, please contact Cortez Dispatch at 970-565-8441 or submit your tips by clicking on this post!

8/21/23

Wallets, phones and a gun stolen from inviting vehicles!  In the last week, Cortez has seen at least five reports of stolen items from vehicles.  In all of the cases, the windows or the vehicle doors have been open or unlocked.  Take these simple steps to prevent your vehicle from being the next easy target! 

Keep your vehicle and belongings safe:

• Park in well-lit areas.
• Close and lock all windows and doors when you park.
• Put away your valuables.
• Do not leave your keys in your vehicle.
• Do not leave the area while your vehicle is running.
• Remember to lock your vehicle every time you walk away to prevent vehicle theft.

If you have any information regarding items stolen from vehicles, please contact Cortez Dispatch at 970-565-8441 or submit your tips by clicking on this post!