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1:11 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of a bear in a trash bin in the 700 block of South Lincoln Avenue.

6:01 a.m. Routt County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to a report of a noninjury, one-car crash near mile marker 124 on U.S. Highway 40, near Routt County Road 44, in which a truck hit an elk. The truck was not drivable, but the driver was able to keep the elk.

7:49 a.m. Police were called to a report of vandalism in the 3100 block of South Lincoln Avenue where two windows of heavy equipment reportedly were broken.

9:22 a.m. Police and Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue emergency responders were called to a request for an ambulance in Steamboat Springs for a 71-year-old man who reportedly was ill. Medical crews took the man to Yampa Valley Medical Center.

9:45 a.m. Oak Creek Fire Rescue emergency responders were called to a request for an ambulance in Oak Creek.

9:59 a.m. Hayden Police Department officers and West Routt Fire Protection District emergency responders were called to a request for an ambulance near Hayden.

10:05 a.m. Police were called to assist deputies in a lockdown drill at Strawberry Park Elementary School.

10:27 a.m. Deputies were called to a report of theft in the 35000 block of U.S. 40 where a light fixture reportedly was missing.

10:28 a.m. Police were called to a report of vandalism in the 1900 block of Curve Court where two tires and rims reportedly were stolen off a silver 1997 Chevy Blazer. Officers took a report.

10:32 a.m. Police were called to a request for a welfare check in the 1300 block of Sparta Plaza.

10:37 a.m. Deputies, North Routt Fire Protection District emergency responders and Colorado State Parks rangers were called to a request for an ambulance near Hayden.

12:57 p.m. Deputies, Hayden Police, North Routt Fire Protection District emergency workers and park rangers were called to a request for a welfare check near Pearl Lake. Medical crews transported one person.

2:22 p.m. Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue was called to a request for an ambulance in Steamboat.

2:32 p.m. Deputies were called to a report of vandalism near the 500 block of Routt County Road 65, near Hayden, where a gate reportedly was damaged. Damage was estimated at $100, and deputies took a report.

4:04 p.m. Deputies and Colorado State Patrol troopers were called to a report of a noninjury crash between a car and a dump truck near mile marker 139 on U.S. 40.

4:09 p.m. Routt County Search and Rescue volunteers were called to a request for assist in a rescue near Pyramid Peak in Rio Blanco County where a 30-year-old Oak Creek man reportedly fell 50 feet down a rock face. A private company helicopter crew and paramedics rescued the man, and another helicopter crew transported him to Grand Junction. For more information, see page 14.

4:14 p.m. Police and Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue were called to a request for an ambulance in Steamboat.

4:23 p.m. Police received a report at the police station of a hit-and-run crash. The crash happened Sept. 14, and officers took a report for insurance purposes.

5:06 p.m. Police were called to a request for an officer at Steamboat Springs High School. Officers gave a person a courtesy ride.

5:15 p.m. Deputies, Oak Creek Police Department officers and Yampa Fire Protection District emergency responders were called to a report of a two-car crash near mile marker 36 on Colorado Highway 131, near Toponas, where a car and a minivan had a head-on crash. One man was pronounced dead at the scene, and one person was taken to a hospital with injuries. For more information, see page 14.

7:32 p.m. Officers arrested a 23-year-old Boulder man on a warrant for failure to comply in four court cases.

7:32 p.m. Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue was called to a report of a fire alarm in the 2700 block of Eagleridge Drive.

8:20 p.m. Police and Steamboat Mental Health professionals were called to a report of a disturbance in the first block of Logan Avenue. Officers took a person into protective custody.

9:56 p.m. Deputies arrested a 54-year-old Salida man on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI per se and speeding after a traffic stop near mile marker 2 on C.R. 36.