Summit County Sheriff’s Office investigates bomb threat, cites off-leash dog owners and helps lake users caught in storm

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Last week, Summit County Sheriff’s Deputies investigated a bomb threat, gave a dog owner a citation for letting their dogs run loose and helped several lake users caught in a storm.
The following incidents occurred between Monday, May 26, and Sunday, June 1, according to the weekly log of notable calls published by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.
St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, received a call from an unknown woman Tuesday, May 27, threatening to blow up St. Anthony Summit Hospital in Frisco because she was not happy with the mental health care she received there. She later called the Summit 911 Center and admitted she made up the bomb threat out of frustration. Deputies searched the area around the hospital and found nothing suspicious or out of place. They made multiple attempts to get the woman to disclose her location, but she refused. Deputies continued to patrol the area throughout the night, and the woman called back and stated she was not in Colorado and did not have the means to make a bomb. Authorities do not believe there is a threat to the public, and an investigation into this matter is ongoing.
Deputies on patrol Tuesday found an abandoned squatter camp that included several pallets, large bags of trash and a makeshift lean-to. They dismantled the structure and returned with a vehicle to remove the trash. Deputies will perform additional patrols in the area.
Also Tuesday, animal control officers received a report about two dogs loose north of Silverthorne that had crossed Colorado Highway 9 several times. The caller encountered a woman and her dog hiding in nearby trees who said the loose dogs had been aggressive toward them. A passerby stopped and pointed officers toward the dogs while they were searching, and the officers traced the dogs back to their ranch and spoke with the owners. Officers issued a citation for both dogs being at large.
A Summit High School student Wednesday, May 28, was found in possession of marijuana at school, received a summons for being a minor in possession and was suspended.
A resident of unincorporated Silverthorne reported Thursday, May 29, that they received a message on Facebook from an unknown user claiming the caller had been hacked and providing a phone number to call for assistance. When he called the number, a person at a call center answered and accused him of engaging in illicit online behavior. The person tried to solicit money and personal information from the man. Deputies advised him this was a scam and instructed him on how to report it to the federal government.
A condo owner in Keystone who rents his unit reported Thursday several suspicious entries into the unit over the last few weeks. He said he had not rented out the unit recently, but his housekeeper found a mess inside, as well as water on the bathroom counters. He did not know who would be in the unit but suspected the previous renters, as he had a dispute with them over a missing ring. The deputies’ investigation found the former renters had accessed the unit with the housekeeper’s key code, which they had obtained during the earlier incident. Deputies met with one member of the couple, who admitted to trespassing and misleading his partner by claiming they had permission to enter the unit. Deputies arrested him for criminal trespassing and took him to the Summit County Jail with no issues.
A deputy initiated a traffic stop Saturday, May 31, with a vehicle on Highway 9 because the cover on its license plate made it hard to read. The deputy found out the driver had two active warrants, one for DUI and the other for failure to appear. The driver’s license was suspended, and he was using a fake ID. The deputy arrested the driver on the warrants, and during a routine search, found two small bags of narcotics in his wallet. The deputy arrested him on multiple charges, including the warrants and possession of controlled substances.
A hiker on a trail in unincorporated Summit County on Sunday, June 1, discovered a small bag containing a white powdery substance. He reported it to deputies, who tested the substance and confirmed it was methamphetamine. The drugs were submitted into evidence, and a report was filed.
Deputies saw several teenage girls near the Frisco Bay Marina Sunday using stand-up paddleboards, swimming and sunbathing on the dock. They informed the girls that swimming was not allowed and warned them of the risks of shock due to low water temperatures. They also told them about the potential hazards of getting cuts and infections from the old, splintered wood and bird poop on the dock.
Deputies told several stand-up paddleboarders Sunday about a significant storm approaching and urged them to head back to shore. Many paddlers were unaware of the storm, which later struck the lake with 20-30 mph winds and 2-4 foot waves. During the storm, deputies assisted several individuals, including a pontoon board beached in shallow water after strong winds pushed it ashore. Deputies took a vehicle to retrieve the boat’s renters and recovered the boat several hours later. Two stand-up paddleboarders, stranded on an island in the Heaton Bay area, called for help, and while deputies assisted them, they found another beached boat with four stranded passengers. One of the pontoon boats assisting in the rescues experienced engine issues and caught fire, which deputies put out with a fire extinguisher before towing the boat to the launch ramp. As deputies left the ramp, a man flagged them down and said he had paddled to shore but lost his son and daughter. Deputies found the pair in a canoe, unharmed and not in need of assistance. All rescues were successful, and nobody was injured.

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