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The Blotter

Durango Police

Sunday

9:15 a.m. A man was harassing the staff at Manna soup kitchen.

2:40 p.m. Two men with bolt cutters were seen in the 700 block of Main Avenue.

4:04 p.m. A 27-year-old man was unconscious and not breathing in the 2800 block of West Second Avenue.

5:54 p.m. Someone’s dog was stolen in the 80 block of Primrose Circle.

6:33 p.m. Someone saw smoke coming from of a residence in the 100 block of Prospector Avenue.

9:44 p.m. A man was yelling and threatening juveniles with a whip in the 800 block of East Third Street.

Saturday

5:49 a.m. A T-bone crash occurred in the area of Three Springs Boulevard.

3:58 p.m. A tan Buick Regal was stolen in the 6100 block of Highway 550 south.

6:25 p.m. Someone’s car tires were slashed in the 1200 block of Escalante Drive.

7:04 p.m. A structure fire was reported in the 900 block of North Hidden Valley Circle.

7:40 p.m. Someone was arrested in connection with an altercation and robbery at a store in the 400 block of Florida Road.

9:43 p.m. A man was arrested after pulling a gun on someone during an attempted robbery at a grocery store in Town Plaza.

Friday

8:04 a.m. A burglary with damage was reported at Durango High School.

8:40 a.m. Items were stolen from a vehicle in the 2500 block of West Second Avenue.

10:37 a.m. An unattended bonfire was burning in the 100 block of East Fourth Avenue.

11:15 a.m. Theft was reported at a business in the 2900 block of Junction Street.

11:31 a.m. A man was arrested for trespassing at a gas station in the 20800 block of Highway 160 west.

1:24 p.m. A hit-and-run occurred in the 600 block of Turner Drive.

7:45 p.m. A 7- or 8-year-old boy was in a park with a small fire behind the Smiley Building.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office

Sunday

10:59 p.m. A man knocked on someone’s door and threatened to kill the resident in the 2200 block of Main Avenue.

Saturday

10:48 a.m. A mailbox was broken into in the 2300 block of County Road 225.

5:57 p.m. A brush fire was reported in the area of County Road 523 and County Road 521.

Friday

8:25 a.m. A woman’s neighbor was cutting down her tree branches in the 1000 block of County Road 500.

11:46 a.m. A woman was running down the road in her bathing suit and a car was following her in the area of Pastorius Reservoir.

4:27 p.m. A suspicious man was looking under cars in the area of South Mesa Avenue.

5:45 p.m. A window of a house was shot out in the 1000 block of County Road 308.

6:01 p.m. A storage unit was broken into in the 1300 block of East Animas Road (County Road 250).

7:18 p.m. Two men were camping in a storage unit and possibly using drugs in the 200 block of County Road 222.

9:09 p.m. Someone involved in an accident was chasing down and shooting elk to the south of Vallecito Dam.

10:51 p.m. Ten gunshots were heard in the 39800 block of Highway 160 east.

Durango Fire

Firefighters and medics responded to 37 calls Friday through Monday morning, including 21 emergency medical service calls, a dumpster fire, a flammable liquid spill and a brush fire.

Most items in this column are taken from logs of calls made to authorities. Their accuracy may not have been verified by an investigation.