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Show A-4 Wed/Thurs/Fri, February 5-7, 2020 The Park Record city Beat CITY EDITOR: JAY HAMBURGER 649–9014 EXT. 15712 | Citynews@parkrecord.com Parking concerns continue Police in city field reports through Sundance JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record Silver Ski & Winter Sports Extravaganza The parking issues continued throughout the Sundance Film Festival as the Park City Police Department received a series of complaints even after the especially busy opening days. Parking complaints have long been a standard law enforcement issue during Sundance. City Hall introduced measures in 2020 designed to reduce the traffic and parking crush in Old Town, including heavily restricting vehicles, with some apparent success. There were numerous complaints nonetheless. There was a series of parking problems on Main Street, where long-term parking was prohibited during Sundance. Some of the cases last week included: • on Friday, Jan. 31 at 9:21 a.m., a no-parking sign was reportedly run over on Lucky John Drive. There were vehicles illegally parked in the location of the sign, the police were told. • on Jan. 31 at 9:14 a.m., a truck was reported to have been left in front of a driveway on Sidewinder Drive. The person who contacted the police could not drive out of the driveway, the police were told. JAY HAMBURGER/PARK RECORD The owners of many privately held parking lots restricted Sundance Film Festival-goers from leaving vehicles, a step to protect the spots for customers. The Park City Police Department last week responded to numerous parking complaints as the festival continued. • on Monday, Jan. 27 at 8:58 a.m., a vehicle was left in a location where it partially blocked a driveway on Lucky John Drive. • on Jan. 27 at 7:28 a.m., a car was left in a location along Park Avenue where it blocked a driveway. There was also a concentration of cases in the 10 a.m. hour on Saturday, Feb. 1. The reports that hour included cases on streets like Homestake Road and Woodside Avenue. Parking has long been problematic during Sundance as large numbers of drivers arrive seeking spots close to the Main Street hubbub or the screening rooms. City Hall’s operations plan for Sundance included tightly restricting parking in the Main Street core and increasing prices for the public spots that remained available. Privately held parking lots across Park City were generally restricted from Sundance-goers or the prices increased. City Hall in 2020 introduced highly restrictive measures that stopped drivers without passes issued by the municipal government from entering the neighborhood surrounding Main Street. There were early reports that the measures reduced traffic and parking issues on the neighborhood streets. The set changes Saturday, February 8 10AM - 12PM | Willow Creek Park Come and enjoy a variety of winter sports with rentals and instruction! Choose from classic skiing, skate skiing, and fat tire biking. Register in advance to reserve your equipment for $10. www.basinrecreation.org | (435) 655-0999 JAY HAMBURGER/PARK RECORD Heavy machinery dismantled the Sundance Film Festival’s Acura Festival Village on Swede Alley on Sunday, one of the major temporary installations built for Sundance. Sunday was the final day of the festival. Similar work was occurring across Park City as temporary structures and interior retrofits are removed at Sundance venues. Police Blotter YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR YOUR BUSINESS. WE’VE GOT THE RIGHT TOOLS TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS GROW. On Sunday, Feb. 2 at 11:16 p.m., the police received a report from someone indicating they were locked out of a hotel room on Royal Street and “doesn’t know how to get back in.” The person’s friends were inside, the police were told. The police at 7:49 p.m. received a complaint that a wallet and laptop computer were stolen from a vehicle on Bonanza Drive. The vehicle was left at 7 a.m. and picked up at 3 p.m., the police were told. There was no damage or evidence of forced entry, the police said. An unspecified number of people reportedly jumped over the fence at the Park City High School football stadium and were seen snowboarding in the stands at 3:36 p.m. The Police Department logged the case as suspected criminal mischief.. Someone on Trailside Court at 1:07 a.m. reported hearing sounds that resembled gunshots in the vicinity of the Rail Trail. There were five or six sounds, the person told the police, indicating they were nearby. The Police Department indicated the circumstances were suspicious. On Saturday, Feb. 1 at 9:34 p.m., the police were told the crew working the Park Avenue crosswalk outside Holiday Village took photographs and videos of drivers not stopping at the red light at the crosswalk. Public police logs did not provide details. A wallet was found on Main Street and turned in to the police at 7:50 p.m. The police found the owner. The Police Department at 2:56 p.m. was told a man was seen taking pictures of people and “asking them weird questions.” The report was logged on Norfolk Avenue. The person was gone by the time the police arrived. The Police Department described the circumstances as suspicious. On Friday, Jan. 31 at 8:33 p.m., a man was seen in a vehicle throwing unspecified items at pedestrians at or close to the intersection of Bonanza Drive and Kearns Boulevard. Public police logs did not provide details. On Thursday, Jan. 30 at 4:46 p.m., a drone was seen flying over the Old Town transit center and the nearby flagpole parking lot. The police indicated the circumstances were suspicious. A passenger in a taxi on Main Street at 11:08 a.m. wanted an officer to respond to a dispute about the cost of a trip to the airport. On Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 10:26 a.m., the police received a complaint about two men on Park Avenue who were reported to be raising funds for a veterans group. The person who contacted the police discovered the two were not veterans but wearing hats signifying they were, according to the public police logs. The Police Department described the circumstances as suspicious. On Monday, Jan. 27 at 9:18 a.m., the police received a report that a propane tank fell off a truck at or close to the intersection of S.R. 224 and Holiday Ranch Loop Road. Cocaine found in the city LET OUR READERS BECOME YOUR CUSTOMERS. CONTACT US AT 435.649.9014 TO PLACE YOUR AD HERE! Baggie discovered outside club JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record The Park City Police Department found a baggie containing a small amount of cocaine on the ground in front of a nightclub on Main Street during the closing weekend of the Sundance Film Festival. The baggie was on the ground at 1:39 a.m. on Saturday. An officer saw the baggie, collected it and conducted a field test on the substance. Phil Kirk, a police captain, said the field test returned positive for cocaine. Kirk said the baggie contained a user amount of cocaine. The cocaine was logged into Police Department evidence. Kirk said it will be destroyed unless additional information is generated in the investigation. Kirk acknowledged it will be difficult for the Police Department to find a suspect. Main Street was busy during the overnight hours of Friday and Saturday as people gathered for the final days of the film festival. |