A dog boarding a school bus, an intoxicated man walking the wrong way home, hikers unprepared for a snowstorm and more reported in Sheriff’s Office logs
Last week, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office helped look for a dog that had taken a ride on a school bus, found cars parked in front of “No Parking” signs and gave an intoxicated man a ride after finding him walking the opposite direction of his home.
The following incidents occurred between Monday, Sept. 29, and Sunday, Oct. 5, according to the weekly log of notable calls published by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.
A dog bit a young girl Sept. 29 after she took back a bag of food it stole from her while she was camping with family and friends. The dog tried to take the food back and bit the child on the cheek, creating an injury that required medical treatment. Animal control officers provided the dog’s owner with information about the bite confinement process, and the two families agreed to settle the medical bills among themselves.
A woman reported Sept. 30 that her neighbor was harassing her for doing yard work. The neighbor made no physical threats but was being verbally aggressive, according to the woman. She did not want deputies to contact the neighbor, so deputies gave her information on how to pursue a protection order from a court.
Animal control received a report Sept. 30 that a German shepherd was loose near Summit High School. Officers spoke to the owner, who had not found his dog yet, and looked around the area of the high school. After not finding the dog, officers contacted the shelter and found out high school students had taken the dog to the shelter after it jumped on the bus with them. The owner was reunited with his dog and received a citation for failure to control his pet.
A man told deputies Sept. 30 that his neighbor was moving property onto his land and blocking his ability to come and go from his residence. The neighbor denied the claim, saying the property blocking the man did not belong to them. Deputies determined the issue was civil and advised them both on civil procedure.
Deputies received a report Sept. 30 about people trespassing in the clubhouse pool of a condominium. They responded and found three juveniles who said they were allowed in by a friend. Deputies gave them a warning, and they agreed to leave.
On Oct. 1, a deputy on patrol found a vehicle at the Snake River Inlet trailhead with the driver’s side door open but nobody around. They searched the area, did not find anyone and secured the vehicle’s door.
A pedestrian near the top of Hoosier Pass was walking southbound toward Park County and seemed to be intoxicated, according to a report deputies received Oct. 1. They made contact with the man and confirmed he was under the influence. He told deputies he had gotten a ride to the top of the pass and was walking home to the area of Boreas Pass Road. Deputies told the man he was walking the wrong direction and gave him a courtesy ride home.
Dillon Marina staff called Oct. 3 asking for help with a sailboat that ran aground in the Dillon Reservoir. The boat was stuck on a sandbar, but deputies and marina staff were able to tow it out. The boat had no damage and was able to sail away from the incident.
Summit County Rescue Group members and deputies helped a group of off-roaders Oct. 4 in the Middle Fork Swan area whose vehicle was stuck on challenging terrain and on the verge of tipping over. Rainy weather and a mechanical issue with the vehicle made things harder for the off-roaders, but the search team helped them get it unstuck. The off-roaders got back on their way and reported no injuries.
Rescue group members and deputies also responded to Peak 8 in Breckenridge on Oct. 4 to rescue two hikers who were stuck in a snowstorm near the Vista Haus area. The two were unprepared for cold or wet conditions, and they were unaware of a forecasted storm that came through the area during their hike. Rescuers drove a vehicle to their location and gave them a ride down, and neither reported injuries.
A caller in unincorporated Breckenridge on Oct. 5 told deputies a woman was knocking on their door and yelling for help early in the morning. They said she looked frantic but not injured. Deputies responded and found the woman, who told them she and her boyfriend of a few weeks had a verbal argument. She felt scared and ran from the residence they were renting, through a wooded area and to a nearby road. Deputies contacted the boyfriend, and after an investigation, they could not establish domestic violence charges against either party. The woman and the boyfriend went to the hospital, the former for injuries sustained running through the woods and the latter for a laceration caused by a broken window. When they were released, family members were on their way to pick them up.
While on patrol Oct. 5, a deputy saw two vehicles parking in front of “No Parking” signs on Swan Mountain Road at Sapphire Point. They hiked the closed trail, which was torn up and blocked by heavy equipment, to look for the vehicle occupants but did not find them. They gave both vehicles parking citations.
After receiving a video text from a friend early in the morning Oct. 5, a woman requested a welfare check on them. In the video, an unknown man was driving a vehicle, and it appeared he and the friend were having an altercation. The woman had not heard from her friend since that text and was concerned for their well-being. Deputies contacted the friend at their residence in unincorporated Breckenridge, and they insisted they were fine, refusing to discuss the situation or identify the man. Deputies told the woman her friend was OK and found nothing criminal.
A hiker in the Eccles Pass area found an old firearm Oct. 5. The gun was rusted and seized shut, making it impossible to clear the chamber. The hiker gave deputies the gun, and they packaged it up and put it in evidence for safekeeping.
Deputies received a report Oct. 5 of an unattended campfire on Rock Creek Road. They found the fire still smoldering and completely extinguished it, but nobody was around and they found no suspects.

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