Durango Police

The singing is optional. The first aid skills are not. Join Ranger Tosh for Outdoor First Aid on Thursday, May 28, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. at the Durango Rec Center. Free and open to all ages. Learn basic splinting and bandaging for outdoor situations.

Today, we honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. In observance of Memorial Day, the Durango Police Department lobby is closed today, May 25, and will reopen tomorrow, May 26. Officers remain on duty. For emergencies, call 911.

🚨 FIRE RESTRICTIONS 🚨 Stage 1 Fire Restrictions begin May 22. Inside Durango city limits: NO OPEN FIRES. No campfires, warming fires, cooking fires at camps, burn barrels, fireworks, sky lanterns, or incendiary devices. See smoke, fire, or someone trying to start a fire? Call 911 immediately.

Thank you to Girl Scout Troop 25077 from St. Columba for visiting Police Headquarters, bringing cookies, and touring the PD! Huge thanks to Officers Martindale and Taulli for giving them the best tour ever. 🍪👮‍♀️💙 #DurangoPD #GirlScouts

Animas View Drive update: our automated speed enforcement camera is currently in calibration phase. Warning phase begins in early April for 30 days, with citation phase expected in early May for about 2–3 months. Questions? 970-375-4700. Slow down and drive safe, Durango.

Help make Durango even better! 💬🏙️ Engage Durango Forum — Tue, Feb 24 | 5–6:30 PM 📍 Durango Rec Center Brief update on the new Police Dept & City Hall project, then casual Q&A with City leadership. 🍽️ Free food | 🗣️ Interpretation | 🧸 Childcare

¡Ayúdanos a hacer Durango aún mejor! 💬🏙️ Foro Engage Durango — Mar, 24 feb | 5:00–6:30 p. m. 📍 Centro Recreativo de Durango Breve charla sobre el nuevo Dept. de Policía y City Hall, y tiempo para platicar con el liderazgo. 🍽️ Comida gratis | 🗣️ interpretación | 🧸 cuidado de niños

🎉 Happy New Year, Durango! 🎆 As we ring in 2026, please celebrate smart: plan a sober ride, don’t drink & drive, and no celebratory gunfire (it’s dangerous and illegal). Watch for pedestrians and get home safe. 🚨 911 | 📞 Non-emergency: 970-385-2900 #OneDurango #ProtectServeCare

Ranger’s Christmas wish: a safe Animas River Trail. 🎄🚲 Analog bikes + Class 1 & 2 e-bikes (20 mph) = ✅ on the trail. Class 3 e-bikes, scooters, e-skateboards, one-wheels & e-motos = ❌ Slow down, call “on your left,” & keep pups on 6ft leashes🐾 #OneDurango #AnimasRiverTrail #TrailEtiquette #DurangoPD

Turns out it does take a village Ofc McKenzie + a few helpful neighbors teamed up to help a disabled senior who locked both keys in his car—lots of laughs, teamwork, & 1 relieved grandpa. Lock your keys in your car in DUR? — we don’t typically unlock vehicles, but we’re happy to help however we can.

Wishing Durango a safe, calm, and low-drama Thanksgiving. 🦃😅 May your biggest conflict be “pie vs. more pie,” not “call the cops.” Stay safe, be kind, and may your day be full of carbs and zero police reports. 🥧💛 #OneDurango #Thanksgiving #GratefulNotHateful #durangopd

🍻 Drinksgiving in Durango = fun. Drinking & driving = regrets. Headed out tonight? 🚫 Don’t drink and drive 🚗 Plan a sober ride 🚌 Use DuranGO! microtransit for an on-demand ride in town Let tomorrow’s biggest regret be too much pie—not a DUI. 🦃🚓 #Drinksgiving #RideDuranGO

🦃 Heads up, Durango! The DPD lobby will be CLOSED Thursday (Thanksgiving) and Friday. Officers are still on duty — it’s just the front lobby taking a gravy break. 🚨 Emergencies: 911 📞 Non-emergency: 970-385-2900 Happy Thanksgiving! 🥧

Sometimes the quiet moments say the most. 💛 A resident snapped this photo of one of our officers kneeling in the cold to fix an elderly gentleman’s walker, then staying to chat before heading back to patrol. Quiet kindness matters. Protect • Serve • Care. 💙

Huge shoutout to Wendy Most – State Farm and her team for treating us to Jimmy John’s and swag today! 🥪🎁 The sandwiches vanished faster than a Subie on North Main. 😎 Thanks for feeding us and lifting us up, Wendy! 🚓💛 #DurangoPD #ThankYouWendy #OneDurango

🚨 Patch glow-up alert! 🚨 The Durango Police Department is unveiling our new uniform patch and retiring the classic design that’s served us for years. 💙 You’ll start seeing the new look on officers around town as we roll it out — still committed to Protect • Serve • Care in #OneDurango 💛

🚓 Help us welcome Ofc Caitlin Bills to the DPD! An IL native & daughter of a firefighter, she began her career with the Cook County SO before moving to CO to serve with the San Miguel County SO. She & her husband are excited to call Durango home. Drop a 👋 to welcome Ofc Bills to One Durango. 💙🏔️

🚗💺 National Seat Belt Day! Quick reminder, Durango: the easiest way to save your life today is a click. Over 90% of Americans buckle up, saving 15,000 lives a year — be one of them. No matter the seat, no matter the trip: Buckle up. Every time. #NationalSeatBeltDay #BuckleUpDurango #OneDurango

Honoring our DPD veterans this Veterans Day — officers who served in the Marines, Army, Air Force, & Coast Guard before serving Durango. Thank you for your dedication and sacrifice. Reminder: The DPD lobby will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. Officers remain on duty 24/7.

📞👶 When the Explorers Preschool calls, DPD answers! Their crew toured the station, asked elite questions (“Do police cars nap?”), and left loaded with DPD swag. We’re not saying we’re recruiting early… but we’re also not not saying that. 😉 💙🚔 One Durango.

☀️➡️❄️ Summer’s packed up—your RV should too! 🚐❄️ No storing RVs/boats/trailers in the street & no “street camping.” Move ‘em by Nov. 1 so the snowplows don’t give them a love tap. 😉 #DurangoPD #CodeEnforcement #OneDurango

Cold weather is here, and it’s dangerous for anyone without shelter. ❄️ You can help: report illegal camps so officers can check on safety & connect folks with resources. 👉 bit.ly/3J3hD1y ⚠️ Emergencies: please call 911. #DurangoPD #WinterSafety #CommunitySupport #onedurango

🚨 Flood Advisory – Durango 🌊 The Animas River is running high; flooding possible in low-lying areas. 💧 Free DIY sandbag station: North side of the arena at La Plata County Fairgrounds. Avoid riverbanks & underpasses. Turn around, don’t drown. #Durango #FloodAdvisory #StaySafe

Downtown Durango is the place to be this Saturday, if you can decide which awesome event to enjoy 1st! 🍎 Apple Days is pressing cider at Buckley Park, 9a-12p 🥕 The Farmers Market is serving fresh local vibes, 9a-12p 🔥 Fire Safety Day has trucks, demos, & all things “Charge into Fire Safety!” 9a-1p

🚨 Busted… by creativity! 🚨 We’ve officially been chalked by @youth_arts_festival_durango 🎨 📍 Fanto Park 🗓️ Sat, Oct 4 | 12–3 PM Shop youth makers + get hands-on at free art stations. Chalk it up to community fun! ✨ #OneDurango #YouthArtsFestival #DurangoEvents

Durango Cowboy Gathering – Oct 4 Parade @10:30 AM on Main Ave, then a Wild West gunfight show louder than a cowboy sneez'n in church. Safety first: only blanks, pros w/40+yrs experience, guns only out during the show. Bring the fam, grab a spot & holler “yee-haw!” #DurangoCowboyGathering #OneDurango

🚵‍♂️ #ThrowbackThursday – Durango hosted the 1st UCI MTB World Championships in 1990! 🌎🚴‍♀️ Now the legacy continues: we’ll host again in 2030! 🙌 🏆 1990 ➡️ 2030 40 years later, the world returns to our trails. #DurangoHistory #WorldChamps #UCIMTB #OneDurango