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Durango Police

Sunday

2:20 p.m. A woman stole two bags from another person in the 300 block of East Eighth Avenue.

2:51 p.m. A woman was in an alley throwing things in the 400 block of East Fourth Avenue.

3:30 p.m. A group of 40 people was gathered at Oxbow Park.

3:53 p.m. Three boys were fighting in the 600 block of Arroyo Drive.

4:14 p.m. A man was throwing rocks at people in the 800 block of East Third Street.

Saturday

6:31 a.m. Someone reported items taken from their vehicle and suspicious people present in the 200 block of Halto Via Circle.

6:33 a.m. A man sprayed Mace on someone’s dog in the 2200 block of Main Avenue.

11:50 a.m. Eight people were fighting in the 1100 block of Camino del Rio.

2:34 p.m. People were sitting and eating inside a restaurant in the 600 block of East Second Avenue.

2:57 p.m. Someone was arrested for DUI after driving their car off the road and into a campground.

3:40 p.m. A 70-year-old man was unconscious in the 2100 block of West Second Avenue.

Friday

4:59 p.m. Items were taken from a car in the west 100 block of Ninth Street.

7:23 p.m. A man was cutting wood with a hatchet in an alley in the west 100 block of 33rd Street.

8:23 p.m. A 30-year-old man was having difficulty breathing at Walmart.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office

Sunday

12:17 a.m. A man fired several shots in the area of County Road 321.

1:37 p.m. Someone was shooting firearms in the 40200 block of Highway 550 north.

4:20 p.m. A man bit a woman on the face in the 300 block of North Commerce Drive.

5:44 p.m. Gunshots were reported in the 36100 block of Highway 160 east.

11:06 p.m. Three or four people were attempting to break into a trailer in the 900 block of County Road 207.

Saturday

7:03 a.m. A deer was stuck in a fence in the 100 block of Sortais Road.

10:28 a.m. An injured deer was in someone’s front yard in the 6500 block of Florida Road (County Road 240).

6:22 p.m. A man was harassing a woman, pushed her and tried to get into her apartment in the area of Florida Road.

6:33 p.m. Two men were shooting firearms in the area of South Ridge Circle.

9:01 p.m. Someone was crawling under the fence to get into the Fun Center property.

Friday

1:21 a.m. A car drove off the road in the 1800 block of County Road 220.

4:03 p.m. A burglary was reported in the 900 block of County Road 207.

5:07 p.m. An assault was reported in the 32200 block of Highway 550 north.

6:25 p.m. The license plates and battery were stolen from a car in the 4000 block of County Road 521.

7:45 p.m. A homeless man was reported to have stolen golf course property in the 500 block of Trimble Lane (County Road 252).

Thursday

9:57 p.m. A drunken man tried to attack someone’s daughter in the 1500 block of Florida Road (County Road 240).

10:48 p.m. A man was arrested for trespassing after breaking into a house in the area of Wildcat Canyon Road (County Road 141).

11:23 p.m. A canine search was conducted and someone was taken into custody in the 2800 block of Wildcat Canyon Road (County Road 141).

Durango Fire

Firefighters and medics responded to 40 calls Friday through Monday morning, including 17 emergency medical service calls, three authorized controlled burns, an elevator rescue and three unauthorized burnings.

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