Crime - The Durango Herald

Jurors hear 911 tape in trial for man suspected of killing his wife

Defense lawyer says Silvino Martinez-Perez didn’t commit first-degree murder

DATE: Aug 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Opening statements made in drug deal murder trial

Defense says Michael Jones acted in self-defense

DATE: Aug 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

A ‘tantalizing’ theory from Stephen King’s son: Shark thriller ‘Jaws’ holds the clue to an unsolved 1974 murder

The worlds he conjures are full of terror and mischief. One of the novellas in his latest book, “Strange Weather,” tells of a gun massacre. Another recounts a bout of inclement weather that ...

DATE: Aug 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Books

Number of animal cruelty charges reduced for La Plata County couple

Jury trials set for later this year

DATE: Aug 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango man’s death ruled a homicide

Michael Bourriague died after being struck in the head, authorities say

DATE: Jul 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

After third offense, Durango man fined $1,000 for feeding bears

Resident had been ticketed in 2010 and 2012

DATE: Jul 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man pleads guilty in Haycamp slaying, gets 25 years

Kevin Wade Folsom shot and killed James Box Jr.

DATE: Jul 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sex offender released

Man had listed home address in Durango

DATE: Jul 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Director of crime-tip group accused of embezzlement, resigns

FARMINGTON, N.M. – The former executive director of Crime Stoppers, a San Juan County organization that seeks anonymous crime-solving tips, has been arrested on charges alleging she embezzle...

DATE: Jul 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News