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...

The Cortez Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying two vehicles shown in the attached photos, as part of an ongoing investigation. If you recognize them or have any information that could assist, we encourage you to reach out. Please contact the Cortez...

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...

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...