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It’s a tough time to be a police officer. At least that’s how Doug Parker, director of the Southwest Regional Law Enforcement Academy, sees it. “In the past few years, a wave of criticism has...
DATE: Dec. 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
A La Plata County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant who serves as commander of the Southwest Drug Task Force will resign at the end of the month after allegedly stealing food from a crime scene while on...
DATE: Nov. 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Residents on the west side of Durango have reported numerous instances of suspicious behavior, disturbances and trespassing to police as the number of intoxicated people traveling to homeless camps...
DATE: Nov. 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
A high-speed car chase that started Friday in southern La Plata County ended in San Juan County, New Mexico, said Colorado State Patrol Capt. Adrian Driscoll. The incident started about 11:30 a.m....
DATE: Nov. 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Durango Police Chief Kamran Afzal has accepted a job in Hopewell, Virginia, marking the end of his short tenure with the Durango Police Department. Afzal, from Pakistan by way of Springfield,...
DATE: Nov. 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
A man suspected of attempting to rob a Subway sandwich shop Wednesday evening on north Main Avenue – an incident that sparked an hourslong search in north Durango – remained on the loose Thursday. ...
DATE: Nov. 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Durango Police Chief Kamran Afzal, who started on the job 1½ years ago, is a finalist for the police chief position in Syracuse, New York. Afzal is one of three finalists for the job, according to...
DATE: Oct. 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Two suspects who led law enforcement on a high-speed chase in a stolen car and eventually a foot pursuit in the Bayfield area remained at-large Tuesday, law enforcement officials say. La Plata...
DATE: Oct. 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
A man found dead last week near the Durango Dog Park has been identified as Dawson W. Radau, 27, of Orlando, Florida. An autopsy was performed Wednesday in Durango. La Plata County Coroner Jann...
DATE: Oct. 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County Sheriff’s Office and its constituents are once again the target of a scamming ploy to get people to give up their “hard earned money,” officials say. Deputy Adrian O’Haver said...
DATE: Sept. 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
The La Plata County Sheriff’s Office and Durango Police Department will no longer offer fingerprinting services for anything other than concealed weapons permits and court-ordered fingerprints. ...
DATE: Sept. 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
A man is suspected of biting a police officer on the arm early Friday while resisting arrest in Durango. Officers initially responded to a report of domestic violence at 4:33 a.m. in the 1400 block...
DATE: Aug. 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Durango Herald is assisting Santa this year in collecting letters from local children. Drop off your child’s letter to Santa in the mailbox in front of The Durango Herald, 1275 Main Avenue, in downtown Durango. All letters will be added to this photo gallery and a selection will run in The Durango Herald on Dec. 22.
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