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Show A-5 The Park Record Wed/Thurs/Fri, January 26-28, 2011 CITY BEAT CITY EDITOR: Jay Hamburger 649-90I4 exLl 11 cltynews@parkrecord.com Man stunned by Taser man has a relationship with the woman, the captain said. An officer ordered the man to let go and said he would use the Taser if the man did not follow the command. Kirk said. The man did not follow the order and the officer stunned the man with the Taser twice, according to Kirk. By JAY HAMBURGER The man did not stop after the Of the Record stuff first attempt with the Taser, Kirk said, acknowledging that the first one might not have A Park City police officer delivered the stun. The man used a Tascr on a man on declined medical attention Main Street in the early morn- after the. second stun. An ambulance crew treating hours of Sunday to break up a confrontation involving ed the woman at the scene for three people, the Park City undisclosed injuries. Police Department said. Kirk said the police arrestPhil Kirk, a police captain, ed two people. One of the people arrested said officers received a report of a fight on the 400 block of is a 25-year-old man from Main Street at 1:25 a.m. When Window Rock, Ariz., who is the officers arrived, they found charged with assault and disortwo men fighting on a side- derly conduct. Kirk said the walk. Three officers tried to Window Rock man was the break up the fight, but one of one who was stunned with the the men involved grabbed a Taser. woman by the hair, pulled and The other person arrested did not let go. Kirk said. The is a 21-year-old Park City man Police officer uses weapon to break up a confrontation who is charged with assault and disorderly conduct. The 21-year-old from Park City might have come to the assistance of the woman. Kirk said. He suffered a knee injury in the confrontation, according to Kirk. The confrontation started on a bus on Main Street, Kirk said. The Police Department is investigating the officers use of the Taser, a standard procedure when an officer uses force. The case was the second in four weeks involving a law enforcement officer using a Taser on someone in Park City. In late December, a Summit County Sheriff's Office deputy used a Taser to subdue a man in an Old Town garage during a search for someone who was reportedly armed with a gun. The man did not comply with the deputy's instructions, leading to the use of the Taser, the Sheriffs Office said. The man did not have a gun. Expensive fur coat missing Phil Kirk, a police captain, said the full-length fur coat is valued at $25,000. It is made By JAY HAMBURGER of sheared beaver fur with a Of the Record staff trim made of fox fur. Kirk said the police by Monday did not have a susAn expensive fur coat dis- pect and had not collected appeared from the Bing setup evidence. The Police in the Claim Jumper building, Department did not immedithe Park City Police ately have details about the Department was told, a high- person who owns the coat. dollar loss that continued to It is rare for someone in stump investigators early in Park City to report a loss as the week. valuable as the $25,000 figure The Police Department attached to the fur coat. received the report at 9:06 Meanwhile, the person p.m. on Saturday from the who reported the missing Claim Jumper. coat also told the police a backpack made by Eddie Bauer also disappeared. The backpack is valued at $600, Kirk said. The backpack was a freebie given away as part of a marketing campaign. Bing turned part of the Claim Jumper building into a hot spot during the Sundance Film Festival, and there have been large crowds both inside and outside the building. Anybody with information about the missing coat may contact the Police Department at 615-5500 or the. Police Department's anonymous-tip line. 6155847. POLICE BLOTTER Officers busy with the festival crowds The Park City Police Department during the opening weekend of the Sundance Film Festival was busy handling calls about cases stemming from the festivities that accompany Sundance. There were complaints about parking problems and drivers speeding on streets like Park Avenue, typical fare for the Police Department during Sundance. In one of the cases, on Saturday. Jan. 22 at 10:06 p.m., someone called the police from the neighborhood south of the Marsac Building complaining about four vehicles being left on a street. One of the vehicles was a limousine, and the limousine driver refused to leave, the police were told. In another episode, someone on Park Avenue called the police at 2:31 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 23 reporting there were lots of speeding drivers. Some of them were driving taxis, the police were told. The person complained there were not police officers patrolling the road. Meanwhile, at 5:51 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 21, the police received a complaint about drivers parking on Woodside Avenue without the proper permits. Two cars were in front of a residence, the police were told. Other incidents reported to the Police Department last week included: • On Sunday, Jan. 23 at 6:38 a.m., the Police Department received a complaint from someone claiming Many Stories. One Legend. .i r The Waldorf Astoria Park City is a retreat of : many delights, from the award-winning Spruce restaurant, to the luxurious Golden Door f spa and suites of elegant beauty where your family will find comfort year round. Talisker Mountain Realty is devoted to connecting your "' love of Park City with mountain residences of exceptional character, craftsmanship and beauty. Call and let us show you and your agent the legend you can make your own. 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