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COVID-19 Testing in Montrose County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2020 Contact: Katie Yergensen, Montrose County Media Relations Manager kyergensen@montrosecounty.net, (970) 964-8701 COVID-19 Testing in Montrose County Montrose, CO— Due to a shortage of COVID-19 testing capacity across the US, and...

MCSO Services Affected by COVID-19

Resident Observed/Reported Stray Canine Complaints

This is an extremely difficult decision and we hope to resume normal operations as soon as we possibly can. --- Due to the unprecedented situation facing our country, the Montrose County Sheriff’s Office will not be responding to CONTAINED stray canines and RESIDENT...

Automobile and Bicycle Accident

MONTROSE COUNTY INFORMATION RELEASE Contact: Dr. Thomas M. Canfield, MD, Montrose County Coroner Office: Montrose County Coroner’s Office of Medical Investigation (970)252-4524 coroner@montrosecounty.net Automobile and Bicycle Accident Christopher Blunt, age 22...

U.S. ATTORNEY, DEA, MONTROSE COUNTY SHERIFF AND MONTROSE POLICE CHIEF ANNOUNCE MAJOR DRUG ENFORCEMENT ACTION

U.S. ATTORNEY, DEA, MONTROSE COUNTY SHERIFF AND MONTROSE POLICE CHIEF ANNOUNCE MAJOR DRUG ENFORCEMENT ACTION Thirteen defendants indicted by a federal grand jury DENVER – Following a year-long investigation, thirteen Montrose residents were indicted by a federal grand...

K9 Tigo Visits Santa at Chow Down Pet Supplies

K9 Tigo got to visit with Santa recently at while at Chow Down Pet Supplies in Montrose. We are pretty sure Tigo has been a very good boy this year!

Tigo Visits Reindeer at Murdochs

K9 Tigo and Sgt. Searcy visited Comet the reindeer at Murdochs last weekend. Comet and Tigo became fast friends!

MCSO to Test the Emergency Notification System

Montrose, COLO.—Montrose County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a countywide test of the emergency notifications system on Wednesday, Dec., 18 at 2:00 pm. THIS IS ONLY A TEST and measures the number of residents reach in an emergency. All traditional...

MCSO Reports Significant Increase in Mail and Package Theft

Montrose, COLO.—The Montrose County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) would like to urge residents to be aware of a significant increase of mail and package theft. The MCSO has received several reports of mail and package theft from the Olathe area to Government...