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Durango Police

Tuesday

8:44 p.m. A 40- to 50-year-old man was unconscious and not breathing at a hotel in the 600 block of Main Avenue.

9:10 p.m. A burglary was reported in the 2100 block of Main Avenue.

12:54 p.m. A 28-year-old man fell stepping off a sidewalk in the 900 block of South Camino del Rio.

6:36 p.m. A man located his stolen bike locked up in front of north City Market.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office

Tuesday

1:07 p.m. An attempted break-in and theft was reported in the 2200 block of County Road 214.

1:22 p.m. A cold assault was reported in the 2300 block of East Animas Road (County Road 250).

4:41 p.m. A helicopter landed on a road several times and caused a hazard in La Plata Canyon.

6:37 p.m. Someone threw a kerosene-soaked shirt out of a truck and caught the brush on fire in the 5500 block of U.S. Highway 550 south.

8:35 p.m. A man was banging on doors and trying locks in the area of Durango West I.

Durango Fire

Firefighters and medics responded to 15 calls Tuesday to Wednesday morning, including eight emergency medical service calls, two car crashes and a hazmat investigation.

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