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...

Missing Indigenous Person Alert (MIPA) since March 2025 We are sharing this post from the Colorado Bureau of Investigations again in hopes that the community will share and that he will be found.  Conrad Silas, described as an Indigenous male with black hair and brown eye...

Mr. Bevard has been found.  We will be removing his photo and some information for his privacy.   Missing: Liston Bevard  Liston was supposed to meet up with friends in Moab, Utah, and was last seen at the Elks Lodge in Durango on Monday, July 7th. He was l...

Update 5/27/25 - The vehicle owner has been identified.   The case involving a 66-year-old pedestrian who was hit and killed crossing Main Street last week is still under investigation.  The Cortez Police Department is requesting your help in identifying the own...

2/26/25 - Both teens appeared in court this morning with their parents and had their next hearings set for March 12 at 9:30am.  Two teens - a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old and their parents were contacted on February 12 after a caller reported seeing the boys&nb...