Steamboat Pilot & Today

Wednesday, Oct. 10

Police, fire and ambulance calls

12:29 a.m. Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue firefighters were called to help a person having an unknown medical problem in the 700 block of Tamarack Drive.

5:51 a.m. Routt County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to a report of a noninjury accident in the 35700 block of U.S. Highway 40.

8:44 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of a fight involving students at a school in the 300 block of Seventh Street. A student was taken into custody and then released to his or her parents.

9:48 a.m. Officers were called to a report of someone who had taken down a Mitt Romney campaign sign in the 1700 block of Lincoln Avenue.

9:50 a.m. Deputies were called to a report of political signs that were vandalized throughout Routt County.

10:01 a.m. Steamboat firefighters were called to help a person who was having difficulty breathing in the 400 block of Tamarack Drive.

10:15 a.m. Officers were called to a report of a Mitt Romney campaign sign that had a phallic image drawn on it near Old Fish Creek Falls Road.

11 a.m. Officers were called to a report of loud music in the first block of Anglers Drive. It reportedly was a recurring problem, and the music had been turned down before officers arrived.

11:15 a.m. Deputies were called to a report of a theft from a ranch near Milner.

11:20 a.m. Officers were called to a report of a bike seat taken from a bike that was locked to a pole at Seventh and Yampa streets. A roommate had taken the seat.

12:28 p.m. Officers were called to a report of a suspicious incident at a resort management company in the 1800 block of Ski Time Square Drive. A person representing the Colorado Department of Revenue said the company owed back taxes. It was a suspected fraud attempt.

5:07 p.m. Officers were called to a report of a business owner who said employees from a neighboring business continually were smoking cigarettes outside the reporting person’s business. The smokers were told they had to smoke at least 15 feet away from the business.

6:57 p.m. Steamboat firefighters were called to a report of a gas leak at Bud Werner Memorial Library.

7:41 p.m. Deputies were called to a report of a car that hit an animal near mile marker 66 on Colorado Highway 131. No one was injured.

8:10 p.m. Officers were called to a report of a person who was concerned about a bear in the 500 block of North Park Road because there were children in the area. The bear was gone when officers arrived.

9:07 p.m. Deputies were called to a report of a car that hit an elk near mile marker 8 on Routt County Road 129. No one was injured, and the elk was killed.

9:27 p.m. Steamboat firefighters were called to help a person who was having difficulty breathing on Riverside Plaza.

9:49 p.m. Deputies were called to a noise complaint in the 100 block of South Chestnut Street in Hayden.

10:31 p.m. Officers were called to a report of an ongoing problem with dogs barking in the 300 block of Third Street. The dogs were not barking when officers arrived.