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Durango Police Department
Tuesday

10:05 a.m. Children were yelling for help in the 21800 block of U.S. Highway 160 west.

1:13 p.m. A man assaulted a woman in the 700 block of Main Avenue.

4:12 p.m. A man was arrested on suspicion of obscene conduct after defecating in front of someone in the 1200 block of Camino del Rio.

7:59 a.m. A man was arrested on suspicion of assault after throwing chairs at Mercy Regional Medical Center.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office
Tuesday

1:33 a.m. A bear was trying to get into a house in the area of Wheeler Road.

Monday

11:40 a.m. Someone’s neighbor broke into the reporting person’s storage unit in the area of Florida Road (County Road 240).

6:41 p.m. Someone was creating explosions in the area of County Road 510.

Sunday

12:41 a.m. Someone was yelling for help in the area of Main Avenue.

11:23 p.m. Someone’s bike seat was stabbed and the tires were flat in the area of Florida Road (County Road 240).

11:53 p.m. A possible structure fire was reported in the area of County Road 311.

Saturday

12:33 a.m. Someone was outside a residence with a firearm in the area of Howe Drive.

2:32 p.m. Someone was stuck on a rock in the river with their head above water in the area of South Camino del Rio.

5:44 p.m. A man fell while climbing and broke ribs and his heel in the Pine River Campground.

Friday

9:24 a.m. A man was pounding on an RV window in the area of South Camino del Rio.

9:59 p.m. Three bald men by a bus stop bench were shooting a firearm in the area of West Eighth Street.

Durango Fire

Firefighters and medics responded to 24 calls from Monday to Tuesday morning, including 13 emergency medical service calls, a flammable liquid spill, a car crash and an accident.

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