Police Blotter – The Durango Herald

The Blotter, July 19-21

Durango Police Department Sunday 3:40 p.m. A mudslide was covering Colorado Highway 3 near Sawmill Road. 6:22 p.m. A drunken man was provoking customers near the grocery store entry ...

DATE: Jul 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, June 26-July 2

Durango Police Department July 2 12:08 a.m. A man who allegedly pulled a gun on another person at the north City Market, 3130 Main Ave., was arrested for menacing. 12:20 p.m. A perso...

DATE: Jul 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

The Blotter, June 21-25

Durango Police Department Tuesday 8:51 a.m. Tools were stolen from a vehicle in the Homewood Suites parking lot, 15 Girard St. 9 a.m. A man was yelling and cussing at people at the Durango T...

DATE: Jun 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, June 24

Durango Police Department Monday 9:11 a.m. A tree and a bush was obstructing a sidewalk in the 1000 block of East Third Avenue. A warning was issued. 11:26 a.m. A man was ranting and...

DATE: Jun 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, June 19-21

Durango Police Department Friday 12:18 a.m. A man walked into someone’s apartment in the 3100 block of Main Avenue. Thursday 9:47 a.m. Someone reported finding a debit card on Rio Vi...

DATE: Jun 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, June 18-19

Durango Police Department Wednesday 8:11 a.m. A dead raccoon was causing a traffic hazard in the 21700 block of U.S. Highway 160 in west Durango. 4:19 p.m. A man was sleeping in his ...

DATE: Jun 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, June 14-18

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, June 18 8:21 p.m. Someone reported that someone else went looking for a kitten but did not return, according to a report on Sundance Circle. Sun...

DATE: Jun 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, June 13-14

Durango Police Department Friday 3:34 a.m. Four people jumped a man in the 2900 block of Main Avenue. Thursday 10:02 a.m. Someone reported a woman throwing a juvenile to the ground i...

DATE: Jun 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, June 12

Durango Police Department Wednesday 11:51 a.m. A man was making obscene gestures near Durango Coffee Co., 730 Main Ave. Police made an arrest. 2:23 p.m. A drunken man was walking in ...

DATE: Jun 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, June 10-12

Durango Police Department Wednesday 12:20 a.m. A man was brandishing a gun near the train tracks and McDonald’s, 201 W. College Drive. 3:07 a.m. A man was urinating on a wall at the ...

DATE: Jun 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, June 4-6

Durango Police Department day day La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Thursday 2:56 a.m. Someone in a silver Infinity was speeding in excess of 100 mph and threw something at...

DATE: Jun 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, May 31-June 4

Durango Police Department day day La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Monday 9:30 a.m. Someone wanted to talk to a deputy about a threatening note found in their mailbox rega...

DATE: Jun 4, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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Fans line street as players march on Main

Photos: ‘Mini Takes the States’ tour stops in DurangoHundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Hundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Photos: Boxing returns to DurangoAnimus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Animus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Photos and video: Going for the gold by devouring piesContestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Contestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Photo: Fireworks light the sky in DurangoDurango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Durango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Photos: Working with woodLocal craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

Local craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

2024 Fourth of July Parade draws crowd Thursday in downtown Durango

Photos: Downtown Durango hosts Fourth of July ParadeDowntown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Downtown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Durango Rotary Club, Parks and Recreation department host Independence Day events

Law enforcement conducts active threat training at Park Elementary SchoolResidents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Law enforcement agencies across Southwest Colorado sent officers to participate in active threat training this week at Park Elementary School in Durango. Those in the neighborhood can expect police vehicles parked on the premises, officers in tactical gear conducting exercises inside and outside the school, and signs advising that training is in progress. The sounds of shouting, airsoft weapons and the popping of a starter pistol will also be audible near the school, said Karla Sluis, spokeswoman for Durango School District 9-R.Sluis said that members of the school district’s safety department have gone door-to-door with flyers notifying residents around Park Elementary School about the training.

Hosted by the Durango Police Department and the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, this week’s voluntary training invited officers from law enforcement agencies across a five-county region of Southwest Colorado encompassing La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan, Montezuma and Dolores counties.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office deputy Durango Police Department Deputy Mike Latham, lead instructor for this week's training, said Wednesday and the first half of Thursday were mostly preparatory, teaching officers the school’s layout and devising scenarios, whereas the latter half of Thursday and Friday residents should anticipate some noise as active threat scenarios play out.

Latham said active threat training teaches officers proper protocol during active threat scenarios, especially in densely populated areas where they have become increasingly common.Park Elementary School is not the only Durango School District facility law enforcement has conducted active threat training. Latham said schools lend themselves well to this sort of training because, “It gives us all kinds of doors to work on, different rooms, different scenarios we can run. We can pretend it’s a mall with nice big corridors, we can even pretend it’s an outdoor area in the gymnasium.”Latham has participated in active threat training multiple times in the past and described the drills as exhilarating and nerve-wracking. He said one of the training’s main goals is teaching officers how to manage stress and remain calm with lives on the line.

“I take a pulse oximeter in the morning and get a baseline on their heart rates,” Latham said. “And sometimes, just before they’re about to engage a threat, I say ‘Timeout.’ Put it (the oximeter) on there, and their heart rate’s skyrocketed to 140, 150, 160 just in training.”

Latham said throughout his career active threat training has evolved to become safer for officers and fall in line with increasingly professional police standards.“When I first started we were just running into halls and rooms hoping for the best,” Latham said. “Now the tactic is still to get there, still stop the taking of lives, but tactics are much better than they were 20 years ago.”

Residents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

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