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Trustees OK measure putting flat fee on pot

Trustees OK measure putting flat fee on pot

If approved, ballot would take effect in 2015

January 29, 2014

Spruell aims for 2nd term as sheriff

Spruell aims for 2nd term as sheriff

Spruelldu1-i-syn Montezuma County Sheriff Dennis Spruell has registered to seek a second four-year term. According to Colorado Secretary of State…

January 28, 2014

Sheriff: FBI seizes pot, porn

Sheriff: FBI seizes pot, porn

Law enforcement officials seized marijuana and child pornography in a raid last week in Mancos that involved personnel from the…

January 22, 2014

Sheriff: FBI seizes marijuana in Mancos

Sheriff: FBI seizes marijuana in Mancos

15 unmarked SUVs involved in raid, witness says

January 21, 2014

Sheriff: FBI seizes pot, porn in Mancos

Sheriff: FBI seizes pot, porn in Mancos

Law enforcement officials seized marijuana and child pornography in a raid last week in Mancos that involved personnel from the…

January 21, 2014

Jail reports fewer inmates

Jail reports fewer inmates

Pretrial program cuts cost, Spruell says

January 17, 2014

Cause of inmate’s death unknown

Cause of inmate’s death unknown

Law enforcement officials have yet to release autopsy results for an inmate who died last month while in custody at…

November 8, 2013

Inmate ID’d in jail death

Inmate ID’d in jail death

Autopsy to be performed on Arizona man

October 30, 2013

Inmate who died in Montezuma County Jail identified

Inmate who died in Montezuma County Jail identified

The Colorado Bureau of Investigations is examining an inmate death at the Montezuma County Jail. It’s the second reported inmate…

October 30, 2013

Inmate dies in custody in county jail

Inmate dies in custody in county jail

2nd death in facility this year

October 28, 2013

Chase ends with fatality

Chase ends with fatality

An Arizona man involved in high-speed chase with the Colorado State Patrol was pronounced dead on the scene last week…

September 6, 2013

School lockdown rattles Dolores

School lockdown rattles Dolores

Finocchiarodu1-i-syn A man wanted for parole violation provoked the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office to temporarily lock down the school in…

September 4, 2013

District attorney’s office investigates fired deputy

District attorney’s office investigates fired deputy

Woman alleges Harper fondled herduring traffic stop

August 20, 2013

Furse won’t prosecute Harper’s cases

Furse won’t prosecute Harper’s cases

Sheriff saysDA neveroffered aid

Sheriff drops lone drug cop

Sheriff drops lone drug cop

DA investigates misconduct

Officials cannot confirm Cronk’s résumé

Officials cannot confirm Cronk’s résumé

Cronkdu1-i-syn Former Montezuma County Undersheriff Robin Cronk appears to have padded his experience as a law enforcement official. According to…

Cronk charged personal items

Cronk charged personal items

Former undersheriff’s credit-card records reveal suspect expenses

Sheriffs, state agree on magazine rules

Sheriffs, state agree on magazine rules

Second Amendment issue is still contested

Speeding tickets drop

Speeding tickets drop

Town board wonders why

Academy moves to SCCC campus

Academy moves to SCCC campus

Law-enforcement students to have a new base

Law enforcement academy moves to SCCC west campus

Law enforcement academy moves to SCCC west campus

Starting next fall, Southwest Colorado Community College’s regional law enforcement academy will base operations at the “West Campus” between Mancos…

The Constitution above all else

The Constitution above all else

dennis spruelldu1-i-syn When I took my oath of office, the most critical part of that oath was to protect and…