La Plata County Sheriff's Office

Swearing in the crew

DATE: Jan 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Numerous rural mail thefts reported

Vandals targeted Christmas cards, packages

DATE: Dec 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Driver who fled police arrested early Friday

23-year-old being held without bond at jail

DATE: Dec 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two arrested after accident

Pursuit ends in crash on La Posta Road

DATE: Dec 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Search dog helps find missing man

New K-9 Jimmy earning his keep with county Sheriff’s Office

DATE: Dec 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bit of a rowdy weekend for sheriff’s deputies

Burnouts, car crashes were a highlight

DATE: Dec 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mailbox thefts increase during holiday season

Grandma sends a $20 bill. Aunt Susie sent an iPad for her favorite niece. There is no more enticing time for mailbox thieves to hit than during the holiday season, said La Plata C...

DATE: Nov 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Smith wins sheriff’s race

Dem focused race on the future

DATE: Nov 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Deck collapses at late-night party

A group of Fort Lewis College students had a close call late Friday night when a deck collapsed at a party. “It was a rather large party,” said Deputy Joey Laventure of the La Pla...

DATE: Oct 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Battle for sheriff riddled with tension between boss, deputy

Schirard battles deputy Smith

DATE: Oct 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Threats stir sheriff’s race

Schirard told Durango policeman he’d issue summons over ‘lies’

DATE: Oct 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Missing man’s body discovered

Authorities discovered the body of a missing man after a brief search Friday morning. The La Plata County Sheriff’s Office and La Plata County Search & Rescue found Henry “Hank” H...

DATE: Oct 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News