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Cortez Police Blotter

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Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014 8:49 PM

Thursday, Oct. 9

8:21 p.m. Two officers responded to a motel in the 400 block of South Broadway regarding occupants causing problems and not leaving. Officers were able to get the two people to leave. Both appeared to be very intoxicated. Two hours later, police received another call and one of the had returned. He was arrested for trespassing after refusing to leave. The other was arrested a short time later after also appearing back at the hotel and refusing to leave.

Saturday, Oct. 11

11:01 p.m. An officer saw a pickup speeding near the 400 block of East Main Street. As the officer turned to contact the driver, the driver of the truck struck the curb near the intersection of Harrison Street. When the driver pulled over, the officer noticed he smelled of alcohol and his eyes were watery and speech was slurred. He was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence.

Sunday, Oct. 12

10:02 a.m. An officer pulled a man over after he was driving 46 mph in a 30 mph zone. When the officer asked the man for his license, he told the officer he did not have one. The man also smelled of alcoholic beverage. When asked to exit his vehicle, the man was unsteady on his feet and swayed. Dispatch also advised the officer that the man had a mandatory protection order that said he could not possess or consume alcohol. When the man was placed inside the police vehicle, he started yelling and hitting the inside of the patrol car. The man was transported to the Montezuma County Jail after refusing to give a breath test and then threatened to urinate on the jail staff. He was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence and given a summons for speeding, driving with a revoked license and violation of a protection order.

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