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The Blotter, Aug. 29-Sept. 2

Durango Police Department
Friday

7:35 p.m. Someone was mooning people outside Walgreens in Town Plaza.

11:34 p.m. Two men were running around La Plata Place in ski masks, acting suspiciously.

Saturday

12:24 a.m. Someone tried to get into El Rancho Tavern with a fake ID.

11:59 a.m. Three people were reported to police for causing a nuisance on electric motorcycles on the Animas River Trail near the fish hatchery.

12:36 p.m. Men on motorcycles were gunning their engines and making a lot of noise on East 14th Street and East Third Avenue.

Sunday

11:55 a.m. Someone blocked the road on Camino del Rio to take pictures of the Durango sign.

10:07 p.m. Police were called to look into someone making an excessive banging noise on Animas Village Drive outside of the Lumien Apartments.

Monday

4 p.m. A woman called police after multiple people were harassing her and urinating outside the Valle De Merced Apartments on Goeglein Gulch Road.

7:42 p.m. Two intoxicated men were running around in traffic on South Camino del Rio.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office
Friday

11:41 a.m. Deputies were alerted to a naked woman running down the side of the road on Three Spring Boulevard.

10:16 p.m. A group of people having a party were reported for being too loud and their cars blocking the road on County Road 232.

Saturday

8:12 a.m. Someone driving a Ford sedan almost hit another person and threw trash out the window on U.S. Highway 550 South.

6:20 p.m. Someone was driving a Toyota Camry at 100 mph on County Road 141. The person who called deputies followed the speeder, saying they would testify against them in traffic court.

Sunday

7:47 a.m. Someone advised deputies of a dead bear on County Road 502.

12:57 p.m. Someone driving a truck hauling a Bobcat skidsteer was driving along the shoulder of U.S. Highway 550 North, causing debris to fly onto the road and creating a traffic hazard.

Monday

10:06 a.m. Someone was draining water out of their irrigation ditch and flooding their neighbor’s field on County Road 501.

6:41 p.m. Someone’s ex-boyfriend was caught breaking into their residence by smashing one of their windows on County Road 203.

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