10:18 p.m.: Two men were arrested in the 1000 block of Jackson Street after being pulled over for driving without license plate lamps. The driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under restraint, driving an uninsured vehicle and driving without lighted plates. Officers deployed a K9, and a small bag of hydrocodone pills was found in a backpack in the passenger’s seat. He was arrested on suspicion of possessing a Schedule II controlled substance.
Thursday, Feb. 22
2:53 a.m.: Two men were arrested in the 300 block of West Main Street after police contacted a man standing next to their parked vehicle. One was arrested on a La Plata County warrant for failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge. The other man was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on a local misdemeanor charge and on suspicion of possessing meth. The other man was charged with possessing a narcotic after officers found peyote and two meth pipes in his vehicle.
2 p.m.: A man was arrested at Montezuma County Combined Courts, 865 N. Park St., on a warrant for failure to appear on a local misdemeanor charge.
4:59 p.m.: A man was arrested outside Cortez Church of Christ, 631 E. Montezuma Ave., on suspicion of trespassing, disturbing the peace and an open container violation after a pastor requested he be removed from the property. The man reportedly refused to sign a trespass notice and swore loudly within earshot of students at Kemper Elementary School, which was letting out at the time. Two open vodka bottles and one open whiskey bottle were found in the man’s possession. He was cleared at Southwest Memorial Hospital due to intoxication.
Saturday, Feb. 24
12 a.m.: A woman was arrested at Angel’s End Zone, 309 N. Broadway, on suspicion of DUI and reckless driving after police responded to a report she had driven someone else’s vehicle into a bench on the south side of the building, causing $100 in damage. She had reportedly mistaken the vehicle for her own. She was cleared at Southwest Memorial Hospital due to intoxication, but did not appear to be injured.
12:49 p.m.: A man was arrested at Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park St., on suspicion of trespassing and disturbing the peace after employees reported he was intoxicated and refusing to leave. He reportedly tried to resist when officers handcuffed him. He was cleared at Southwest Memorial Hospital due to intoxication.
1:57 p.m.: A man was arrested in the 700 block of South Broadway on suspicion of driving under restraint after being pulled over because his vehicle looked like a vehicle of interest in a reported drug deal. Police reportedly saw empty plastic bags with suspicious residue inside the vehicle, but none contained a measurable amount of the substance.
5:48 p.m.: A man was cited for trespassing at City Market, 508 E. Main St.
7:02 p.m.: The same man was arrested at City Market, 508 E. Main St., on suspicion of trespassing and violating bond conditions after he refused to leave the area. He was cleared at Southwest Memorial Hospital due to intoxication. Officers requested special consideration for the man in sentencing, saying that he was homeless and might be breaking the law in order to be taken to jail.
10:07 p.m.: A man was arrested in the 300 block of South Maple Street on suspicion of disturbing the peace after a woman reported he was trying to break into her house. He was cleared at Southwest Memorial Hospital due to intoxication.
11:28 p.m.: A man was arrested in the 10 block of South Cactus Street on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance, possessing drug paraphernalia, failing to display headlights, driving an uninsured vehicle, displaying expired number plates and driving under restraint. His vehicle was towed. Police found a loaded syringe, a plastic container and a cotton ball containing heroin, as well as two small bags of meth and a moderate amount of white residue suspected to be meth in the vehicle. The suspect reportedly said the items in the car didn’t belong to him, but he would not name their owner.
Sunday, Feb. 25
12:28 a.m.: A man was cited in the 200 block of West Main Street on suspicion of DUI, DUI per se and failing to use a turn signal.
7:52 a.m.: A man was arrested in the 1 block of North Market Street on a Colorado Department of Corrections warrant for failure to appear on a felony charge. He was cleared at Southwest Memorial Hospital due to suspected drug intoxication.
11:21 a.m.: A man was arrested in the 400 block of Juniper Place on a warrant for failure to appear on a local felony charge. On his way to jail, he reportedly yelled profanities and banged his head in the patrol car, resulting in a cut on his forehead.
12:57 p.m.: A man was arrested in the 100 block of West Main Street on suspicion of unlawful distribution and possession of a controlled substance and driving under restraint. Eight small bags containing a total of 7.8 grams of meth were found in his pockets.
4:53 p.m.: A woman was cited for shoplifting at City Market, 508 E. Main St., after employees reported she hid a cheesecake, coffee and coffee filters, valued at $15.67 total, in her purse.
Monday, Feb. 26
11:57 a.m.: A woman was served with a warrant for failure to appear on a local felony charge at Montezuma County Detention Center, 730 E. Driscoll St.
2:15 p.m.: A man was arrested at Montezuma County Combined Courts, 865 N. Park St., on a warrant for failure to appear on a local misdemeanor charge.
3:15 p.m.: A man turned himself in at Montezuma County Detention Center, 730 E. Driscoll St., and was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on a local misdemeanor charge.
9:20 p.m.: A man was arrested on suspicion of violating a protection order after reportedly fighting at Conoco, 302 W. Main St. He was cleared at Southwest Memorial Hospital due to intoxication. At the jail, he became “combative” and challenged deputies to fight. They reportedly tackled him after he refused to walk to his cell.
10:02 p.m.: A man was arrested at Giant gas station, 2320 E. Main St., on a San Juan County, New Mexico, warrant for failure to appear on a larceny charge after a report of a dispute between him and another man over a vehicle.
Tuesday, Feb. 27
4:26 a.m.: A woman was arrested at Arby’s, 504 S. Broadway, on a warrant for failure to appear on a local misdemeanor charge.
11:21 a.m.: A man was arrested in the 600 block of East Montezuma Avenue on a warrant for failure to appear on a local misdemeanor charge.
5:53 p.m.: A man was arrested at Montezuma County Combined Courts, 865 N. Park St., on nine Montezuma County warrants and on suspicion of introducing contraband. He was cleared at Southwest Memorial Hospital due to a panic attack. On his way to jail, he reportedly left a bag of meth in the seat of the patrol car. A bag containing two marijuana joints was found in his pocket during the booking process.
6:57 p.m.: A man was arrested in the 500 block of East Montezuma Avenue on suspicion of trespassing and unlawful possession of a controlled substance after trying to remove a board from a boarded-up window. A plastic container of meth was found in his pocket, and the building’s owner reportedly said the man did not have permission to be on the property.
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