Durango Police
Monday
7:26 a.m. Someone requested assistance with a bear in a tree near the tennis courts at Needham Elementary School, 2425 West Third Ave.
7:29 a.m. A raccoon was hit by a car and killed, and someone moved the dead animal, in the 1000 block of East Third Avenue.
8:42 a.m. An elderly man with a walker and grocery cart was in the street in front of St. Columba Catholic Church at 1830 East Second Ave.
3:33 p.m. A woman reported that a man was outside trying to get into her residence at 397 W. 23rd St.
7:35 p.m. An intoxicated man was sleeping in a flower bed at Park Avenue and West Third Avenue.
10:58 p.m. Seven homeless people with a cart filled with backpacks were drinking at Kroegers Ace Hardware, 8 Town Plaza.
Tuesday
1:32 a.m. Police received a report that involved a welfare check on a 10-month-old child and a possible methamphetamine user in the 600 block of Arroyo Drive.
2:48 a.m. A bear was in a dumpster at 1330 Florida Road. The report included that the same thing happens almost every night, but the bear was crying on this occasion.
4:20 a.m. Someone reported that a bear, possibly injured, was in the 1400 block of Florida Road. Multiple people in the area heard the animal screaming.
6:58 a.m. A homeless man was sleeping in the second-floor hallway of the building formerly occupied by Radio Shack, 1020 Main Ave.
La Plata County Sheriff’s Office
Friday
11:52 a.m. A tractor driving 10 mph in the 9000 block of U.S. Highway 550 was causing a hazard.
1:32 p.m. A man called about his cow being hit by a car at Sunnyside Elementary School, 75 County Road 218.
4:47 p.m. Someone reported that 40 to 50 cows were in the roadway at County Road 510 and Valley Trail.
6:30 p.m. A cow was in the roadway at County Road 510 and County Road 222.
6:35 p.m. A man in a wheelchair was passed out on the side of the road at Elmore’s Corner Store, 50 County Road 234.
6:40 p.m. A bear was in a residence at 2539 County Road 203.
7:06 p.m. A cow was in the roadway at County Road 221 and Horizon Drive.
Saturday
1:08 a.m. Someone reported that a bear was in the area near 700 Fox Farm Circle, and a man with a shotgun was across the street looking for it.
5:40 p.m. Someone reported a firearm discharge from the Sailing Hawks area, at 2634 County Road 204.
10:39 p.m. Someone reported that trespassers were trying to take their children from the property at 94 Sunset Circle.
Sunday
3:01 a.m. Someone needed assistance getting rid of a bear that wouldn’t leave at 1702 County Road 205.
5:55 a.m. A firearm was found in the X-ray of the security checkpoint at Durango-La Plata County Airport, 1000 Airport Road.
8:10 a.m. Someone reported that a man was living in a storage unit at East Animas Mini Storage, 160 County Road 250.
9:13 a.m. A man reported hearing gunshots all night, possibly from a shotgun or automatic firearm, at 3575 County Road 213.
10:12 p.m. Someone was driving a vehicle through a field in the 1300 block of County Road 314.
Monday
11:02 a.m. An employee at Five Branches Campground, 4677 County Road 501A, reportedly found drugs in a cabin.
2:29 p.m. A small gray sedan hit some mailboxes, and was speeding up and slowing down, on County Road 234 and County Road 236.
7:18 p.m. A man was reported to be trespassing, harassing and attempting to enter someone’s RV at 8506 County Road 213.
Durango Fire
Firefighters and medics responded to 15 calls Monday, including two traumatic injuries, a gas leak inside a building, a hemorrhage/laceration and assault.
Most items in this column are taken from logs of calls made to authorities. Their accuracy may not have been verified by an investigation.
