Found wallet may contain cocaine, man charges phone on stranger’s porch, drunk man removed from bus and more in Summit County sheriff’s log

Summit County Sheriff’s Office/Courtesy photo
Last week, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office found possible cocaine in a lost wallet, helped return a loose dog to its owner and removed a drunk hotel guest who stayed past their checkout time.
The following incidents occurred between Monday, April 13, and Sunday, April 19.
A Dillon Valley homeowner reported April 14 that two suspicious individuals visited his porch throughout the day. The first approached the porch, plugged a cell phone into an outlet and came back about an hour later to retrieve it. About 12 hours later, another man came onto the porch and unsuccessfully tried to cover up the security camera. Neither individual tried to enter the home, and an investigation is ongoing.
In Summit Cove on April 15, a woman caught a loose dog she had found in the neighborhood. The dog did not have a name tag on its collar, but it did have a Summit County dog license tag. An animal control officer looked up the tag number and contacted the owner, and the dog was reunited with its family.
After finding a wallet in Copper Mountain’s village April 15, someone turned it into deputies. It contained no identifying information, but did have some photos, cash, a business card and a small bag that appeared to contain cocaine. Deputies booked the wallet and its contents into evidence.
Detectives received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children task force about a device owned by a Summit County resident uploading multiple images containing child sexual abuse material. The man had since moved to Aurora, and after detectives investigated the tip and obtained an arrest warrant, the Aurora Police Department assisted in arresting the man April 16. He was then transported to the Summit County Detention Facility and, according to a Sheriff’s Office social media post, posted bond and was released.
A woman in unincorporated Silverthorne inquired about the services offered by a man whose post she saw on Facebook. He responded with a price and asked her to make a payment, but she declined, saying she changed her mind. The man started sending her messages on multiple platforms pressuring her to pay. She deleted the apps and her Facebook account, but she kept getting messages from unknown numbers. Deputies advised her April 17 to make her social media accounts private, and she said she planned to change her phone number. No money was exchanged or lost in the incident.
Deputies received a report of smoke in the area of Colorado Highway 9 and Ute Pass Road on April 17. The reporting party said no flames were visible, but there was a lot of smoke. Deputies responded and found no fire conditions, just dust blowing in from the Green Mountain Reservoir area.
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A Greyhound bus driver called for help April 17 when a passenger passed out on the way to Frisco. Deputies found the man unconscious on the bus, and there was evidence he was intoxicated. An ambulance took the man to St. Anthony Summit Hospital, and deputies found nothing criminal.
Staff at a Copper Mountain hotel requested assistance April 18 for a guest who had been rude to the staff during their weeklong stay and was refusing to leave hours after their checkout time. When deputies arrived, the guest was highly intoxicated and uncooperative, but they eventually escorted her and her belongings out of the hotel. Deputies trespassed her from the hotel and gave her a courtesy ride to a friend’s house because of her level of intoxication. The hotel did not want to pursue prosecution, only ban her from the premises.
While on routine patrol April 19, a deputy saw a truck on Highway 9 with expired license plates. The deputy checked the plates and found the expired tags did not match the vehicle. They also noticed the driver swerving out of their lane and driving with two tires on the shoulder, so they initiated a traffic stop. The driver was not intoxicated, but the deputy found several violations as well as a warrant for the driver’s arrest. The deputy arrested the driver on the warrant, driving without a valid license and fictitious plates, among other charges.

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