Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Montrose County, Colorado, has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Montrose County depends on where the incident happened: the Montrose County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Colorado Open Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Montrose County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Montrose County that is the Montrose County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also carries Delta Montrose Drug Task Force (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Montrose County Sheriff's Office
The Montrose County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 20 violent and 111 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 395 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 970-252-4070. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at montrosecountysheriffsoffice.com/welcome-to-the-montrose-county-jail (page title: Welcome To The Montrose County Jail | Montrose County Sheriff's Office), phone 970-252-4070, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Montrose County
The two cities the FBI lists in Montrose County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Montrose: 40 violent and 403 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,307 arrests reported for 2025.
- Olathe: 4 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2025; 42 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Montrose County in 2025
The three agencies in Montrose County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 64 violent and 522 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Montrose County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,744 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Colorado Open Records Act Requires
The Colorado Open Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances, at a charge of research and retrieval time after the first hour, plus copying, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at montrosecounty.net/656/Request-Public-Records (page title: Request Public Records | Montrose County).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Montrose County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Montrose County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Colorado Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances.
How long does an agency in Montrose County have to answer?
Under the Colorado Open Records Act, within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances. It may charge research and retrieval time after the first hour, plus copying.
How do I get a report from the Montrose County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 970-252-4070. Under the Colorado Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances.
Is this the official Montrose County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.