Durango Police
Friday
10:15 a.m. A vehicle was on fire at South City Market, 6 Town Plaza.
12:08 p.m. A medical unit collided with a vehicle at South Camino del Rio and Sawyer Drive.
1:32 p.m. A man was trying to pry open an electrical box with a crowbar at the base of Farmington Hill, U.S. Highway 160 and U.S. Highway 550.
2:42 p.m. A woman was screaming “get off me” at 1757 County Road 125.
Saturday
12:45 a.m. Several men were playing bongos in the road at East Fourth Avenue and First Street.
10:20 a.m. The Zircon Container Co. banner at the UPS Store, 361 South Camino del Rio, was reported stolen.
12:48 p.m. A tire was in the road causing a hazard near Four States Tire and Service, 480 South Camino del Rio.
Sunday
12:58 a.m. A bear tried to come through a closed window at 288 Animas View Drive.
1:58 a.m. A man at the DoubleTree Hotel reported his wife missing. He said she had been gone for three hours after leaving the hotel to go to a bar.
7:40 a.m. A bear was rummaging through trash behind Taco Bell, 2902 Main Ave.
12:27 p.m. A man reported that a bear damaged the inside of his home at 339 E. 13th St.
1:51 p.m. Someone reported that a bear was entering and leaving their home through a window at 288 Animas View Drive.
8:17 p.m. A mother bear and two cubs were getting into trash at Sunridge Townhomes, 35 Sunridge Court.
Monday
1:09 a.m. Someone was “throwing things around” in the Emergency Room at Mercy Regional Medical Center, 1010 Three Springs Blvd.
La Plata County Sheriff’s Office
Friday
8:02 a.m. A man reported that an injured deer at the end of his driveway needed to be put down, 165 Colina Place.
10:23 p.m. Someone reported smoke coming from a garage that was on fire at Durango Riverside Resort, 13391 County Road 250.
10:27 p.m. Someone reported a man wearing shorts who was hopping up and down at 400 County Road 501.
Saturday
10:01 a.m. Cows were blocking the road on County Road 234.
10:41 a.m. Someone reported finding a green leafy substance at Durango-La Plata County Airport, 1000 Airport Road.
11:59 a.m. A mother bear and three cubs were outside Durango Sports Club, 1600 Florida Road.
2:11 p.m. Someone heard about 25 gunshots in a half hour at 0 Oak Drive.
6:39 p.m. A bear was under a trailer and growling at 9 Golden West Drive.
9:55 p.m. A woman hit a car with a baseball bat at Animas Village Apartments, 34237 U.S. Highway 550.
Sunday
2:49 p.m. Someone was trying to find their spouse at KOA Durango East Campground, 30090 U.S. Highway 160.
6:11 p.m. A man was walking in traffic at west Ninth Street and Camino del Rio.
Monday
12:23 a.m. A woman reported her husband, who was intoxicated and trying to leave in a vehicle, at 30379 U.S. Highway 160.
Durango Fire
Firefighters and medics responded to 71 calls Thursday through Sunday, including seven falls, five fires, three assaults, two water rescues, two reports of smoke outside, a gas odor investigation and a fuel spill.
Most items in this column are taken from logs of calls made to authorities. Their accuracy may not have been verified by an investigation.
