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Durango Police

Tuesday

1:18 a.m. An unconscious person was found in a creek bed in the 2200 block of Main Avenue.

Monday

1:25 p.m. A hit-and-run crash was reported in the 1000 block of East Fifth Avenue.

6:47 p.m. A woman assaulted another customer at a restaurant in the 800 block of East Second Avenue.

Sunday

6:30 p.m. A vehicle was broken into and items were taken in the Walmart parking lot.

11:38 p.m. An assault was reported in the 2500 block of West Third Avenue.

Saturday

2:42 p.m. A man stole a bike in the 1000 block of Main Avenue.

7:32 p.m. A man threw a beer at someone in the 1500 block of East Second Avenue.

9:40 p.m. An electrical fire from an outdoor light occurred in the 1100 block of South Camino del Rio.

Friday

11 a.m. A man was attempting to punch cars as they drove by in the area of Riverview Drive and Mesa Avenue.

12:07 p.m. A 35-year-old drunken man fainted and hit his head at north City Market.

2:44 p.m. A man in a stolen white BMW with four flat tires was arrested in the 500 block of South Camino del Rio.

10:47 p.m. A woman was assaulted and her hand was broken in the 900 block of Main Avenue.

11:43 p.m. A 34-year-old woman fell and injured her head at a restaurant in the 21600 block of U.S. Highway 160 west.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office

Wednesday

7:33 a.m. Someone’s vehicle tires were slashed in the 34200 block of U.S. Highway 550 north.

2:25 p.m. People were shooting a pellet gun from the side of the road in the area of Trimble Lane (County Road 252) and U.S. Highway 550 north.

5:14 p.m. A trooper requested assistance for a fleeing vehicle heading southbound on County Road 126.

Tuesday

12:47 p.m. A stolen Polaris was located with no tires in the 23000 block of Colorado Highway 172.

2:16 p.m. A man pointed an AR gun at another vehicle in the 500 block of Florida Road.

Durango Fire

Firefighters and medics responded to 77 calls Friday to Tuesday morning, including 47 emergency medical service calls, an arcing electrical equipment call, a gas leak, four car crashes, three smoke scares and an outdoor fire.

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