Durango Police
Friday
12:26 a.m. A man was acting like Frankenstein in the middle of the road in the 700 block of Main Avenue.
Thursday
7:24 a.m. A bear was on the side of the building while children were arriving at Needham Elementary, 2425 West Third Ave.
11:56 a.m. A drunken woman was bathing in the river near Iris Park, 1235 Camino del Rio.
5:46 p.m. A van was on fire in the 2300 block of Main Avenue.
5:48 p.m. Someone was complaining of whiplash after being involved in a rear-end crash near Ninth Street and Main Avenue.
8:46 p.m. A 45-year-old man was unconscious after drinking mouthwash near Walmart.
11:55 p.m. A drunken man was harassing customers at Denny’s Restaurant, 666 Camino del Rio.
La Plata County Sheriff’s Office
Thursday
9:44 a.m. A homeless man on a bike was hanging out under a classroom window at Escalante Middle School, 141 Baker Lane.
10:05 a.m. A white belly dump truck was spilling gravel all over the road on the Bridge to Nowhere.
10:52 a.m. Someone reported the theft of guns from a home near the 3000 block of County Road 311, southeast of the Durango-La Plata County Airport.
9:42 p.m. A mama bear was trying to break into a home in the 2200 block of County Road 122, north of Kline.
Most items in this column are taken from logs of calls made to authorities. Their accuracy may not have been verified by an investigation.
