Durango Police
Thursday
1:10 a.m. A man believed to be homeless was sleeping in the lobby of the Strater Hotel. At least one person was given a verbal warning.
5:41 a.m. A man was sleeping in the back parking lot of the Durango post office. At least one person was given a verbal warning for trespassing.
Wednesday
12:38 p.m. Two men were panhandling in the 1100 block of Camino del Rio. At least one person was given a verbal warning for trespassing.
1:53 p.m. Two men were trying to start a fire near the Colorado Division of Wildlife Fish Hatchery.
2:04 p.m. A man urinated on himself at the Durango Transit Center. At least one person was given a warning for public intoxication.
3:27 p.m. A man was sleeping in a parking lot in the west 200 block of Ninth Street. At least one person was given a verbal warning for trespassing.
4:15 p.m. A driver rear-ended another vehicle in the 800 block of South Camino del Rio. At least one person was arrested. No injuries were reported.
6:28 p.m. A man was yelling at himself and others while carrying a bat in the 1100 block of Main Avenue.
9:35 p.m. A man was sleeping outside, behind a restaurant in the 600 block of Main Avenue. At least one person was given a verbal warning for trespassing.
10:03 p.m. A man sleeping inside a restaurant in the 100 block of East College Drive refused to leave. At least one person was given a verbal warning for trespassing.
La Plata County Sheriff’s Office
Wednesday
7:23 p.m. A young person was destroying a home in the 34300 block of U.S. Highway 160 east.
Durango Fire
Firefighters and medics responded to 19 calls Wednesday and at least two calls Thursday morning, including a crash without injuries and 12 EMS calls.
Most items in this column are taken from logs of calls made to authorities. Their accuracy may not have been verified by an investigation.
