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Durango Police

Monday

6:28 a.m. A woman stole someone keys and vehicle in the 1000 block of East Second Avenue.

9:44 a.m. A woman was trying to drag a man out of the street in the area of West 17th Street and Main Avenue.

1:07 p.m. Someone assaulted a nurse at Mercy Regional Medical Center.

Sunday

12:28 p.m. A man was digging a trench from the river in area of Oxbow Park.

7:02 p.m. A 36-year-old man was seizing in an alley in the 3000 block of East Fifth Avenue.

11:26 p.m. Two juveniles ran out of a gas station with two 12-packs of beer in the 1900 block of Main Avenue.

Saturday

1:13 p.m. Someone’s phone was stolen in the 700 block of East First Street.

8 p.m. A white Husky dog was loose in the 200 block of East Park Avenue.

9:28 p.m. A hit-and-run crash occurred in the 3100 block of Main Avenue. The run vehicle was a GMC.

9:51 p.m. A drunken woman was arrested after “destroying” someone’s house in the 3500 block of West Second Avenue.

Friday

2 p.m. Items were stolen from a storage facility in the 1400 block of Florida Road.

6:30 p.m. Three men were smashing watermelons on the sidewalk in the 600 block of Main Avenue.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office

Monday

2:18 p.m. A U-Haul truck was reported stolen in the 25800 block of Highway 160.

3:31 p.m. A burn pile was out of control in the 6800 block of County Road 501.

5:22 p.m. A man wearing tan clothing was riding a mountain bike and cutting people’s flowers in the county.

9:07 p.m. A burglary was reported in the 600 block of West North Street.

Sunday

12:02 a.m. A man was stuck in the water and couldn’t get up the embankment in the area of Forest Service Road 576.

10:32 a.m. A 2-year-old boy was reported missing in the 5300 to 5800 block of Wildcat Canyon Road (County Road 141).

4:01 p.m. Someone reported a gunshot wound in the wildlife tunnel area near Bayfield.

10:02 p.m. A pit bull attempted to attack someone and was running loose in the area of Ball Lane.

Saturday

7:25 a.m. A vehicle was broken into in the area of Perins Peak.

1:09 p.m. A man was acting suspiciously and carrying a handgun in the 4300 block of County Road 330.

Friday

9:19 a.m. A trailer was stolen in the 4000 block of Colorado Highway 140.

11:08 a.m. A motorcycle crash with injuries occurred in the area of La Posta Road (County Road 213) and Highway 550 south.

9 p.m. A fence was on fire in the 200 block of Aspen Drive.

Durango Fire

Firefighters and medics responded to 50 calls Thursday through Monday morning, including 27 emergency medical service calls, two unauthorized burnings, a gas leak, two car crashes, a chemical spill and an authorized burning.

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