9:18 a.m. Two individuals were caught on tape near the Montezuma County Landfill cutting the fuel line to a county vehicle. The incident is still under investigation.
Thursday, April 30
6:28 p.m. A spool of copper wire, valued at $1,000, was reportedly taken from a county power generation substation site.
Saturday, may 2
11:11 a.m. A man living near the 30000 block of Highway 184 reported that the Chevy truck he had parked near the highway in order to sell it, was missing its tires and rims. They reportedly cost about $2,000. The alleged thief left a set of worn-out tired leaning against the truck. The Sheriff’s Office does not have any suspects at this time.
Monday, May 4
12:44 p.m. A deputy responded to the 33000 block of Highway 160 for a report of a missing key cutting machine.
5:18 p.m. A 95-year-old man in Dolores allegedly punched his grandson in the nose after throwing canned food at him. When the grandson was located, he said he was woken up in the middle of the night by his grandpa throwing canned food. The grandson said his grandfather keeps accusing him of stealing stuff and later finding it. He said his grandpa was getting “mean and out of control.” The grandfather suffered from a laceration to his forehead and the grandson had a bloody nose. The grandson advised his grandfather had never hit him before and that he loves him and would never hurt him. The deputy interviewed both the grandfather and the grandson but it was hard to get the grandfather’s side of the story because he is hard of hearing. No charges were filed in the case.
Tuesday, May
2:45 p.m. A man reported that 37 one-ton bales of alfalfa hay were stolen out of his storage barn located in the 19000 block of Road 15. Because of the heavy rain, no tracks were seen near the shed.