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The Blotter, Sept. 19-23

Durango Police Department
Friday

1:46 p.m. A man was caught pouring oil into another person’s vehicle transmission outside of Manna soup kitchen on Avenida del Sol.

3:34 p.m. School officials alerted officers that a bear was on Durango High School’s campus.

Saturday

9:14 p.m. A woman was acting aggressive toward people outside the Taco Bell on Main Avenue.

9:56 p.m. A man was seen laying in the middle of the road near 1400 Main Avenue.

Sunday

1:21 a.m. A loud party was reported to officers in the Skyline Apartments on Goeglein Gulch Road.

10:18 p.m. Someone was trying to enter a building on West Second Avenue through a window.

Monday

5:25 a.m. A man was caught throwing rocks at parked vehicles outside of River Roost on Camino del Rio.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office
Friday

9:16 a.m. Someone living on County Road 333 claimed they were being “electronically watched” through their television, and that it was an ongoing issue.

1:47 p.m. A man was aggressively soliciting construction work on La Posta Road (County Road 213).

Saturday

1:46 a.m. Someone driving behind a truck hauling a crane used for oil rig construction on the Ute Highway (County Road 318) said there was no blinking light on top of the crane so people don’t accidentally drive too close and crash into it.

8:04 p.m. Deputies were called after an angry man was seen yelling and throwing a television on Homestead Circuit.

Sunday

8:09 a.m. A man was found illegally camping in a camper parked in the middle of County Road 314.

11:16 p.m. Three cars were discovered sitting in the middle of the road on County Road 225A.

Monday

4:50 a.m. A large rock, slightly bigger in size than a microwave, was found in the middle of La Posta Road (County Road 213). The person who called deputies was not able to move the rock out of the road.

8:44 a.m. A yearling calf was stuck behind a fence on County Road 501 and appeared to be in distress. Deputies were called to free the calf and return it to its herd.

12:25 p.m. A man’s ex-wife was caught taking his vehicle’s registration tags on County Road 314.

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