Last week, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office helped siblings hiking after dark get back to the trailhead, warned kids about shooting paintballs and spoke to a man who walked in on a family having dinner.

The following incidents occurred between Monday, Oct. 27, and Sunday, Nov. 2, according to the weekly log of notable calls published by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.

A nurse requested a welfare check Oct. 27 for an elderly woman who seemed confused when the two spoke on the phone. A deputy went to the woman’s residence to see if she needed any assistance. The woman was alert, able to answer questions and walked without any issues. She denied needing help and told the deputy she would call 911 if needed.

At the Blue River Campground on Oct. 27, a camper found a lost dog late at night and kept it safe by letting it sleep in his car overnight. He took it to animal control the next day, and officers used the dog’s rabies tag to trace it back to its owner. The owner did not know the dog had gotten out, but they were happily reunited.

Two unrelated individuals experienced similar situations Oct. 27-29 while interacting with strangers online and sharing private images through social media and dating apps. The people they sent the photos to threatened them, demanding money in exchange for not sending the images to their families and friends. Both people recognized the scam and did not send money. Deputies advised them to block calls, texts and messages from the scammers, close their existing accounts, create new profiles and be more cautious in the future.

While visiting Summit County on Oct. 28, a man went on a hike and lost his phone. He tried calling it, and a Summit County resident answered. The local man agreed to ship the phone back to the visitor, but after he waited more than a week with no updates, the visitor reported the situation to deputies. A deputy contacted the local man, who agreed to meet and turn in the phone. Deputies will facilitate its return to the visitor.

Deputies received a report Oct. 29 about a U-Haul stolen from a business in unincorporated Breckenridge. The reporting party stated a man arrived, yelled at the staff and took a rental U-Haul trailer. Deputies arrived on scene and determined there had been a miscommunication among employees and that the man had a valid rental contract for the U-Haul. They determined no crime had occurred.

A solo hiker called for help Oct. 31 after falling about 50 feet down the knife-edge between Father Dyer Peak and Mt. Helen and breaking a wrist. The man had pain in both wrists and one leg but was able to walk. Deputies coordinated a team with Summit County Rescue Group members to hike to meet the man. About seven hours after the initial call, responders successfully extracted the man from the field, and a friend took him to the hospital.

A resident noticed two juveniles Oct. 31 with paintball guns shooting at rocks near a popular trailhead in unincorporated Frisco. After the resident confronted them, the juveniles left the area but left behind a significant amount of paint. Deputies contacted them and told them they would receive citations if they did not clean up the paint. The juveniles agreed to clean it up and received warnings for their behavior.

On Nov. 2, a man and woman decided to meet up, and the woman provided her address. She told the man it was fine for him to enter on his own when he arrived. He had not been to her residence before, and with the address not being clearly marked, he entered the wrong home, startling a family who was having dinner. They shouted at him, and he left to find the right address. Deputies contacted him later to clarify the situation after hearing from the family. Deputies did not charge him because he did not knowingly trespass, but they warned him to be more careful in the future.

Two siblings started hiking Quandary Peak late in the day Nov. 2. As they were climbing, it started to get dark, so the sister turned around while her brother continued to the summit. It got dark before her brother returned, so the sister called for help. She did not have a headlamp, food or water, as the brother was carrying all their supplies. Deputies and Summit County Rescue Group members located the siblings, confirmed they had no injuries and escorted them to the trailhead.