Last week, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office issued citations for illegal camping, investigated an automatic crash notification and helped extract an injured skier from the backcountry.

The following incidents occurred between Monday, April 6, and Sunday, April 12.

Deputies investigated April 6 after receiving a report that people were camping at the Pine Cove Campground despite it being closed. They found a couple and their two dogs camping with an active campfire in a developed site. The couple accessed the area with their vehicle, which was only possible if they drove on maintenance roads that are closed to the public because the normal entrances are gated. They told deputies a friend had told them they could camp there, and deputies issued them a citation for camping when not allowed and for having an illegal campfire. Deputies ensured the fire was completely extinguished before escorting the couple off the campground.

A report April 6 stated an elderly couple had not been heard from in more than two days and was potentially missing. They were supposed to leave the county and return to their main, out-of-state residence, but nobody had heard that they made it there. Their daughter reported she had not heard from them since they left and it seemed their phones were off, meaning she could not check their location. Deputies went to the couple’s home in unincorporated Breckenridge and spoke to renters there, who said the couple had left two days earlier. Deputies learned the couple had been in contact with someone else while traveling, though, confirming they were en route to their residence. Deputies notified the daughter, and no further investigation was needed.

Deputies investigated an automatic crash notification April 6 that came from Swan Mountain Road. The notifications are sent by cell phones when their GPS detects a severe impact and sudden stop. At the scene, deputies did not find a car crash or anyone in distress, but they did find a cell phone in the road and determined it had sent the notification. Deputies believe it was left on top of a vehicle and fell off when the driver drove away, and they later returned it to its owner.

A deputy on Interstate 70 saw a truck pulling a trailer April 7 that had chains dragging and causing sparks. Because those sparks are considered a wildfire danger, the deputy initiated a traffic stop and told the driver about the hazard. The deputy helped the driver secure the chains so they didn’t drag on the roadway and issued them a warning.

When people visited the B&B Trailhead near Breckenridge the morning of April 8, they found the remnants of a bonfire from the night before and alerted deputies. The area is open space, and camping and fires are not permitted there. Deputies investigated and cleaned up the site, then the next day they identified one suspect and issued them a summons for the illegal fire.

A man in unincorporated Breckenridge reported April 7 that his neighbors were regularly trespassing on his property. He said he had asked the neighbors not to walk on his parking spot but saw them do so on his security camera. Deputies responded and discovered it was an apartment building with a shared parking lot, and while the spots are assigned, they are not enclosed by a fence or any official barriers. They told the man his neighbors are allowed to walk around the parking lot and advised him to speak to his landlord about the issue if he thought it was necessary.

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While on patrol April 9 in Wildernest, a deputy saw a parked vehicle with one of its doors open. A man was leaning out of the vehicle, vomiting, and the deputy stopped to check on them. The deputy determined the sick man had two active warrants for failure to appear in court. They arrested the man and took him to St. Anthony Summit Hospital for medical clearance before transporting him to the county jail.

A Wildernest man purchased a gun online and had it shipped to a local dealer, but was not able to get a hold of the dealer a day after the gun arrived. He reported the gun as stolen April 9, and deputies were also unable to reach the dealer. They advised the man to give the dealer a few days to respond, suggesting the lack of communication may not be a sign of wrongdoing. Deputies found no crime had occurred as of the time the man reported the issue.

After a woman posted on Facebook telling people to not trust a man’s business and sharing a photo of the man, he reported the incident to deputies April 10 as harassment. A deputy reviewed the post and told the man it did not contain any threatening or illegal content, and the Sheriff’s Office took no further action.

Security personnel at the Climax Mine reported April 11 that two cyclists had trespassed on the mine’s property by riding on a clearly marked private roadway. Surveillance footage showed the cyclists passing two “No Trespassing” signs, as well as others indicating the road was private property. Security intercepted the riders and escorted them back to the entrance. There, the riders told deputies the bike path abruptly ended at the private road, and after looking at a map, they decided it would be safer to ride on the private road than on Colorado Highway 9. Deputies issued them summonses for trespassing.

A shop owner requested help April 11 when a recently fired employee showed up to the store with signs urging customers to boycott the store. Deputies responded but found nothing criminal, as the man was exercising his rights legally on public property.

When a father could not reach his daughter by phone April 12 and could see from her location that her phone had been stationary on Tiger Road for over five hours, he called deputies for a welfare check. Deputies responded to the area and found a truck further up the road with the daughter inside. They found nothing suspicious or criminal, as the daughter and her boyfriend had gotten stuck in the snow and were waiting for some family members from the Front Range to come pull them out with a winch. Deputies informed the father that his daughter was OK.

Deputies responded with the Summit County Rescue Group to an injured backcountry skier near Coon Hill on April 12. The responders safely extracted the injured skier and transported them to an ambulance, which took them to St. Anthony Summit Hospital for further treatment.