Regional News

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 to Walmart.

Saturday

1:46 p.m. A man on a “crotch rocket” was speeding in the 5800 block of Main Avenue, in north Durango.

Friday

9:01 a.m. A vehicle ran into a staircase at Durango Community Homeless Shelter, 1055 Avenida del Sol.

10:55 a.m. A man possibly took another client’s dog at Community Compassion Outreach, 21738 U.S. Highway 160 in west Durango.

6:23 p.m. Two people were doing drugs in the Speedway bathroom at 901 Camino del Rio.

10:42 p.m. A drunken man stole a camping chair at Aspen Village apartments, 2970 Main Ave.

Durango Fire

Firefighters and medics responded to 53 calls Friday through Sunday, including two unintentional alarm activations, three alarm system malfunctions, an authorized controlled burn and a vehicle crash involving injuries.

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