Friday, March 6
9:25 a.m. A Montezuma County man reported that when filing his taxes he was notified by the Internal Revenue Service that his social security number had already been used to file taxes. He was notified to file an affidavit with local law enforcement.
Saturday, March 7
11:10 a.m. A man reported that someone near his home in the 22000 block of Road 22 had been shooting at his dogs. There are no suspects at this time.
1:00 p.m. A woman who lives in the 30000 block of Road S reported that her flat-screen TV was missing, along with gold and silver jewelry, in addition to her King Horse Barn, valued at $12,000.
Tuesday, March 10
9:50 a.m. A deputy responded to the Dolores Secondary Schools to receive marijuana that had been confiscated. The items were submitted into evidence for destruction.
10:00 a.m. A deputy was asked by the Town of Dolores to perform a civil standby to help some residents of the Rio Grande Hotel retrieve some of their belongings.
Tuesday, March 17
8:51 a.m. A deputy responded to the Rio Grande Southern Hotel to help a former occupant retrieve some belongings. The woman started to pack up some food and then left to get a black box. The woman then left with the box, when she was asked about the food, she said “That is the town’s problem.” The keys were returned to Town Hall.
10:10 a.m. A Montezuma County woman reported that she may be the victim of an email scam. The woman and her husband were told they were the winners of a sweepstakes by email, but needed to pay $1,500 in order to receive their $550,000 in winnings. The couple transferred an initial $500 in payments to Jamaica and when they tried to send an additional $1,000, they were told by someone at Western Union that they were likely being scammed. The couple later got a call from a bank claiming to have their winnings. The couple ultimately provided their personal information, including account numbers and were later contacted by Visa asking about suspicious activity on their credit cards. With the help of their son, the couple closed all their accounts. While the deputy was taking the report the couple got a call from “Mike” and the deputy took the phone call. “Mike” said he was with American Cash Awards Company. The deputy asked for a phone number, and asked where “Mike’s” company was based out of and “Mike” hung up. The deputy will investigate this incident further.