Sheriff Blotter

Tuesday, May 9

5:24 p.m.: A woman reported a theft in the 16000 block of U.S. Highway 145. She said someone had stolen about $350 of flagstones she and her husband had planned to use for landscaping on their property. The case remains under investigation.

8:26 p.m.: A man was arrested in the 16000 block of U.S. Highway 145 on suspicion of DUI, obstructing a highway, obstructing a law enforcement officer and an open container violation after he was pulled over for stopping in the middle of the highway. The man reportedly got out of the vehicle as soon as he was pulled over and began yelling and approaching the responding deputy’s vehicle with his fists clenched. The deputy pointed his gun at him and warned him to go back to his vehicle, but although the man backed up a bit, he reportedly stayed in a fighting stance and kept moving into the road, obstructing traffic. After warning him again, the deputy put away his firearm and deployed his stun gun twice, the first time being ineffective. The man went to the ground the second time, but reportedly still refused to put his hands behind his back to be handcuffed, leading the deputy to deploy the stun gun again. The man was medically cleared at Southwest Memorial Hospital before being taken to jail.

9:03 a.m.: A woman reported a vehicle break-in in the 28000 block of U.S. Highway 160. She claimed someone had rummaged through her car after she forgot to lock it the night before, leaving the interior in disarray. Since nothing appeared to have been stolen, she said she did not want to pursue charges, but just wanted to “let (law enforcement) know this is going on.”

11:27 p.m.: Deputies responded to a report of a woman who was being treated for a gunshot wound at Southwest Memorial Hospital, 1311 N. Mildred Road. The woman claimed she was getting ready to clean a rifle at home when her dog jumped on the bed where it was lying and caused it to fire a round that was in the chamber, hitting her. Hospital staff said her injury was consistent with the story, and the responding deputy found no evidence warranting further investigation.

11:25 p.m.: A man was arrested during a traffic stop in the 5000 block of U.S. Highway 160 on three warrants for larceny, driving under restraint and failure to appear.

7:35 a.m.: Deputies assisted with a Colorado State Patrol accident investigation in the 30000 block of U.S. Highway 160. A woman who appeared to be intoxicated was involved in a single-vehicle traffic accident that had flipped her vehicle upside down. She did not appear to have any life-threatening injuries. Patrol troopers completed the investigation.

1:43 p.m.: A woman reported a theft in the 6000 block of County Road 21. She claimed that several checks had gone missing from her bedroom while she was out of town, and she suspected another tenant on the property of breaking into her mobile home. When deputies investigated, they found no evidence of a break-in, and the woman eventually apologized for accusing the other tenant, who said there had been an ongoing dispute between them. Deputies listed the checks as lost and closed the investigation.

4:05 p.m.: A woman was remanded from Montezuma County Court, 601 N. Mildred Road.

4:59 p.m.: Deputies responded to a report of a located stolen vehicle at the Cortez Police Department, 608 N. Park St. A man had reported the truck was stolen, along with a tool box that was inside it, from the 12000 block of County Road 21. Cortez police had found the vehicle in the possession of a man who said he traded it for a motorcycle from two men, one of whom was using the name of the truck’s owner. Responding deputies were unable to immediately determine the vehicle’s rightful owner or whether it had been stolen. The case remains under investigation.

10:41 a.m.: Deputies responded to a report of vandalism at the Cortez Cemetery, 27441 U.S. Highway 160. A caretaker claimed someone had broken a water pipe near the cemetery. The case remains under investigation.

11:49 a.m.: A woman reported a case of identity theft in the 200 block of Central Avenue, Dolores. She claimed someone had been using her husband’s social security number for employment since 2008, and she hadn’t realized it until she spoke to social services that day. The case remains under investigation.

7:40 p.m.: A man was arrested in the 28000 block of County Road K.2 on a warrant for failure to comply.

1:38 p.m.: Deputies responded to a report of a man being treated for an animal bite at Southwest Memorial Hospital, 1311 N. Mildred Road. The man claimed his friend’s labrador retriever had started fighting his mastiff mix dog while at the friend’s Dolores residence, and the retriever had bitten him when he tried to separate the dogs. He said he believed the dog was vaccinated and did not want to press charges.

3:58 a.m.: A man was arrested in the 20 block of U.S. Highway 160 on suspicion of DUI, vehicular eluding and reckless endangerment after a high-speed pursuit that ended when the suspect crashed into a ditch at the intersection of the highway and County Road D. After calling out to the driver to exit the vehicle, the responding deputies reportedly shot bean bag rounds at the passenger side window to get a view of the interior, then found the driver crawling away from the vehicle. He was medically cleared at Southwest Memorial Hospital before being taken to jail. Colorado State Patrol troopers completed the traffic accident investigation. The man was also a suspect in a Bureau of Indian Affairs investigation.

5:31 p.m.: A man was arrested in the 1 block of Central Avenue, Dolores, on a warrant.