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The Blotter

Durango Police Department
Monday

12:16 p.m. A man was yelling and cursing at the Durango Transit Center, 250 W. Eighth St.

12:28 p.m. A family of five was trespassing on the railroad bridge near East Third Avenue and 15th Street.

1:43 p.m. A 25-year-old woman had a laceration to her head, and it was unknown what happened, according to a report in the 1800 block of Main Avenue.

2:48 p.m. Two men were loitering and just rolled up a marijuana joint in the 800 block of Main Avenue. Police issued a warning.

7:44 p.m. A man was jumping in front of vehicles near Main Avenue and 32nd Street.

9:32 p.m. A man threatened a woman’s and a man’s life, and threw a rock, near Walgreens in Town Plaza.

Sunday

6:32 a.m. A man passed out on the lawn of Comfort Inn & Suites, 455 South Camino del Rio. Police issued a warning.

7:08 a.m. A drunken man at Comfort Inn & Suites, 455 South Camino del Rio, said he was missing $80.

3:48 p.m. A man was throwing rocks and swearing near 32nd Street and Holly Avenue.

6:26 p.m. A drunken woman was trying to run over someone near Seventh Street and Narrow Gauge Avenue.

Saturday

2:06 p.m. A neighbor’s dog wouldn’t stop barking in the 2400 block of Arroyo Drive.

4:07 p.m. A man was nude in Buckley Park, 1250 Main Ave. Police made an arrest.

5:23 p.m. A man punched someone’s windows at the Durango Downtown Inn motel, 800 Camino del Rio.

7:24 p.m. A mountain lion was blocking someone’s path on Smelter Mountain.

9:05 p.m. A tractor trailer hit a power pole in the west 100 block of 33rd Street.

Friday

3:30 p.m. Someone stole plants in the 3200 block of West Seventh Avenue.

10:27 p.m. A drunken man was picking fights with people in the Wendy’s parking lot, 1840 Main Ave.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office
Monday

11:31 a.m. Someone reported an ongoing problem with loose pigs on County Road 124, north of Hesperus.

Sunday

12:54 a.m. Someone reported finding a bunch of clothes on South Camino del Rio.

Saturday

5:21 p.m. A vehicle hit a tree and an occupant in the vehicle had a bloody nose, according to a report on U.S. Highway 550 south of Durango.

Friday

7:27 a.m. A woman was throwing trash over a fence on Countrymen’s Way, south of Durango.

Thursday

4:16 p.m. Someone reported a landlord was trying to enter a residence without notice on Venado Lane, south of Durango.

Durango Fire

Firefighters and medics responded to 14 calls from Monday to Tuesday morning, including a wildland fire and six crashes.

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