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On 9/28/2023 at approximately 8:30 am Cortez Dispatch received a call regarding a vehicle theft from the Mildred and Main Street Speedway.  At the very same time, Cortez Records department witnessed a vehicle of that description, a 1995 teal F250, being backed into a...

On Sunday evening, Cortez Police Officers and Emergency Medical Services responded to a residence in Cortez for a reported unconscious and unresponsive 55-year-old male. Medics on the scene conducted life-saving measures for the victim but were ultimately unsuccessful. Th...

On 08/23/2023 at approximately 0238 hours, Cortez Police Officers on routine patrol heard a female yelling and using profanities from a vehicle observed at the Chevron Gas Station. Officers believing that there was a potential domestic situation approached a mal...

The Cortez Police Department received information from the FBI about a possible school threat and that the subject may be in the area.  The RE-1 School District issued a lockdown for the Montezuma-Cortez High School and all other schools in the district wen...

Cortez Dispatch received a report of a stabbing on 7/28/2023 at 10:55pm at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on East Empire Street.  Cortez Police responded to find the suspect and victim on scene.  The suspect willingly turned over the knife and c...

A traffic accident causing injury occurred on Friday night at the crosswalk on Main Street in front of McDonalds.  The 16 year old victim and his younger brother were crossing the street in the crosswalk when a van struck him. He was transported to Southwes...

The Cortez Police Department responded to a call at 1:26am in the 500 block of South Madison street for a shots fired call.  Officers discovered a male homicide victim. The suspect drew a weapon and fled.  The Nixle emergency alert system was activated ...

On July 22, 2023 dispatch received a call for a stabbing in Veterans Park.  Cortez Police Department responded and spoke with two acquaintances of the suspect.  One suffered a cut above the eye and the other reports being punched multiple times.  The suspect, wh...

 Please remember how quickly your vehicle can become hot and unbearable for animals and kids , take care of your pets as the weather warms up.  If you see an animal that could possible be in distress call the police department immediately, an officer or animal c...