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Show A-4 Wed/Thurs/Fri, January 29-31, 2020 The Park Record FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH City Beat CITY EDITOR: JAY HAMBURGER 649–9014 EXT. 15712 | Citynews@parkrecord.com Anti-fest message appears Graffiti urges the dismantling of Sundance JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record HOST LIZ ADEOLA THURSDAYS 7PM • TUNE IN OR STREAM ALL NEW EPISODES THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY Someone spray-painted an anti-Sundance Film Festival message in Old Town during the opening days of the event, a twoword statement that appears to summarize the sentiments of a swath of Parkites long displeased with the impact of the festival on the community. The message “Dismantle Sundance” was put on a snow bank close to the Swede Alley side of the China Bridge garage. The word “Dismantle” was in blue while “Sundance” was in red. It is not clear when the message appeared. It remained mostly intact by Tuesday morning. The graffiti was located close to one of the entrances to the China Bridge garage. The garage was heavily regulated during the opening days of Sundance as part of City Hall’s overall traffic and parking operations. Officials greatly increased the parking charge at China Bridge for the first days of the festival, pricing pbsutah.org/thisisutah FOUR SEASON LUXURY LIVING WITH R EMAR K ABLE PAR K CIT Y VIE WS A r are f ind in Sun Peak , this is pure luxur y living like no other. Be on the mountain and nearby tr ails in minutes, or stay home to enjoy the hot tub, spor ts cour t /ice rink , f ire pits and ninja warrior obstacle cour se in your own back yard. Someone spray-painted an anti-Sundance Film Festival message in the snow in Old Town during the opening days of the event. The graffiti was located close to the China Bridge garage. parking at as high as $60. The price fell but is scheduled to increase again on Friday and Saturday. The increased prices in China Bridge are designed to dissuade people from driving to the Main Street core at a time when traffic is some of the worst of the year. But there have long been complaints about the effects of Sundance on the everyday lives of Parkites. The traffic and the parking restrictions are especially dif- ficult, some say, as they attempt to navigate through the community, particularly Main Street and surrounding Old Town. The parking restrictions and higher prices on the remaining spots leave some with limited options if they must drive to Main Street. There are also numerous temporary barricades and other installations needed for City Hall’s operations plan that could have prompted the “Dismantle Sundance” message.” Chief suffers minor injury JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record This Is Utah, a weekly series from PBS Utah, celebrates the diverse people and communities that call this place home. JAY HAMBURGER/PARK RECORD Park City Police Chief Wade Carpenter on Friday night suffered a minor injury when someone threw an object at his head while he was conducting what was described as a compliance check in the largest nightclub on Main Street. The Police Department said in a statement code violations were found at Park City Live. The nightclub was busy that night with a concert by rap artist Wiz Khalifa. The statement said Park City Live was warned about unspecified code violations that were found during the check and then shut down by the authorities. Someone threw the object that hit Carpenter at that point, the police said. The object cut Carpenter, but he did not seek medical attention. The Police Department said the case remains under investigation. Khalifa, whose real name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz, addressed the incident in two online postings on Saturday. One of them called the police the “homie wit tha badge” and said “He ruined it for everybody.” The other said “I had to run from the cops last night. Good thing I remembered my training.” Driveway poaching logged JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record The Park City Police Department last week fielded another set of complaints about drivers leaving their vehicles in someone else’s driveway or parking space, continuing a string of cases in January involving the unusual scenario. Park City was jammed last week as the Sundance Film Festival started on Thursday and the preparations were well underway throughout the week. There were numerous reports of parking issues, but the ones involving driveways or parking spaces stood out from the typical cases during Sundance. The complaints included: • on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 4:10 p.m., someone on Norfolk Avenue told the police a vehicle was left in the driveway for between six and seven hours. • on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7:55 a.m., someone on Woodside Avenue reported a Subaru was left in the driveway. • on Friday, Jan. 24 at 11:28 a.m., a person reportedly parked in someone else’s spot on Kearns Boulevard. The person “was very aggressive” toward the person who contacted the Police Department, according to department logs. It was not clear from public police logs whether the case involved a parking spot in a lot or a driveway. • on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 2:47 p.m., someone reportedly backed a truck into a person’s driveway on Iron Canyon Drive and left. There was a similar set of cases in early January, including on streets like Woodside Avenue and Park Avenue. PoliCe Blotter 4 8 4 5 B E A R V I E W D R I V E , PA R K C I T Y 5 BD | 7 BA | 6,293 SF | $4,400,000 JIMMY SHEA Sales Associate 435.602.9002 jimmy.shea@sothebysrealty.com This material is based upon information that we consider reliable, but because it has been supplied by third parties, we cannot represent that it is accurate or complete, including price, or withdrawal without notice; square footage is an estimate only. ©MMXX Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a licensed trademark to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates, Inc. An Equal Opportunity Company. Each office is independently owned and operated. Copyright© Summit Sotheby’s International Realty 2020. The Park City Police Department last week responded to numerous calls during the opening days of the Sundance Film Festival as noise complaints and concerns about drivers were logged. The cases appeared to be similar to those during previous opening weekends of Sundance, typically the busiest stretch for the festival. The police on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 1:50 a.m., received a complaint that “music was coming from all directions” through a floor at an address on Little Belle Court. The Police Department logged the case as suspected disturbing the peace. A little bit earlier, in an unrelated case, someone in the vicinity of Meadows Drive and Eagle Cove Drive reported there was “bad music playing very loud” at 1:16 a.m. Other incidents reported to the Police Department last week included: On Sunday, Jan. 26 at 10:41 p.m., a suspected drunken driving case was logged on Lowell Avenue. Public police logs did not provide details. The police at 9 p.m. received a complaint from someone on Main Street about a man who was suspected to be intoxicated and was refused a beer. The person became aggressive, the police were told. A vehicle burglary was reported somewhere along Park Avenue at 8:17 p.m. The window was broken, but it did not appear that anything was missing from inside, the police were told. The Police Department at 10:12 a.m. received a report that a truck driver “blew past” a cashier at the China Bridge garage. The cashier apparently told the driver not to leave the vehicle in that location, according to public police logs. The person then “attempted to move the truck to intimidate” the caller, the police were told. The police at 8:07 a.m. received a complaint about a driver who was moving erratically at or close to the intersection of S.R. 224 and Meadows Drive. The person was pointing a finger in a way that signaled he had a gun and was cutting off other drivers and then slowing the speed, the police were told. The Police Department at 3:21 a.m. received a complaint about what was described as a theft that was in progress at the time of the call. The case, on Kearns Boulevard, involved a jacket that was not given back to the person and a claim people were attempting to beat up the caller, according to department logs. A party was reported on Sampson Avenue at 12:26 a.m. The person who contacted the Police Department requested the volume be lowered, but the people “didn’t care.” The police logged the case as suspected disturbing the peace. On Saturday, Jan. 25 at 9:45 p.m., a dispute between a rideshare driver and a municipal worker was reported on Main Street. The dispute centered on traffic flow, police logs showed. A pedestrian was reported to be “yelling at cars” on Marsac Avenue close to the China Bridge garage at 9:29 p.m. The Police Departments said the circumstances were suspicious. A rideshare driver at 1:25 p.m. reportedly either entered the Old Town transit center or a nearby road. An elk herd was seen along S.R. 224 at 8:36 a.m. A driver reportedly entered the Old Town transit center and hit a bus at 12:09 a.m. On Friday, Jan. 24 at 11:01 p.m., the police were told of a dispute between a person and a nightclub on Main Street. The nightclub “kicked him out for no reason, and he said they can’t do that,” according to department logs. A bull moose and a young moose were seen at 5:36 p.m. near a trailhead on the edge of Park Meadows. A driver attempted to make a U-turn on Marsac Avenue south of Old Town at 11:16 a.m., burying the front tires in the snow. The vehicle might need to be towed, the police were told. On Thursday, Jan. 23 at 12:15 a.m., an elk that apparently suffered an unspecified number of broken legs was seen along S.R. 224. It was “crawling across” the state highway, the police were told. The Police Department said the animal presented a traffic hazard. |