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The Blotter, Dec. 27-30

Durango Police Department
Monday

6:03 p.m. Police were investigating a hit-and-run crash in the Mac’s Liquor parking lot, 3124 Main Ave.

6:14 p.m. Someone stole cigarettes from Walgreens Drug Store, 2701 Main Ave.

7:08 p.m. A school bus and another vehicle were involved in a crash, in which one of the vehicles sideswiped the other near Forest Avenue and Avenida del Sol.

7:50 p.m. A child was dancing on a median along Main Avenue between 32nd and 33rd streets.

8:26 p.m. Neighbors were playing a guitar causing a noise disturbance in the 1200 block of Avenida del Sol. Police issued a verbal warning.

Sunday

2:57 p.m. A woman was caught shoplifting at Albertons, 311 West College Drive.

3:21 p.m. Two men were fighting and one had a pocketknife at south City Market, 6 Town Plaza.

5:03 p.m. Two women were going through people’s trash in an alley in the 2600 block of Main Avenue.

Saturday

2:19 a.m. Multiple shots were heard in the area of Denny’s Restaurant, 666 Camino del Rio.

3:21 p.m. A woman videoed another woman in a bathroom at the public bathrooms at Santa Rita Park, 149 South Camino del Rio.

Friday

11:10 a.m. Someone reported that another person took his or her stocks, according to a report in the 1100 block of Camino del Rio.

6:30 p.m. Someone reported a burglary in the 700 block of Ford Drive.

8:18 p.m. A vehicle hit a pole near Larry Valdez Way and South Camino del Rio.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office
Monday

4:45 p.m. Someone on a four-wheeler entered a neighbor’s garage on South Ridge Circle.

Sunday

8:55 a.m. A stop sign for a three-way stop at County Road 203 and Trimble Lane (County Road 252) was missing.

8:59 a.m. A camper was on fire somewhere along County Road 225.

Noon: Someone accidentally called 911 while doing a flip at Purgatory Resort.

8:48 p.m. Someone wanted to talk to a deputy about a neighbor pulling a knife and slapping his or her son on Shoel Street, near the base of Purgatory Resort.

Saturday

8:44 a.m. A donkey and a cow were walking in the middle of the road on County Road 228, northeast of Elmore’s Corner.

2:35 p.m. Someone was concerned about a man seen walking shirtless somewhere along U.S. Highway 550 north of Durango.

4:15 p.m. A man ate mushrooms and stabbed himself, losing consciousness, according to a report near the base area of Purgatory Resort.

Friday

3:50 p.m. Someone reported making a purchase on Facebook and never receiving the item, according to a report on Chamisa Drive.

7:40 p.m. People were throwing snowballs at passing vehicles near Aspen Drive.

Durango Fire

Firefighters and medics responded to 24 calls Monday, including a gas or chemical odor and a vehicle crash cleanup.

Most items in this column are taken from logs of calls made to authorities. Their accuracy may not have been verified by an investigation.