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Durango Police

Monday

3:32 a.m. Two men were arrested on suspicion of looking into vehicles with a flashlight in the 2600 block of Main Avenue.

10:13 a.m. A vehicle was broken into in the 3100 block of East Fourth Avenue.

5:34 p.m. A woman who appeared to be in her 20s was having difficulty breathing at Home Depot.

Sunday

12:18 a.m. Someone was outside a residence with a gun in the 1000 block of East Fourth Avenue.

8:23 a.m. Vehicles were broken into in the 1400 block of West Third Avenue, 2700 block of Delwood Avenue and 2100 block of Eastlawn Avenue.

3:02 p.m. An oven caught fire in the 2300 block of Main Avenue.

10:04 p.m. A man with a gun was holding a woman hostage at the homeless camp in the 14800 block of La Posta Road (County Road 213).

Saturday

8:20 a.m. Vehicles were broken into in the 1900 block of Highland Avenue, 2000 block of Glenisle Avenue, 1900 block of Forest Avenue and 2700 block of Columbine Drive.

8:33 p.m. A man was assaulted in the 1400 block of Animas View Drive.

Friday

7:27 a.m. Someone took a man’s gun at a motel in the 3200 block of Main Avenue.

7:34 a.m. A man was threatening to kill a woman in the 3000 block of Main Avenue.

10:56 a.m. A 34-year-old woman was unconscious at Durango Transit Center.

8:14 p.m. A drunken woman had a knife at a fast food restaurant in the 2900 block of Main Avenue.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office

Monday

4:36 a.m. A woman reported people were breaking windows in the 1500 block of Florida Road.

6:53 a.m. A llama was in the road in the 31200 block of U.S. Highway 160, east of Elmore’s Corner.

11:05 a.m. Three storage units were broken into in the 29500 block of U.S. Highway 160, near Elmore’s Corner.

Sunday

7:15 p.m. Someone reported a neighbor’s pigs were in another yard in the lower 100 block of County Road 133B.

8:23 p.m. People were shooting off fireworks in the 7200 block of County Road 203, north of Durango.

Saturday

9:21 a.m. A vehicle was reported stolen in the 2600 block of Junction Creek Road (County Road 204).

5:41 p.m. A motorcycle accident occurred and two people were injured in the 1100 block of South Camino del Rio.

Friday

8:46 a.m. Traffic signs were reported stolen in the area of Hermosa.

8:17 p.m. A three-vehicle crash occurred in the area of U.S. Highway 160 and Colorado Highway 172, near Elmore’s Corner.

Thursday

10:07 a.m. A man was looking in vehicles in the 3300 block of West Fourth Avenue.

Durango Fire

Firefighters and medics responded to 78 calls Thursday through Tuesday morning, including 38 emergency medical service calls, seven car crashes, three unauthorized burnings and a cooking 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.