{"id":66160,"date":"2020-02-17T16:54:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T23:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/three-teens-questioned-in-farmington-durango-property-damage-spree\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T05:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:35:17","slug":"three-teens-questioned-in-farmington-durango-property-damage-spree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/three-teens-questioned-in-farmington-durango-property-damage-spree\/","title":{"rendered":"Three teens questioned in Farmington, Durango property damage spree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The Farmington Police Department and San Juan County, N.M., Sheriff\u2019s Office on Sunday found and stopped a car that matched descriptions provided to the agencies suspected to be involved in a spree of broken car windows in Durango, Farmington and San Juan County, N.M. Farmington police officers are questioning a 17-year-old male, a 17-year-old female and an 18-year-old male in connection with the broken windows.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

FARMINGTON \u2013 A spree of more than 80 property damage claims this weekend brought the Farmington Police Department, Durango Police Department and San Juan County Sheriff\u2019s Office together to find and question three suspects.<\/p>\n

The three agencies took more than 80 reports of property damage, primarily broken vehicle windows, from Friday night through Saturday morning, the Farmington Police Department said in a news release. Projectiles, possibly from a slingshot, were believed to have caused the broken windows.<\/p>\n

In Durango, at least 23 windows<\/a> were broken during this time frame, according to reports from the Durango Police Department. In Durango, a heavy concentration of the broken car windows were in the neighborhood south of College Drive, where seven car windows were broken.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a senseless act of vandalism. There\u2019s no rhyme or reason for it, just the gratification of breaking someone else\u2019s car window,\u201d DPD Cmdr. Rita Warfield told The Durango Herald<\/em> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Nothing was taken from the cars, leading police to suspect a BB gun, pellet gun or slingshot was being used from a moving vehicle.<\/p>\n

Additional reports of property damage were filed on Saturday evening, according to the Farmington Police Department. A man also reported being shot in the leg with a paintball.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Farmington police and San Juan County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies found and stopped a car that matched descriptions provided to the three agencies. Detectives questioned a 17-year-old male, a 17-year-old female and a 18-year-old male inside the vehicle. Farmington detectives were seeking a search warrant for the vehicle believed to be involved in the spree, as of Sunday evening. The names of the teenagers have not been released.<\/p>\n

Farmington Police Chief Steve Hebbe thanked San Juan County Sheriff\u2019s Office, the Durango Police Department and the public for their help in the case.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe information provided by our citizens coupled with the coordinated effort of area law enforcement, led us to quickly identifying and locating our suspects,\u201d Hebbe said in a written statement.<\/p>\n

The investigation is ongoing, Farmington Police Department spokeswoman Nicole Brown said. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the department\u2019s Detective Tip Line at (505) 599-1068.<\/p>\n

Durango residents were urged to check their security cameras and report any incidents online or by calling its Crimestoppers hotline at 247-1112.<\/p>\n

lweber@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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