Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020

7:29 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers responded to a report of criminal mischief in the 2700 block of Iris Lane. An American flag had been cut up and spread across the lawn.

8:54 a.m. Officers returned to the 2700 block of Iris Lane for another flag that had been pulled down but was undamaged. Police are investigating both incidents.

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10:58 a.m. Routt County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to a report of trespassing in Oak Creek.

1:27 p.m. Officers received a report of a suspicious person at a store in the 1400 block of South Lincoln Avenue. An intoxicated party was sleeping outside the business. The individual was transferred to the hospital.

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3:39 p.m. Police responded to a bear in a trash can in the 2500 block of Village Drive. The bear went up a tree when officers arrived.

6:53 p.m. Officers received a report of an armed person in the parking lot of a business in the 1800 block of Central Park Drive. A man was confronted by two other individuals, and he told them he had a gun in his pocket. The man then took his gun back to his vehicle before he and the other parties began fighting. Officers are investigating the situation.

Total incidents: 38

• Steamboat officers had 22 cases that included calls for service and officer-initiated incidents such as traffic stops.
• Sheriff’s deputies had seven cases that included calls for service and officer-initiated incidents such as traffic stops.
• Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue firefighters responded to six calls for service.
• North Routt Fire Protection District firefighters responded to one call for service.
• Oak Creek Fire Protection District firefighters responded to one call for service.
• Routt County Search and Rescue volunteers responded to one call for service.

The Record offers a glimpse of police activity and is not a comprehensive report of all police activity. Calls such as domestic violence, sexual assaults and juvenile situations typically do not appear in The Record.