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The Blotter, Aug. 2-7

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office
Wednesday

10:57 p.m. A person driving a semi truck asked for help in finding a place to park for the night.

7:09 p.m. A person on County Road 234 in East Durango was arrested for public intoxication.

6:25 p.m. A woman near U.S. Highway 160 East was reportedly having a mental health crisis.

9:56 a.m. A dog was found “outside crying”on County Road 220 in East Durango, reportedly for at least an hour.

Tuesday

6:31 p.m. A person allegedly took water from a water tank behind another person’s property on Gem Lane in Bayfield.

9:33 a.m. A call was made about a man reportedly playing with a magnifying glass with a gasoline can next to him on U.S. Highway 160.

12:27 a.m. An alleged intruder entered someone’s residence on East Fourth Avenue in Durango before leaving via the back deck.

Aug. 5

7:09 p.m. A person on County Road 100 near Marvel was arrested for disorderly conduct.

2:40 p.m. Multiple mailboxes on County Road 311 in Ignacio were reportedly taken.

1:45 p.m. Multiple mailboxes on Cottonwood Lane, northwest of Durango-La Plata County Airport, were reportedly found vandalized.

11:45 a.m. A cow was found in the roadway on County Road 328 in Ignacio.

11:02 a.m. About six horses were found in the roadway on County Road 516 in Bayfield.

6:46 a.m. Multiple mailboxes on County Road 311 in Ignacio were found to be destroyed or missing.

Aug. 4

9:34 p.m. A man allegedly shot a firearm following a verbal argument with another person on County Road 527 in Northeast Bayfield.

8:49 p.m. About 10 cows were found in the roadway on County Road 501 in Bayfield.

7:52 p.m. A person on Pine Ridge Loop in West Durango was arrested for violating a restraining order.

5:04 p.m. Five or six cows were found walking down the roadway on County Road 501 in Bayfield.

12:32 a.m. A person on Pine Cone Drive on the northern outskirts of Bayfield was arrested for domestic violence.

Aug. 3

3:16 p.m. A person allegedly made “vulgar” threats over parking issues on County Road 243 in Northeast Durango.

11:21 a.m. A call was made about an injured doe “in rough shape” on U.S. Highway 160.

12:05 a.m. A person on County Road 311 in Ignacio was arrested for disorderly conduct.

Aug. 2

11:59 p.m. A person on U.S. Highway 550 was arrested for driving under the influence.

10 p.m. Ten black cows were found on Sossaman Road in Bayfield.

6:33 p.m. A man who allegedly pulled a knife on a person on Colina Place in East Durango was given a verbal warning.

2:03 p.m. An allegedly “violent” tenant was being evicted from a property on Ridge Road in West Durango, located west of Smelter Mountain.

Durango Fire

Firefighters and medics responded to 117 calls Aug. 2 through Wednesday, Aug. 7 Friday through Sunday, including 69 ambulance Calls, three alarms being activated unintentionally, two car crashes with injuries, a brush fire and a trash 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.