La Plata County Jail

Durango fugitive suspected of shooting Farmington officer is arrested in Phoenix

Elias Buck spent 19 days on the run after escaping from the La Plata County Jail

DATE: Jan 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Following escapes, La Plata County budgets $440,000 to improve jail fence

No time frame given for when it will be installed

DATE: Jan 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango man sentenced to 24 years in prison for witness tampering in domestic violence case

Christopher Clark says he will appeal jury conviction

DATE: Jan 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office releases second photo of jail escapee

Elias Buck, 22, fled on foot more than a week ago

DATE: Jan 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango man escapes from La Plata County Jail, remains on the loose

Elias Buck, 22, was being held on suspicion of auto theft

DATE: Dec 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Law enforcement in Durango, La Plata County below recommended staffing levels

Police and Sheriff’s Office weigh in on recruitment issues

DATE: Nov 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man escapes from La Plata County Jail, is arrested in Animas River

Jonah Barrett-Lesko leads police on 26-minute chase days before his sentencing hearing

DATE: Sep 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Grumke, hired to coach Bayfield football before resigning, arrested

Former Missouri school teacher and coach charged with stalking, sending sex videos to students

DATE: Aug 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County Jail inmate dies from ‘self-inflicted trauma’

Deputies attempted life-saving measures before taking man to hospital

DATE: Aug 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man charged with arson in connection to string of wildfires

Elijah Rugg said he suffers from PTSD, has blackout episodes, affidavit says

DATE: Jun 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Calling a loved one in Colorado jails or prisons? Be prepared to pay some bucks

Lawmakers want transparency into costs paid by families, inmates

DATE: Apr 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County man gets prison for violating sexual assault probation

Vance Lee Valencia committed a second sex offense

DATE: Apr 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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