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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, October 10-12, 2018 The Park Record City Beat CITY EDITOR: JAY HAMBURGER 649–9014 EXT. 15711 | citynews@parkrecord.com A bronze bear disappears The artwork was a fixture along street in Park Meadows A-5 The Mustang Restaurant for JAY HAMBURGER PLUS $8 CORKAGE The Park Record Judy Epstein has lived on Meadows Drive for 12 years and, for the last decade, a bronze sculpture of a bear holding a coffee mug has sat at the end of the driveway. “Oliver,” as the family calls the artwork, was a fixture in the immediate neighborhood. Someone around Christmastime each year leaves a pound of coffee near the sculpture’s mug, she said. The sculpture disappeared in early October, a suspected theft that has thus far stumped the Park City Police Department and left Epstein unhappy that the piece is missing. It was attached to a rock with rebar. The 4-foot-tall sculpture, weighing approximately 80 pounds, was a visible part of the streetscape, Epstein said. Some in the neighborhood saw it as an icon, she said. “If you drove up Meadows Drive, you can’t miss it,” Epstein said, adding, “I was devastated. I was, like, so sad.” Epstein said she initially was concerned the sculpture disappeared as part of a prank. Or, someone could have taken the artwork to melt it down for the bronze, she said. The disappearance of the sculpture does not fit with the idea that Park City is a safe place, she said. “Crime can happen anywhere in the country. It’s just not expected in Park City,” she said. The Police Department in- 890 Main Street Entree plus choose 2: Salad-Appetizer-Dessert Reservations required 435-658-3975 or reserve your table online at www.MustangParkCity.com COURTESY OF THE PARK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT A bronze sculpture of a bear disappeared from a Meadows Drive property in early October in a suspected theft. The artwork was a fixture in the immediate neighborhood. Someone around Christmastime each year leaves a pound of coffee near the sculpture’s mug, the owner says. vestigation continued early in the week. Jay Randall, a department sergeant, said there were no suspects by then. Randall said the owner saw the sculpture on a surveillance camera at 11:45 p.m. on Oct. 1. It was missing by 2:15 a.m. on Oct. 2, he said. The Police Department asked a neighbor if they saw anything suspicious, but the person said they had not, Randall said. Epstein indicated the artwork is valued at between $8,000 and $10,000. The Police Department did not have leads early in the week. Anybody with information may contact the department at 615-5500. Epstein said she would not press charges if the sculpture is returned undamaged. people at the nearby City Park pavilion. Jay Randall, a police sergeant, said three of the people are known to be homeless. The Police Department has interacted with the fourth person as well, he said. Randall said the four know each other. Each of them told the police they had somewhere to stay that night as the temperature dropped. Randall acknowledged it is unusual for four people who are believed to be homeless to be found in the same location. Homelessness is not widespread in the Park City area, but the Police Department occasionally receives reports of campsites or homeless encampments. There was a string of cases late in the summer. Randall said police officers who encounter homeless people offer information about services and offer a bus ticket to Salt Lake City, where there is a homeless shelter. There is not a shelter in Park City or surrounding Summit County. The four people seen outside Miners Hospital have rejected assistance, Randall said. The Police Department in early October also received a report logged as suspected vagrancy. The department received the report at 9:43 p.m. on Oct. 1 on Deer Valley Drive. Public police logs did not provide details. Homelessness cases are sometimes reported as vagrancy. Homeless people found JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record Four people, at least three of them known to be homeless, were seen outside Miners Hospital in early October, drawing the attention of the Park City Police Department. The department fielded a complaint at a little bit before 5 p.m. on Oct. 4 of four people on the porch of the historic building on the edge of City Park. Miners Hospital is a community building that Sundance Film Festival organizers occupy from Sept. 1 until March 1. Phil Kirk, a police captain, said an officer found the four Get your subscription to The Park Record! 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