La Plata County Sheriff’s Office

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Flooding closes juvenile detention center in Durango

sprinkler pipe floods Robert E. Denier Youth Services Center

January 30, 2017

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La Plata County weighs cost-cutting options

La Plata County staff members are weighing options to cut costs and boost revenue, including imposing a use tax, to…

January 24, 2017

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La Plata County Sheriff’s Office joins blotter lineup

du1-i-syn The Sheriff’s Office plans to provide the incident log Tuesday through Friday until another employee can be trained to…

January 17, 2017

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La Plata County Sheriff to rent jail beds to boost revenue

Additional revenue projected at more than $500,000

January 8, 2017

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Marvel man arrested after 5-hour standoff

Ottenbacher reportedly shot at people

January 7, 2017

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Outreach changing homeless camping culture in La Plata County

Some residents clean regularly, and Manna Soup Kitchen’s garden manager and volunteer coordinator, Jason Cloudt, on Wednesday led Schnell and…

December 1, 2016

Neighbors

Neighbors: A time to thank first responders

Rod and Robin Turner may have the record for attending The Hundred Club Banquets, having missed only one – and…

November 30, 2016

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La Plata County Sheriff: Tighter budget means no body cameras for now

Department would need to spend $30,000 to equip deputies, sheriff says

November 30, 2016

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Homeless camps west of Tech Center raise concerns

explores solutions to homelessness

November 29, 2016

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Erratic driver held at gunpoint by La Plata County deputy

discovered on Trimble Lane spinning doughnuts

November 2, 2016

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Photo: Retiring deputy says it was ‘honor to serve’

Reflecting on his 23 years of service to the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Jon Logan holds a plaque…

October 27, 2016

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Sheriff’s Office faces budget challenges

Department looks for ways to save

October 17, 2016

Neighbors

Neighbors: 9/11 events raise money for DAC, first responders

Actors Wendie Malick and Dan Lauria enjoy the Hollywood in the Rockies reception at the Powerhouse Science Center on Sept.…

September 24, 2016

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Five arrested in check forgery ring

Suspects receive felony charges

August 31, 2016

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La Plata County man arrested in sexual assault on a child

Edmundo Cuahutle-Solis, 40, held on $250,000 bond

August 30, 2016

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Animas running high after storms

Flights canceled Friday night, Saturday morning because of runway lighting problem

August 6, 2016

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Coal Gulch Fire 90 percent contained

Firefighters kept fire from spreading

July 25, 2016

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Colorado DUI arrests on July Fourth weekend increase

Patrol nabs 4 drunken drivers near Durango

July 15, 2016

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67-year-old inmate found dead in La Plata County Jail

play not suspected

July 11, 2016

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From a distance, local police grapple with shootings

Building community trust, training are key, officers say

July 8, 2016

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Power line fire doused along on La Posta Road

Firefighters responded Thursday afternoon to the 3000 block of La Posta Road (County Road 213) for a report of a…

June 30, 2016

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Man found dead from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in Ignacio

discovered Friday on porch of home

June 18, 2016

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Rockslide blocking northbound lane at Bondad Hill

Rockslide Wednesday evening damaged a vehicle

June 8, 2016

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Three suspected in marijuana robbery arrested

released on bond, one remains in jail

June 6, 2016