Durango Police
Tuesday
7:55 a.m. Equipment was vandalized at Durango Community Recreation Center.
9:41 a.m. A sexual offense was reported in the 5800 block of Main Avenue.
6:48 p.m. A man was arrested on suspicion of stealing a bike in the 100 block of East Fifth Avenue.
8:54 p.m. A man pulled a machete on someone in the 2200 block of Main Avenue.
Monday
3:13 p.m. Vehicles were broken into at a towing yard in the 20900 block of U.S. Highway 160, in western city limits.
4:33 p.m. A man with a knife was in the parking lot of an apartment building in the 1000 block of Goeglein Gulch Road.
La Plata County Sheriff’s Office
Sunday
12:26 p.m. A truck rolled off the side of a mountain in the area of Missionary Ridge.
Saturday
4:56 p.m. A 32-year-old man fell off a rope onto a rock and was having difficulty breathing at Bakers Bridge.
Friday
1:58 a.m. A burglary involving multiple suspects was reported in the 400 block of Bayfield Parkway.
1:15 p.m. Someone was knocking down security cameras in the 28600 block of U.S. Highway 160, in the Grandview area.
Thursday
10:17 a.m. A storage unit was broken into and items were stolen in the 29400 block of U.S. Highway 160, near Elmore’s Corner.
Wednesday, Aug. 19
9:30 a.m. Two bikes and a bag of electrical tools were reported stolen in the 34500 block of U.S. Highway 550, north of Hermosa.
9:50 a.m. A child was reported to be drowning in a hot tub in the 6500 block of County Road 501, in the Forest Lakes area.
Tuesday, Aug. 18
2:02 p.m. An attempted burglary was reported in the 1300 block of East Animas Road (County Road 250).
6:39 p.m. A vehicle was vandalized and the tires were taken off at the Durango-La Plata Airport.
Monday, Aug. 17
12:51 p.m. A storage unit was broken into in the 2800 block of Main Avenue.
6:01 p.m. Lightning caused a brush fire in the 1500 block of County Road 225, northeast of Elmore’s Corner.
Sunday, Aug. 16
9:22 a.m. An assault was reported in the 1400 block of County Road 502, northwest of Bayfield.
11:30 a.m. A window was broken out of a vehicle in the 100 block of Snowbird Court.
Saturday, Aug. 15
4:18 p.m. A vehicle caught fire in the 13000 block of U.S. Highway 160, just west of Hesperus.
Friday, Aug. 14
12:17 p.m. A firearm was reported stolen at Purgatory Resort.
2:56 p.m. A man pretending to be with the Census was in the area of Skyline Drive.
Thursday, Aug. 13
3:30 p.m. A rock was thrown through a vehicle windshield in the 39000 block of U.S. Highway 160, near Gem Village.
9:14 p.m. A woman was threatened with a knife in the 900 block of Roosa Avenue.
Durango Fire
Firefighters and medics responded to 26 calls Monday to Wednesday morning, including 12 emergency medical service calls, a cooking fire, a gas leaks and a car crash with injuries.
Most items in this column are taken from logs of calls made to authorities. Their accuracy may not have been verified by an investigation.
