Regional News

The Blotter, Aug. 22-27

Durango Police Department
Tuesday

2:05 a.m. A loud alarm was sounding at the Mountain View Plaza Condominiums, 634 East Eighth Ave. Police made an arrest.

Monday

10:49 a.m. A power line fell to the ground in front of Liquor World, 695 Camino del Rio.

3:13 p.m. A woman was yelling obscenities at juveniles near 32nd Street and East Second Ave. Police issued a warning.

7:41 p.m. Someone reported a couple with a baby were panhandling in the 1100 block of Camino del Rio.

9:25 p.m. Tree branches lay in the road in the 2100 block of Main Avenue.

9:53 p.m. A man in the Walmart parking lot had fecal matter on him. Police made an arrest.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office
Tuesday, Aug. 27

2:26 a.m. A car was on fire somewhere along U.S. Highway 160 east of Durango.

Sunday, Aug. 25

1:13 p.m. A child was unattended along U.S. Highway 550 north of Durango.

9:46 p.m. Someone called 911 but dispatchers could only hear an open line. When dispatchers called back the number, the voicemail went to Taylor Swift.

Saturday, Aug. 24

5:28 p.m. Someone wanted to speak with a deputy about kittens, according to a report on County Road 234.

Thursday, Aug. 22

4:30 p.m. Someone reported a FedEx driver was harassing a man on Trew Creek Drive.

Durango Fire

Firefighters and medics responded to 20 calls Monday through Tuesday morning, including a downed power line and a vehicle crash involving injuries.

Most items in this column are taken from logs of calls made to authorities. Their accuracy may not have been verified by an investigation.