Last week, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office responded to situations including a woman throwing a large rock through a sliding glass door, an intoxicated patient at a local hospital and a case of criminal impersonation.

The following incidents occurred from Monday, Feb. 2 , to Sunday, Feb. 8.

Deputies responded to an incident on Feb. 2 in unincorporated Frisco where a man accidentally fired a bullet through a window in his home and struck a neighbor’s truck while cleaning his firearm. The man said he didn’t realize there was a bullet in the chamber. He reported the incident and informed his neighbor what happened. Following a full investigation, the sheriff’s office confiscated the rifle as evidence, and the man was issued a summons for prohibited use of a weapon and reckless endangerment.  

Also on Feb. 2, a woman contacted deputies after her ex-boyfriend was pulled over while driving her car. The ex-boyfriend provided the deputy who pulled him over during a traffic stop with the woman’s ex-husband’s name and date of birth instead of his own, which led to her ex-husband being issued a summons. The ex-husband, not knowing he was issued a summons, didn’t appear in court and hence was issued a warrant. After reviewing the body camera footage, deputies confirmed that the ex-boyfriend had committed several crimes by providing false information including criminal impersonation, false reporting and forgery.  The existing warrant for the ex-husband was canceled, and an investigation into this incident is ongoing.

A concerned neighbor in Wildernest called law enforcement Feb. 3 after hearing a loud banging sound followed by yelling in a neighboring unit. The caller reported that it sounded like a couple fighting. Upon arrival, deputies contacted a man in the unit who explained accidentally broke the showerhead while taking a shower. He was stomping his feet and shouting out of frustration. He was alone in the unit, and nothing criminal was suspected. 

Deputies responded to a situation at St. Anthony Summit Hospital on Feb. 4 regarding an intoxicated patient who had been brought in after being knocked out by a bar bouncer for being unruly and refusing to leave. Medical staff reported the man was uncooperative while arriving to the emergency room and was fighting with nurses. The situation was under control by the time deputies arrived, and the man was restrained. After deputies left, the man managed to get up and push several hospital staff members before locking himself in a bathroom. He was eventually escorted back to a hospital bed. None of the hospital staff wanted to participate in the prosecution. The man still had a summons for harassment waiting for him when he woke up.  

On Feb. 4, an Uber driver was transporting four passengers to Bailey when his GPS directed him over Georgia Pass. The passengers expressed they didn’t think he was going the right way, but he insisted on following the navigation instructions. The driver passed three large signs indicating the road he was attempting to drive on was closed. Still, he continued to head towards the Middle Fork and then slid off the groomed portion of the road and got stuck in the ditch. None of the occupants were injured. A deputy pulled the car out using a tow rope. The driver received a citation for driving on a road designated only for snowmobiles. 

The next day, Feb. 5, brought another incident to Georgia Pass when another driver attempted to traverse it in a vehicle that was not a snowmobile. The driver was a juvenile who snuck out of his house late at night to take a drive and “clear his head.” He got stuck on the road and had to walk back towards Tiger Road to find help due to a lack of cell service. After an hour-long walk, he managed to get a small signal and called his mom, leaving her a message. Due to poor cell service, she couldn’t understand what her son was saying. 

She reported him missing, mentioning that he sounded distressed. The juvenile also alerted a passing vehicle that he needed help, which helped deputies find him walking on Tiger Road. He was given a ride home, and received a warning for driving on a closed roadway.

Summit County deputies assisted the Colorado State Patrol Feb. 5 on a single motor vehicle crash at the Fairview roundabout. The vehicle launched over the roundabout at a high rate of speed, causing significant damage to the vehicle and serious injuries to the driver. The driver was intoxicated and was transported to the hospital by ambulance. Colorado State Patrol investigated the DUI accident, and deputies assisted with traffic control. 

Also on Feb. 5, a Dillon Valley man contacted his property manager because he was frustrated by the loud music coming from the woman living above him. He claimed she was shaking the floor. The property manager advised him to handle the situation himself by asking her to turn down the music. The man knocked on his neighbor’s door but received no response. He knocked again, this time harder. When he did so, the door opened slightly, prompting him to yell “Hello” inside. He then said “Okay, I’ll call the police.” The woman in the unit called the 911 center to explain that she had heard her neighbor knocking but didn’t answer because she was taking a shower. She said she thought she heard him talking and thought he had been inside her apartment. There was damage to the door, but deputies were unable to determine whether the damage was caused by the man’s knocking or not. Deputies couldn’t confirm anything criminal in nature had occurred. 

Deputies responded to an incident in unincorporated Keystone Feb. 6 where a woman at a party became upset and began causing a scene. The resident of the unit asked her to leave. After several unsuccessful attempts to get her to go, a group of other partygoers helped usher her toward the door.  She then agreed to leave. After she left, she remembered that her ex-boyfriend, who lived in the unit, had stored something of hers in the storage closet and she wanted it back. She returned to the front door and demanded to be let back in. When the residents refused, she walked around the building and threw a large rock through the open sliding glass door. Deputies conducted a full investigation. However, no one involved wanted to pursue prosecution. The resident checked the storage closet with a deputy and returned the woman’s property to her. She was warned that she was no longer welcome at the unit and would be charged with trespassing if she returned. 

A deputy on patrol attempted to initiate a traffic stop Feb. 6  after noticing a vehicle that passed with their license plate improperly attached. The driver sped up and turned in an attempt to elude the deputy when the deputy tried to initiate the traffic stop. The deputy lost sight of the vehicle for a short time, but was then able to locate it. During the traffic stop, it was discovered that the driver had several issues like a suspended driver’s license, no vehicle insurance, a tuned exhaust that made his vehicle excessively loud and window tint that was too dark. The driver was issued a summons for all of those issues in addition to attempting to elude the deputy.  

On Feb. 7, a couple reported a dog fight between their English shepherd and a rottweiler on a hiking trail  in unincorporated Breckenridge. Neither dog was injured, but the woman was bitten on her hand. It was unclear which dog bit the woman, but the rottweiler was the aggressor in the fight. The couple expressed distress, feeling that the rottweiler was too dangerous and that its owner was not equipped to handle it. The Animal Control officer confirmed both dogs are up to date on their rabies vaccines and plan to facilitate restitution if the woman decides to seek medical attention. The rottweiler’s owner was issued a summons.  

Another dog bite was reported Feb. 8. The victim expressed his frustration over not receiving any documentation regarding the dog’s rabies vaccination status after reporting the incident. A deputy tried to explain that the dog was currently in quarantine and that Animal Control was in the process of obtaining the necessary documentation. The victim became argumentative and hung up on the deputy. He then repeatedly called dispatch throughout the afternoon, expressing his anger and raising his voice. The deputy left another message for the victim, but the call wasn’t returned.