Regional News

The Blotter, Sept. 20-23

Durango Police Department
Monday

2:08 a.m. A drunken man lay on the sidewalk in the west 100 block of Eight Street.

Sunday

5:39 p.m. A man was sleeping in a bathroom and refusing to leave at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave.

Saturday

6:35 a.m. Someone reported seeing a woman cleaning a suspicious substance off a vehicle parked in the 2200 block of Main Avenue.

Friday

9:32 a.m. A traffic light was failing to turn green at the intersection at 32nd Street and Main Avenue.

1:18 p.m. A drunken man was yelling at passersby at Buckley Park, 1250 Main Ave. Police made an arrest.

6:07 p.m. A vehicle hit a pedestrian at 13th Street and East Third Avenue.

8:06 p.m. A traffic light was malfunctioning at East Sixth Avenue and College Drive.

9:29 p.m. A vehicle hit a skunk at Florida Road and Maple Drive.

11:59 p.m. A man was reportedly “creeping” around a parking lot at Durango Housing Corp., 635 Arroyo Drive.

Durango Fire

Firefighters and medics responded to 45 calls Friday through Sunday, including 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.