Last week, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office had a hard time tracking down a moose, spoke to a man about urinating in public and took a report for valuable items missing from a wedding.

The following incidents occurred between Monday, Sept. 8, and Sunday, Sept. 14, according to the weekly log of notable calls published by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.

An off-road vehicle got stuck in mud on the Chihuahua Gulch Trail on Sept. 8. Deputies and Summit County Rescue Group members used an all-terrain vehicle winch to free the vehicle, and the driver continued on their way without reporting any injuries.

Deputies and a U.S. Forest Service crew responded to Surprise Lake on Sept. 8 after a report of standing, smoldering trees. They fully extinguished the fire. The hiker who found the trees used a jug to dump water on them and suspected a lightning strike started the fire. 

An unincorporated Breckenridge resident reported their neighbor urinating in public Sept. 8 while the neighbor walked his dog. The resident caught the incident on their security camera, and when deputies contacted the man, he admitted to urinating in the resident’s yard. The resident did not press charges, only asking for deputies to talk to the man about his behavior.

A homeowner noticed jewelry and cash missing from their unincorporated Breckenridge home after hosting a small wedding and reception on Sept. 9. She and other guests said a catering server had acted strange during the event, but they had no proof they had taken anything. The woman wanted to file a report for documentation but did not want to press charges or have deputies investigate the catering company or suspicious server.

A property manager reported Sept. 10 that guests had paid with a credit card marked as potentially stolen. The manager asked for assistance getting the people out of the unit, as they could not reach the guests by phone. Deputies arrived at the condo and found it locked with no signs of entry, suspecting the guests had never arrived. The manager changed the door code, and deputies found nothing criminal.

Deputies responded to a report of an assault involving an intoxicated person Sept. 10 at an unincorporated Keystone apartment. The residents were afraid things would escalate after their roommate, who they said becomes agitated and confrontational when intoxicated, assaulted another resident that morning. Deputies investigated and gave the roommate a summons, and the roommate agreed to find another place to stay.

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Racist graffiti found Sept. 11 on the Wellington Ore Bin Mine in French Gulch caused around $2,000 worth of damage. Deputies issued a request to the public for more information.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife asked deputies for help Thursday handling a moose with a large tarp and chains stuck in its antlers. The moose had left by the time deputies arrived, but several hikers agreed to notify dispatch if they saw it again. On Sunday, deputies got a report about the same moose, now stuck in a fence. Deputies and Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff hiked around 3 miles to reach the moose, but it freed itself and ran away by the time they arrived. Further efforts to track the moose were unsuccessful.

A man noticed a neighbor’s back door was open Sept. 12. He did not know how long it had been open, but he said the property had been vacant all summer. When deputies responded and entered the property to check for occupants, they found the home empty and the door closed. They were unable to reach the homeowner and found nothing criminal.

A father and adult son camping in unincorporated Summit County got into an argument Sept. 13. The son accused the father of taking his phone and took the father’s keys in retaliation. A deputy mediated the situation, and the men returned the items to one another.

Deputies received a report Sept. 13 of a smoke plume in the Baldy Mountain area. They searched, found no fire conditions and confirmed the plume was coming from a chimney.

A man hunting in the backcountry returned to his vehicle and realized the pistol he carried on his belt was missing Sept. 14. He went back the next day to look for it but did not find it. Deputies filed a report for the missing firearm and entered it into a state crime database.

A real estate agent Sept. 14 reported being contacted by someone claiming he was trying to sell his land in unincorporated Blue River. The agent asked questions and requested a copy of the man’s driver’s license, which was a fake license from Texas, prompting the real estate agent to notify the actual property owner that someone was trying to impersonate them and sell their land. The real property owner contacted deputies to file a report. No land was sold, and the agent did not hear from the fake owner again.