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The Blotter, Nov. 28-Dec. 2

Durango Police Department
Friday

8:50 a.m. A baby on Stewart Street accidentally dialed 911 and was making “baby noises” on the phone to the dispatcher.

12:24 p.m. A man was kicking the front door of a house on U.S. Highway 160.

3:38 p.m. Someone threw cheese at someone else in front of 2nd Avenue Sports on East Second Avenue.

Saturday

3:28 a.m. A man was swinging an oxygen tank around on Junction Creek outside the Durango Health and Rehab.

8:37 p.m. A man was going through other people’s mailboxes on East Fourth Avenue.

Sunday

1:55 a.m. A man was arrested for throwing a traffic cone into the middle of East Eighth Avenue while intoxicated.

6:43 p.m. Three masked juveniles were seen kicking someone’s front door on Kennebec Drive.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office
Wednesday

10:10 a.m. Someone called deputies to notify them that their car keys, telescope and Whopper candy was missing on Blue Sky Drive.

3:15 p.m. A house caught fire on U.S. Highway 160 east of Durango.

3:58 p.m. Someone threw a coffee cup at another person’s car and then threatened the driver with their hunting knife on U.S. Highway 550.

Thursday

8:55 p.m. Someone was removing reflective posts on the side of County Road 228.

5:39 p.m. Six to seven people riding four-wheelers were reported to be driving down Vallecito Trail.

Saturday

9:48 p.m. A dog was left outside someone’s house and was barking for two hours on County Road 232.

Sunday

11:11 a.m. An 18 wheeler with a tall load of cargo was observed hitting power lines overhanging the road on County Road 203.

1:42 p.m. A house on County Road 502 was seen with a white sheet hanging in the window with the word “help” written on it.

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