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Man tries to stop bus to talk to ex-girlfriend: The Record for Thursday, Jan. 10

Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019

8:48 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers responded to a theft in the 2300 block of Mount Werner Circle.  A phone was stolen from a bar.

8:55 a.m. Officers were called about damage to a door at a condominium in the 2300 block of Storm Meadows Drive.



12:13 p.m. Officers responded to a report of a disturbance at South Lincoln Avenue and Dougherty Road. A man was arrested on a felony charge after trying to stop a charter bus heading to Denver that his ex-girlfriend was riding in. The man drove his vehicle in front of the bus and slammed on his brakes. The bus also had to slam on its brakes to avoid hitting the vehicle. The man was arrested for reckless driving, false imprisonment and endangering public transportation.

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2:44 p.m. Routt County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called about a case of fraud in the 30500 block of Hawks View Lane in Oak Creek.



3:42 p.m. Deputies responded to a suspicious incident in the 2000 block of Shield Drive.

3:55 p.m. Officers were called about a suspicious person on Merritt Street who was banging on people’s doors and yelling. The man was having emotional problems and was transported in an ambulance to UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center.

4:03 p.m. A Steamboat Springs Transit bus was hit and its mirror was damaged in a hit-and-run crash. Officers were not able to find the vehicle.

7:04 p.m. Deputies were called about a disturbance at the 32600 block of Colorado Highway 131.

10:56 p.m. Officers were called after a minor tried to use a fake ID at a business in the 1100 block of Lincoln Avenue.

Total incidents: 51

  • Steamboat officers had 30 cases that included calls for service and officer-initiated incidents such as traffic stops.
  • Sheriff’s deputies had 14 cases that included calls for service and officer-initiated incidents such as traffic stops.
  • Steamboat firefighters responded to six calls for service.
  • West Routt Fire Protection District firefighters 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.


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