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Durango Police

Tuesday

12:20 a.m. A man and a woman were fighting in the 1100 block of Florida Road (County Road 240). Police made an arrest.

4:26 a.m. Someone stole a vehicle outside Walmart, 1155 South Camino del Rio. Police made an arrest.

6:18 a.m. Someone was sleeping outside of a business in the east 100 block of 10th Street. Police made an arrest.

Monday

8:54 a.m. Someone stole a trash can in the 1100 block of East Third Avenue.

10:05 a.m. Someone was passed out at Third Street and East Third Avenue.

10:29 a.m. A man stole a bike from his neighbor’s yard in the 600 block of East Seventh Avenue.

10:44 a.m. A homeless man was following staff inside a business in the 1900 block of West Third Avenue.

11:54 a.m. A man tried to return a gas can and then poured out gas in a toilet at Walmart, 1155 South Camino del Rio.

1:09 p.m. Two people refused to leave south City Market, 6 Town Plaza. Police issued a warning.

3:34 p.m. A man refused to leave Spanish Trails Inn & Suites, 3141 Main Ave. Police issued a warning.

3:52 p.m. A man was harassing passers-by outside the Durango Transit Center, 250 W. Eighth Street. Police issued a warning.

6:31 p.m. A woman wearing black pants and a green hooded sweatshirt was talking to a tree in the 700 block of Camino del Rio.

6:59 p.m. Someone set up a tent in Schneider Park, 950 Roosa Ave. Police issued a warning.

7:03 p.m. People were smoking marijuana in the family locker room at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.

10:23 p.m. An intoxicated woman was at the front desk of south City Market, 6 Town Plaza. Police made an arrest.

10:46 p.m. Someone reported an ongoing issue with loud music in the 3500 block of Bennett Street. Police issued a warning.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office

Tuesday

3:06 a.m. A man was screaming “help me” in the 11700 block of East Animas Road (County Road 250).

Monday

12:12 p.m. A man was trespassing on someone’s property in the 6400 block of County Road 516.

Sunday

1:39 a.m. Someone reported multiple horses on County Road 516.

10:56 a.m. A man was threatening to kill someone in the 1400 block of Cactus Drive.

11:17 a.m. An intoxicated man was walking alongside the road in the 38000 block of U.S. Highway 550. Police made an arrest.

5:23 p.m. A man broke into someone’s house at Junction Creek Mobile Home Park, 535 Junction Creek Road (County Road 204). Police made an arrest.

10:31 p.m. An intoxicated man had a gun in the 27600 block of U.S. Highway 160.

11:09 p.m. A man hit his head against a wall at the La Plata County Jail, 742 Turner Drive.

Saturday

7:44 a.m. Someone reported people illegally camping at the end of Lightner Creek Road (County Road 207).

1:35 p.m. A dog fell out of the back of a flatbed truck and got hit by another vehicle in the 8000 block of U.S. Highway 550. Police made an arrest.

4:40 p.m. A woman reported neighbors shot and killed her emu in the 6200 block of U.S. Highway 550.

Friday

3:25 p.m. Someone reported ongoing verbal harassment by their neighbor in the 4000 block of County Road 203.

8:09 p.m. A child ran away on her scooter in the 1900 block of Baby Bear Road.

9:21 p.m. A 25-year-old female was hallucinating in the 1500 block of Florida Road (County Road 240).

Durango Fire

Firefighters and medics responded to 13 calls Monday, including two traffic accidents, two falls, an overdose and a brush 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.