La Plata County Sheriff’s Office
Tuesday
1:40 a.m. A truck drove by a residence and shot a gun twice in the 1000 block of County Road 130.
4:46 a.m. Someone heard six gunshots in the area of County Road 119 and Trail Road.
5:03 a.m. Visible smoke around a building was reported in the 100 block of Highway 172.
Monday
7:28 a.m. A man was screaming and punching aggressively in the area of Town Plaza.
8:26 a.m. A man was threatening an employee in the 1100 block of South Camino del Rio.
10:21 a.m. A burglary was reported in the 8800 block of Florida Road (County Road 240).
4:32 p.m. A person in their 30s fainted and was not conscious at Goodwill.
Sunday
9:36 p.m. Someone’s neighbor broke into their room and assaulted them in the 2000 block of County Road 214.
10:45 p.m. A woman was screaming and broke a window in the area of Bayfield Parkway.
Saturday
5:42 p.m. Gunshots were reported in the 8600 block of U.S. Highway 550 south.
9:01 p.m. Someone reported a body in the river in the area of U.S. Highway 160 west.
Friday
5:52 p.m. Someone requested assistance with a neighbor shooting guns on their property in the 6100 block of County Road 334.
7:57 p.m. A power line was hanging down and causing a traffic hazard in the area of Gem Lane.
Thursday
3:08 a.m. A power line was sparking in the 2800 block of Wildcat Canyon Road (County Road 141).
3:57 a.m. A vehicle struck a fence in the area of U.S. Highway 550 and County Road 214.
6:19 a.m. Someone reported a transformer had possibly exploded and saw blue flames near the power line near County Road 223 and U.S. Highway 160 east.
1:02 p.m. A tree was over a power line and flames were visible in the 6500 block of County Road 501.
Wednesday
10:03 a.m. Visible flames were reported in some brush and trees in the area of U.S. Highway 160 and Highway 172.
1:12 p.m. A large kitchen knife was on the side of a trail in the area of Smelter Mountain.
2:53 p.m. Suspicious people in a vehicle by mailboxes were reported in the area of Squaw Apple Road.
Tuesday
1:01 p.m. A man was on someone’s lawn playing with a knife in the 34300 block of U.S. Highway 550 north.
5:55 p.m. Someone reported suspicious activity in the area and found a drug needle in the 50 block of Lazy Pine Drive.
9:41 p.m. Underage drinking was reported in the 500 block of County Road 215.
Durango Fire
Firefighters and medics responded to 33 calls Friday through Monday morning, including 19 emergency medical service calls, two car crashes and a rescue.
Most items in this column are taken from logs of calls made to authorities. Their accuracy may not have been verified by an investigation.
