Honoring Those Who Served Before They Served Durango This Veterans Day, we proudly recognize the Durango Police Department officers who served our nation in the United States Marine Corps, United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Coast Guard before serving

📷📷 Heads up, Durango! 📷📷 The Durango Police Department lobby will be closed today November 12th from 1PM to 2PM while some of our team attends an administrative workshop — aka a “how to be even more awesome” training hour. 📷📷 Don’t worry — our officers are still on duty and

When the northern lights clock in for shift before sunrise… even the patrol car stops to admire the view. 🚔✨ Shoutout to Officer Mizner for catching Durango’s sky showing off.#auroraborealis #northernlights #aurorahunting #durangosky #durangonights #coloradoaurora #onedurango

📷📷 HAPPY NATIONAL SEAT BELT DAY, DURANGO! 📷📷 Today’s the perfect reminder that your seat belt is the OG “hold my coffee” safety device. 📷📷 As the holidays get closer and roads get busier, do your future self a favor: buckle up every time, every seat, every trip. Even if

📷📷 Please help us welcome our newest officer, Caitlin Bills, to the Durango Police Department! Officer Bills is an Illinois native and daughter of a firefighter. In 2017 she made the leap into law enforcement with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, where she gained valuable

🚨 Patch glow-up alert! 🚨 The Durango Police Department is officially unveiling our new uniform patch, retiring the classic design that has represented our officers for many years. 💙 Our new patch keeps the heart of Durango front and center while giving our uniforms a fresh,

Every day and night, in every kind of weather, crash responders put their lives on the line on the side of our roads — so the rest of us can make it home. 🚓🚒🚑🚚 Tuesday, November 17, Governor Jared Polis officially proclaimed November 17–21, 2025 as Crash Responder Safety Week

Huge shoutout to Wendy Most – State Farm Insuranceand her amazing team for spoiling us with Jimmy John’s for lunch and some awesome swag today, Wednesday, November 19th. 🥪🎁 The sandwiches disappeared faster than a speeding Subie on Main St, and the swag has us all feeling way

📷 Highway Travel Alert – Plan Ahead for Delays 📷 Heads up, Durango and our neighbors driving in from New Mexico 📷 On Monday, November 24, CDOT will be doing hillside maintenance work at the US 550 & US 160 Grandview Interchange between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. 📷 What to

Sometimes the quiet moments say the most. 💛 A community member snapped this photo while picking up her mail at the post office. She watched as one of our officers saw an elderly gentleman struggling with his walker, pulled over, got down on his knees in the cold, fixed the

🦃 HOLIDAY LOBBY UPDATE 🦃 👉 The Durango Police Department lobby will be CLOSED on: Thursday, November 27 (Thanksgiving) Friday, November 28 🚓 Officers will still be on duty and responding to calls — it’s just our front lobby that’s taking a little holiday nap. Need us? 📞

🍻 Drinksgiving game plan, Durango 🍻 Tonight might be all fun and “just one more,” but no one wants to spend Thanksgiving with regrets, a DUI, or a story that starts with “So the officer said…” If you’re going out tonight: 🚫 Don’t drink and drive. At all. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Pick a sober

Wishing everyone in Durango a safe, calm, and mostly drama-free Thanksgiving. 🦃😅 May your turkey be juicy, your Wi-Fi strong, and your family arguments stay at the “potatoes vs. stuffing” level—not the “call the cops” level. If you need us for a real emergency, we’ll be

Turns out, it does take a village… to break into a car. 😅 Officer McKenzie recently responded to a call from a disabled senior who accidentally locked both of his keys on the front seat after an eye doctor appointment and a snack run for his granddaughter. 💛 What started as a

⚠️ ACCIDENT ALERT – CITY OF DURANGO ⚠️ The roads are slicker than a greased ski slope, and we’re already seeing multiple crashes. An Accident Alert is now in effect for the City of Durango until further notice. Please share to help spread the word. If you’re involved in a minor

UPDATE: ❄️ Accident Alert LIFTED ❄️ The Accident Alert for the City of Durango has been lifted as of 5:20am, but there’s still plenty of ice and snow out there. Please keep driving like there’s hot Durango Joes Coffee in your lap and you really don’t want to wear it. ☕😅 Slow down,

Hometown Olympians and World Champion biathletes Tracy and Lanny Barnes @twinbiathletes opened up their property, their skills, and their hearts to the Women of Durango PD, La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, and Cortez PD for a full day of firearms training. This wasn’t just about

❄️🧡Thanks to The Home Depot Durango, our patrol cars are officially winter-ready & slightly less dramatic. ❄️🧡 They donated ice/snow scrapers and wiper fluid so: • Officers spend less time chiseling windshields with their badge edges • More time responding to calls • And way

The Durango Police Department stands with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office as they mourn the line of duty death of Commander Karl Smalley. Commander Smalley, who faithfully served Adams County for more than 30 years, was found deceased on December 8, 2025, after beginning his