The Park City Police Department in late August and on the first day of September reported numerous cases on the roads, as crowds arrived in the community for the busy Labor Day weekend.

The agency heavily patrols the roads, and traffic stops for speeding and other moving violations are commonplace.

In one case in late August, the police received information about possible road racing. That sort of complaint is unusual inside Park City.

On Thursday, Aug. 29, at 5:15 p.m., the Police Department fielded a complaint about issues with drivers on Amundsen Court. The police were told of “high speed, high races, with very high end cars,” according to department logs. The person said the issue occurred between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. over the course of several mornings.

Public police logs sometimes do not provide detailed information about cases.

Other cases reported by the police recently include:

• On Sunday, Sept. 1 Police officers over the course of an hour-plus ending a little bit after 8 p.m. stopped a series of drivers along S.R. 224 in suspected speeding cases. Public police logs did not provide details about the speeds involved and whether the drivers received tickets or warnings. In one of the cases, the police said, a headlight on the vehicle was not working.
• On Sept. 1 at 5:19 p.m., someone contacted the police indicating a vehicle was speeding and “making a lot of noise” in a parking area along Kearns Boulevard. The vehicle was a white Audi, the police were told. The department classified the case as suspected disturbing the peace.
• On Sept. 1 at 8:32 a.m., a police officer pulled over a driver on S.R. 224, indicating the vehicle was traveling at 67 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 45 mph. Public police logs did not provide details about whether the officer issued a warning or a ticket.
• On Sept. 1 at 12:01 a.m., a police officer stopped a driver in the area of the intersection of Main Street and Heber Avenue, listing a variety of suspected traffic offenses. The police said the stop involved a lane violation, impeding traffic, a turn-signal violation and a horn violation. Public police logs did not provide details about whether the driver received warnings or tickets.
• On Saturday, Aug. 31, at 5:50 p.m., an officer pulled over a driver in the area of the intersection of Swede Alley and Heber Avenue and described the case as distracted driving. Public police logs did not provide details about the circumstances leading the officer to determine the driver was distracted. The logs also did not provide details about whether the driver received a warning or a ticket.
• On Aug. 31 at 4:03 p.m., an officer pulled over a driver in the area of the intersection of Bonanza Drive and Prospector Avenue after, public police logs said, observing the person following the police vehicle “too closely” for approximately one mile. The driver also failed to remain in one lane, the police said.

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On Sunday, Sept. 1, at 10:52 p.m., a party was reported on Three Kings Drive. The police were told an officer would hear the people once they pulled into a parking lot. The department logged the case as suspected disturbing the peace.

The police at 10:42 p.m. received information about a party, described as loud, in an apartment on Kearns Boulevard. The police were told there was “a lot of yelling” and the noise was making it difficult for the person to sleep, according to public police logs. The police classified the case as suspected disturbing the peace.

A police officer at 6:21 p.m. pulled over what was described as a motorcycle powered by electricity on S.R. 224. The police said the motorcycle was not registered. 

The police at 5:31 p.m. assisted a motorist whose vehicle apparently ran out of gas in the area of the intersection of Kearns Boulevard and Comstock Drive. The driver told the police an automobile service carrying fuel was summoned.

A vehicle broke down in a travel lane on Park Avenue at 9:38 a.m. The vehicle was moved, the police said. An officer warned the driver, though, for a “cancelled and expired” vehicle registration, according to department logs.

A case classified as suspected disturbing the peace was reported at 2:47 a.m. on Lowell Avenue. Public police logs did not provide details.

On Saturday, Aug. 31, at 6 p.m., a vehicle impound was reported on Sullivan Road, a small street bordering City Park. Public police logs did not provide details about the reason for the impound.

A barrel was reported to be in the road in the eastbound off ramp on U.S. 40 at 3:53 p.m. The police said the barrel created a traffic hazard.

The Police Department at 1:04 p.m. received information about a water fountain at a park on Payday Drive that was malfunctioning. The police were told “water is going everywhere, according to department logs. The person who contacted the police “could not explain what was wrong,” the logs said. The police classified the case as a utility issue.

On Friday, Aug. 30, at 11:36 p.m., the police received information about a truck and two cars that were parked on Prospector Avenue with people “playing loud music.” The scene then “quieted down,” the police were told, but “they are still out there looking suspicious,” according to department logs. The police classified the case as suspected disturbing the peace.

The Police Department reported three parking issues on Main Street involving drop-and-load zones in quick succession starting at 8:13 p.m.

Two moose — a cow and a calf — were reported on Oak Wood Drive at 1:29 p.m.

On Thursday, Aug. 29, at 10:18 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported in the area of the intersection of Deer Valley Drive and Bonanza Drive.

A hit-and-run accident was also reported in the area of the intersection of Kearns Boulevard and Bonanza Drive at 1:13 p.m. Public police logs did not provide details.

On Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 11:47 p.m., the police received a report of a speaker “playing loud music” at City Park. The department logged the case as suspected disturbing the peace.

Two deer were seen close to the road at 7:45 p.m. along Holiday Ranch Loop Road.

On Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 7:33 p.m., a bobcat, described as large, was reported on Snow Creek Drive.

On Monday, Aug. 26, at 5:13 p.m., someone reported leaving “a bag of purchases” on a terrace on Deer Valley Drive. Public police logs did not provide details about the items. The department classified the case as a suspected theft.

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The Park City Police Department pulled over a series of drivers recently at speeds well above the posted limits.

The police in Park City regularly conduct traffic patrols in a variety of places, including in neighborhoods and along the entryways. Speeding and other traffic offenses have long been one of the chief law enforcement-related complaints of Parkites. The Police Department combats speeding through a variety of measures, including conducting traffic patrols and the posting of digital speed signs that display how fast a driver is traveling.

Public police logs in some cases did not provide details about whether a driver received a ticket or a warning, but officers are believed to issue warnings in many cases unless an offense is egregious or the person is a repeat offender.

Some of the recent cases:

• On Sunday, Aug. 25, at 8:20 a.m., a driver was pulled over in the area of Park Avenue and Prospector Drive after the vehicle was seen traveling at 65 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 45 mph.
• On Aug. 25 at 7:55 a.m., an officer stopped a driver in the area of the intersection of Park Avenue and Payday Drive, indicating the vehicle was traveling at 73 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 45 mph.
• On Saturday, Aug. 24, at 9:48 p.m., an officer stopped a driver in the area of the intersection of Kearns Boulevard and Comstock Drive, saying the vehicle was traveling at 82 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 50 mph.
• On Friday, Aug. 23, at 9:57 a.m., an officer pulled over a vehicle on S.R. 224 at, according to the police, 71 mph in a location where the posted limit is 45 mph.
• On Aug. 23 at 8:13 a.m., the police reported a traffic stop in the area of the intersection of Park Avenue and Payday Drive, describing the vehicle as traveling at 68 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 45 mph.

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The Park City Police Department received a recent report of a bobcat sighting on or close to a trail that is just outside heavily developed Old Town.

The agency fielded the report at 12:04 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23. Public police logs place the location on the Mother Urban Trail. One end of the trail begins in the area of the Empire Avenue-Lowell Avenue switchback. The land is close to the southern and western portions of Old Town.

The police were told the animal was “aggressive,” the logs indicated. The person who contacted the police indicated “he left it alone” but did not “want other people to run into them,” the logs said.

Bobcat sightings are rare inside Park City, but they are notable since the animals can pose a risk to people and pets. The location in the Aug. 23 case is also of consequence being so close to residential streets in Old Town. The neighborhood climbs hillsides and is close to open space and the terrain at the mountain resorts.

The Police Department regularly receives wildlife reports involving moose, elk and deer, including in and around Old Town. Officers who respond to the cases typically attempt to ensure the safety of people and the animals.

The police over the course of several days, meanwhile, received several complaints about a young moose in the area of Holiday Ranch Loop Road. It was not clear from the agency’s logs whether the same animal was seen in each of the cases.

On Sunday, Aug. 25, at 12:44 p.m., a young moose was seen “by itself” in a park close to a dirt jump off Holiday Ranch Loop Road. Two days earlier, at 5:20 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23, a young moose was reported near a playground along Holiday Ranch Loop Road.

There were also reports in the same area of a young moose on Tuesday, Aug. 20, and Wednesday Aug. 21. The person who contacted the police on Aug. 21 told the agency the animal had been there several days.

On Aug. 21, meanwhile, the police at 1:17 p.m. were told of a deer in the area of Little Kate Road and Racquet Club Drive. The deer was “off to the side” and not blocking the road, the police said. It was not clear from the logs whether the report involved a living animal or a carcass.

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The Park City Police Department recently responded to several cases involving drivers leaving vehicles or possibly stopping in a travel lane.

The reports were filed as late-summer crowds continue to arrive in Park City. Some of the cases were in the Main Street core while others were well outside Old Town.

The cases included:

• On Sunday, Aug. 25, at 5:45 p.m., the police received a complaint about a vehicle that was parked “in the middle of the street” on Main Street. The person who parked the vehicle then left, the police were told.
• On Aug. 25 at 4:51 p.m., a vehicle was reported to have been abandoned on Queen Esther Drive. Public police logs did not provide details about the length of time the vehicle was seen at the location.
• On Aug. 25 at 1:35 p.m., an officer pulled over a driver in the area of Park Avenue and Thaynes Canyon Drive. Public police logs indicated the officer pulled the driver over after seeing the vehicle “stopped in the middle of” Park Avenue.
• On Friday, Aug. 23, at 6:36 p.m., the police reported a traffic stop along Main Street. The police said the case involved impeding traffic, but public logs did not provide details.

Other incidents reported to the Police Department recently included:

On Sunday, Aug. 25, at 8:27 a.m. A waterworks issue, described in police logs as a water main break, was reported close to a cottage on Park Avenue. The police described the case as a utility issue.

On Saturday, Aug. 24, at 9:45 p.m., the police received a complaint about two vehicles “racing through the area” on Sunset Court. The person told the police the vehicles had been seen occasionally “throughout the day and night,” according to public police logs. The police classified the case as a traffic complaint.

The police received information about what was logged as a parking problem on Main Street at 7:33 p.m. involving a drop-and-load zone. The logs did not provide details.

The Police Department over the course of six minutes ending at 12:48 p.m. received information about found property in unspecified locations. Municipal parks workers reported two of the cases. Public police logs indicated the property included a purse, a backpack and electronics.

The police at 6:53 p.m. indicated a “large” construction project was underway in Empire Pass. There were “multiple cement trucks” that were “traveling up and down” Marsac Avenue, department logs said. The case was classified as traffic enforcement, but it was not clear whether the police observed any suspected violations.

A case logged as suspected disturbing the peace was reported along Little Bessie Avenue at 12:26 a.m. Public police logs did not provide details.

On Friday, Aug. 23, at 5:43 p.m., a car was reported to have been left in a location where it blocked a shared driveway on McHenry Avenue at 5:43 p.m.

A hit-and-run traffic accident was reported somewhere along Park Avenue at 5:19 p.m. Public police logs did not provide details.

A vehicle was reported to be “in the middle of the road” on Wheaton Way, sometimes called by its former name of Guardsman Connection Road, at 12:08 a.m. The police said a tire had “fallen off” the vehicle.

On Thursday, Aug. 22, at 10:26 p.m., a party, described as loud, was reported in a backyard on Telemark Drive. The police classified the case as suspected disturbing the peace.

On Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 7:24 p.m., an impound involving two motorcycles was logged somewhere along Bonanza Drive. Department logs did not provide details about the circumstances leading to the action.

A delivery truck was reported to have “broken down” in the area of Monarch Drive and Little Bessie Avenue. The police said the truck created a traffic hazard.

On Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 1:46 p.m., unspecified “papers” were reported stolen. The report was made at the Park Avenue police station. Public police logs did not provide details about the documents that were missing or the location of the case. The department classified the case as a suspected theft.

Between 10 and 15 cars were reported to be parked “up and down” Wyatt Earp Way at 11:56 a.m.

On Monday, Aug. 19, at 9:58 p.m., a hit-and-run accident was reported on Kearns Boulevard. Public police logs did not provide details.

Someone arrived at the Park Avenue police station at 1:55 p.m. dropping off what was described as an “e-scooter” the person found, apparently in the area of Royal Street and Stein Way.

The police at 12:28 p.m. received a complaint from someone on Ashley Court about what was described as a “tree company” that repeatedly offered services. The police indicated the case was civil rather than criminal in nature.

An officer at 12:13 p.m. stopped a driver in the area of Marsac Avenue and Hillside Avenue after observing the vehicle make a prohibited turn from Marsac Avenue onto Hillside Avenue.

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The Park City Police Department in mid-August received a series of reports of hit-and-run accidents, including one that apparently involved a vehicle hitting a house in Old Town.

Public police logs provided limited information about the cases. The logs usually provide few details about hit-and-run cases given the nature of the reports.

The recent cases included: 

• On Sunday, Aug. 18, at 2:12 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported somewhere along Park Avenue.
• On Friday, Aug. 16, at 4:43 p.m., a hit-and-run accident was reported in the area of the intersection of Park Avenue and Deer Valley Drive. The damage occurred the previous week, the police were told.
• On Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 1:26 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Deer Valley Drive. Public police logs indicated the victim’s vehicle is an Acura while the other vehicle is apparently a Nissan. The damage occurred 15 minutes prior to the police report.
• On Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 4:52 p.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was reported along S.R. 248 at Quinn’s Junction.
• On Monday, Aug. 12, at 3:17 p.m., the police received a report about a hit-and-run case on Woodside Avenue. A driver “ran into” a house before driving away from the scene, the police were told. The vehicle was a white truck, the police were told.

Anybody with information about the cases may contact the Police Department at 435-615-5500.

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The Park City Police Department in mid-August was told someone did not remove all their property when they exited a restroom in Old Town.

The agency on Friday, Aug. 16, at 3:57 p.m. received information from someone who, according to the logs, “left his vape” in a Swede Alley restroom. It was wrapped inside a paper towel, the police were told.

The department logged the case as a citizen assist.

Other reported to the Police Department recently included:

On Sunday, Aug. 18, at 5:26 p.m., an unspecified issue involving a manhole cover was reported in the area of the intersection of Park Avenue and Kearns Boulevard.

A police officer pulled over a driver on Main Street at 1:58 p.m. after observing the vehicle failing to stop at a stop sign at 5^th Street. Public police logs did not provide details about whether the driver received a citation or a warning. There were similar cases reported earlier in the day in the same area of Main Street.

A police officer at 11:35 a.m. pulled over a driver on Park Avenue outside of Holiday Village after, according to public police logs, the vehicle failed to stop when the pedestrian light was solid red. The logs did not provide details about whether the officer issued a citation or a warning.

An officer stopped a driver at 1:15 a.m. on Marsac Avenue, indicating the headlights were not illuminated. The officer issued a verbal warning.

On Saturday, Aug. 17, at 9:21 p.m., a driver reportedly stopped a vehicle in the road in the area of the intersection of Bonanza Drive and Deer Valley Drive. The police said the driver indicated they were “lost.” The officer “advised them to keep moving,” according to public police logs.

A case logged as suspected disturbing the peace was logged somewhere along Park Avenue at 3:50 a.m. Public police logs did not provide details.

The Police Department at 2:30 a.m. received a complaint about what was described as a “huge bus” with a trailer on Park Avenue. It was not clear from public police logs where along the street the vehicle was reported. The police classified the case as a parking problem.

On Friday, Aug. 16, at 5:06 p.m., a truck was reported to have been left in front of a house on Eagle Cove Drive. It had been at the location “for hours” before the police were contacted, department logs said.

A traffic accident involving a BMW and a Buick was reported on Kearns Boulevard at 3:11 p.m. Nobody was injured. Police logs did not provide details about the accident.

A car was reportedly left in a location where it blocked a trailhead off Crescent Road at 1:23 p.m.

Someone contacted the Police Department at 9:55 a.m. reporting the theft of an e-bike from a location along Meadows Drive. The police were told the person left the e-bike at approximately 9 p.m. the night before near a building “and planned to get it this morning.” It was no longer at the location when the person returned, the logs indicated. At 8:20 a.m., meanwhile, an e-bike was reportedly found in Park City, but it was not clear from department logs whether it was the one that disappeared.

A moose was reported to be “wandering” in a neighborhood in the area of 9^th Street at 9:28 a.m.

A party was reported on Ridge Avenue at 2:27 a.m. The police logged the case as suspected disturbing the peace.

On Thursday, Aug. 15, at 8:59 a.m., the police were informed of someone seen camping close to Poison Creek in the area of City Park. The person who contacted the department reported noticing lots of trash.

On Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 8:04 p.m., an officer observed a person riding a skateboard northbound on Park Avenue “in the middle of the roadway.” The officer stopped the rider.

Someone on Main Street contacted the police at 3:21 p.m. indicating they placed an unspecified type of online order and received just half of the order. The person wanted to speak with a police officer. The department said the case was civil rather than criminal in nature.

Stoplights apparently “completely stopped working in all directions” at the intersection of Kearns Boulevard and Park Avenue at 7:54 a.m.

A vehicle on Lowell Avenue was reportedly left partially in a driveway and partially in the road at 6:48 a.m. The vehicle received a parking citation.

On Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 10:04 p.m., a tree reportedly “fell into the road” in the area of Prospect Avenue and Marsac Avenue as a result of a storm. Earlier that evening, at 7:07 p.m., a tree reportedly toppled across the road on Prospector Drive. The earlier case was also blamed on a storm.

Someone reportedly left a vehicle in a driveway of another person on Empire Avenue at 5:11 p.m. The person could not leave a garage, the police were told.

On Monday, Aug. 12, at 7:39 a.m., someone was reported to be possibly camping at Prospector Park. There was a vehicle with the windows “blacked out,” the police were told. The police described the circumstances as suspicious.

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Park City police officers stopped a series of drivers in the middle of August for suspected speeding, some well above the posted limits.

Speeding and other traffic-related offenses have long been some of the chief complaints of Parkites, and the Police Department has attempted to respond to the concerns through traffic patrols and other measures like the deployment of digital speed trailers.

Public police logs in some cases did not provide details about whether a driver received a warning or a ticket. Officers, though, are believed to issue warnings in many cases unless the person is a repeat offender or the offense is deemed to be egregious.

The most recent cases were logged during the final weeks of the traditional summer-tourism season.

In one notable stretch, the police over the course of 31 minutes pulled over three drivers on S.R. 248 in the area of Quinn’s Junction. The vehicles were traveling between 71 mph and 77 mph in locations where the posted speed limit is 55 mph. Public police logs did not provide details about whether the drivers received citations or warnings.

Some of the other recent cases:

• On Sunday, Aug. 18, at 9:19 p.m., an officer pulled over a driver in the area of the intersection of Kearns Boulevard and Sidewinder Drive, indicating the vehicle was traveling at 50 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 35 mph. Public police logs indicated the officer wrote a citation for traveling at 40 mph.
• On Aug. 18 at 7:39 a.m., an officer stopped a driver on S.R. 224 at 71 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 45 mph. The vehicle registration was expired as well, the police said.
• On Friday, Aug. 16, at 8:02 a.m., an officer stopped a driver on S.R. 248 at Quinn’s Junction, indicating the vehicle was traveling at 82 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 55 mph.
• On Aug. 16 at 7:48 a.m., an officer pulled over a vehicle on S.R. 248 at Quinn’s Junction after observing the vehicle traveling at 73 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 55 mph.

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Moose are moving about Park City.

The Park City Police Department has received a string of recent reports about sightings. Some of the cases were reported along busy roads, while at least one of the other cases was on a trail.

One of the moose reports involved a collision between a van and a calf. The accident was reported at 3:19 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, in the area of the intersection of S.R. 224 and Holiday Ranch Loop Road. The moose was apparently “off the side of the road” afterward, according to public police logs. Nobody in the van was injured, but the vehicle suffered unspecified damage.

The police said the animal did not sustain any visible injuries. The department also said “a protective mother moose was near and would not allow officers to ascertain the calf’s condition.”

The Police Department regularly receives reports of moose and other wildlife. The cases are especially notable in the vicinity of roads since the presence of animals creates the danger of collisions between drivers and wildlife.

Some of the recent cases included:

• On Saturday, Aug. 10, at 2:37 p.m., a moose was seen on a sidewalk in the area of the intersection of S.R. 224 and Meadows Drive.
• On Aug. 10 at 7:06 a.m., a moose was seen close to the road in the area of the intersection of S.R. 224 and Meadows Drive.
• On Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 1:24 p.m., a moose was seen eating close to the road along Telemark Drive.
• On Monday, Aug. 5, at 9:10 a.m., a moose was seen on a trail off Lowell Avenue. The animal was on or close to Jenni’s Trail, the police were told.

The police, meanwhile, on Aug. 9 at 2:31 p.m. were told of a deer reported to have suffered a leg injury seen in bushes off Kearns Boulevard. The animal was close to playing fields, the police were told.

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