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Summit County Sheriff’s Office Responds to Abandoned Vehicle, Cat Stuck on Power Line and Fraud Reports
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Summit County Sheriff’s Office Responds to Abandoned Vehicle, Cat Stuck on Power Line and Fraud Reports

Summit County Sheriff’s Office Responds to Abandoned Vehicle, Cat Stuck on Power Line and Fraud Reports
The Summit County Sheriff’s Office released Justice Files, a weekly summary of notable calls for duty, on Wednesday, January 31, 2024.
Summit County Sheriff’s Office/Courtesy photo

The Summit County Sheriff’s Office responded last week to a vehicle that was left abandoned in the middle of the road, a cat that got stuck on a power line, a threatening incident at the library and several reports of fraud.

The following incidents occurred between Monday, October 14 and Sunday, October 20, respectively weekly log of notable calls published by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.

On Monday, Oct. 14, employees at the Summit County Library in Frisco reported a disturbance between two men. When the verbal altercation between the two ended, staff reported hearing what sounded like a round being loaded into a firearm. Library staff evacuated everyone from the building and no shots were fired. The suspect left the scene. Deputies investigated, talking to the other man and witnesses, and allegedly found probable cause for multiple crimes. Deputies located the man nearby and arrested him without incident. The man had a gun in his possession and was charged with numerous felonies, including criminal threatening, according to the Sheriff’s Office.



Also Monday, deputies received a report from a man who claimed his ex-girlfriend’s father was trying to break into his apartment and was pointing a gun at him. Law enforcement officers on the scene quickly determined that the man was hallucinating. Deputies called for a medical response, and the man told doctors he was hallucinating from taking a large dose of prescription drugs. Nothing criminal was found and the man was released to a family member.

On Tuesday, October 15, a man found his neighbor very intoxicated in the grass outside his apartment. The neighbor was not standing and kept falling when he tried to stand up. Deputies requested a medical response and due to the degree of intoxication of the man, he was transported to St. Anthony Summit.



On Wednesday, Oct. 16, deputies received a report of a vehicle parked in the middle of Tiger Road that was unoccupied with no lights on, creating a hazard. Deputies attempted to contact the owner of the vehicle several times without success and had the vehicle towed.

Also Wednesday, a Wildernest man paid an unknown person on Facebook $2,000 for sports tickets that turned out to be fraudulent. A deputy took a report and an investigation is ongoing.

On Thursday, Oct. 17, a man from unincorporated Breckenridge reported two moose were stuck in a play set and he thought they needed help. Deputies responded, but it turned out the moose were able to get out and move on when they were done having fun.

On Saturday, Oct. 19, a woman paid $2,000 for a rental unit in Wildernest that she found on Craigslist. He was supposed to move into the unit the next day, but when he arrived he found the unit was already occupied and not rented. The woman is working with Apple Pay and Zelle to try to stop the payments that were made. An investigation is ongoing.

Also Saturday, animal control received a report of a cat stuck on a power line in Summit Cove. Animal control officers used a dog hammock as a blanket, wet food as bait and called the cat over to try to get him down, which they eventually did. The cat was not chipped and was taken to the animal shelter.

On Sunday, October 20, a bus driver reported a belligerent passenger who was upset about an appointment he didn’t think he would make on time due to a mechanical problem that delayed the bus’ departure. Law enforcement officials say the passenger verbally threatened to assault the driver, and a nearby security guard helped remove the passenger from the bus while he waited for deputies. Before deputies arrived, the passenger allegedly tried to start an argument with the driver, but nothing physical happened, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrived on scene and investigated before issuing the passenger a citation for harassment and unlawful conduct on public property.

Also last week, Frisco’s Next Page Bookstore donated four boxes of books to the Summit County Jail. For the past several years, the company has regularly donated new books to those in jail custody, according to the Sheriff’s Office.