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Show A-4 Wed/Thurs/Fri, August 12-14, 2020 The Park Record HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mom! From The Waves Of Hawaii To The Mountains Of Colorado, No Matter How Far Away We Are, Our Love For You Has No Bounds. City Beat CITY EDITOR: JAY HAMBURGER 649–9014 EXT. 15711 | Citynews@parkrecord.com A light is flashed at drivers Another incident reported on tiny road in Old Town JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record The Park City Police Department in late July received a complaint of a confrontation in Old Town that involved someone flashing a light at drivers, another incident, and an unusual one, on a tiny street where there has long been frustration with the traffic. The police received the report at 10:30 p.m. on July 31 on Hillside Avenue. It is a small but strategically located street that links upper Main Street with Marsac Avenue. There are just several residences on Hillside Avenue, but people who live there have for years been upset with the amount of traffic, especially commercial vehicles likes taxis and shuttles, using Hillside Avenue. The police were told a man on Hillside Avenue was flashing a LED light at vehicles. The person who contacted the police said they stopped to talk to the man. The police were told the man was “yelling at her and now she is blinded,” according to public police logs. The Police Department logs described the circumstances as suspicious. The police said an officer who responded to the scene found a man who lives in the neighborhood. The man “expressed frustration over the amount & speeds of traffic traveling through his neighborhood, especially shuttle vans,” according to the police. The officer, though, was not sure if the man was the same person who reportedly flashed the light at vehicles. The police said the officer offered to conduct additional traffic enforcement on or close to Hillside Avenue. Hillside Avenue is a two-lane Get 53% Off the newsstand price when you subscribe! For an in-county rate of only $56 a year, you can save 53% from the newsstand and receive: • Home Delivery • Park Record E-edition • Real Estate Monthly • All Park Record Magazines • Free Sunday Salt Lake Tribune Call 435-649-9014 to get your subscription today! Select option 3 when prompted Save even more with a 2 year subscription! JAY HAMBURGER/PARK RECORD There has been a series of incidents over the years regarding traffic on Hillside Avenue involving drivers and people who live on the road or on nearby roads. The Park City Police Department in late July received a complaint of someone flashing a light at drivers. street that is narrow enough to make it difficult for two vehicles headed in opposite directions to pass each other. But the street is also one of the only routes into and out of the Main Street core and the southern reaches of the residential section of Old Town, giving it broader importance. Taxi drivers, shuttle drivers and others headed toward Main Street heavily use the road. People who live on nearby streets also frequently drive the road as they head to and from their homes. There has been a string of incidents over the years on Hillside Avenue between drivers and people who either live on Hillside Avenue or on nearby roads. In one of the cases, in 2018, the police were told a pedestrian waved a vehicle over and told the person not to drive on Hillside Avenue, which is a public road. City Hall has taken a series of steps designed to reduce the impact of traffic on Hillside Avenue and nearby roads. Officials this summer put new striping on Hillside Avenue and placed large planters at one end of the street as part of the efforts. The Police Department in the days after the July 31 incident involving the flashing light on Hillside Avenue responded to two additional cases on the road. On Aug. 4 at 6:26 p.m., a driver reportedly turned from Daly Avenue onto Hillside Avenue without stopping at a stop sign. A pedestrian who contacted the police about the driver indicated the driver yelled, according to public police logs. The logs did not provide details. Three days later, at 1:11 p.m. on Aug. 7, a vehicle was parked in a location where it blocked left turns from Marsac Avenue onto Hillside Avenue, the police were told. The police last week also reported conducting traffic enforcement on Hillside Avenue or in the immediate vicinity during the afternoon of Aug. 3 and the evening of Aug. 4. The police did not observe any traffic violations while at the location on Aug. 4, but public police logs did not provide details about the enforcement on Aug. 3. The Park City Police Department last week received at least three reports about noises that sounded like gunshots in the Thaynes Canyon neighborhood or nearby, but officers who investigated were unable to determine whether there had been gunfire. The reports were logged on Tuesday, Aug. 4. The police at 3:42 a.m. received a report from someone on Aspen Springs Drive about approximately five noises that sounded like gunshots. Hours later, at 8:53 a.m., the police were told of noises someone heard at 3 a.m. sounding like two vehicles pursuing each other in the Thaynes Canyon neighborhood. The person also said they may have “heard gun fire between the two cars but did not see anything.” At 12:21 p.m., meanwhile, someone on Aspen Springs Drive reported hearing gunshots the night before. The person wanted “to know if she needs to be worried,” according to public police logs. The Police Department said it is unclear whether the noises were gunshots. Other possibilities include fireworks and a backfiring vehicle, the police said. The noises were most likely fireworks, according to the police. Anybody with information about the noises may contact the Police Department at 615-5500. The Park City Police Department last week received at least two reports of water infrastructure issues in different neighborhoods. On Saturday, Aug. 8 at 11:09 p.m., the police logged a report of water “shooting out of the ground” in the vicinity of tennis courts at or close to the intersection of Webster Drive and Three Kings Court. The water was reaching a height of upward of 12 feet and appeared to be a result of an issue with a “larger” pipe, the police were told. On Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 6:53 a.m., meanwhile, water was exiting the ground on Deer Valley Drive, apparently reaching a height or distance of approximately 15 feet. The police said a utility issue caused the spraying. Other incidents reported to the Police Department last week included: On Sunday, Aug. 9 at 10:42 p.m., a person reportedly had slept in an apartment complex on Kearns Boulevard for three consecutive nights. The person who contacted the police indicated the person might be homeless. The police at 10:13 p.m., received a report from someone who was “looking up at the mountain he can see what he thinks is a headlamp” that was flashing periodically but not moving. The person who contacted the police, who was in a pool on Lowell Avenue, said “it was strange.” On Saturday, Aug. 8 at 11:35 p.m., a party was reported on Solamere Drive. There were approximately six people “making lots of noise,” the police were told. The Police Department re- ceived two reports of apparently unrelated hit-and-run traffic accidents in quick succession at 2:08 p.m. and 2:27 p.m. They occurred within four blocks of each other on Park Avenue. Public police logs did not provide details. Someone in the vicinity of Royal Street at 12:34 p.m. contacted the police wanting to report issues with parking. The person told the police drivers opted against a location where the price was $30, prompting them to “hunt” for spots elsewhere on Royal Street. Two bicycles were reportedly stolen from the back of a truck at 11:27 a.m. The case was logged on Lowell Avenue and was classified as a suspected theft. On Friday, Aug. 7 at 9:46 p.m., the police received a report of a possible party on Silver Star Court. A manager indicated there were complaints and numerous cars, according to police logs. A truck reportedly hit a power line on Daly Avenue at 2:58 p.m. The line remained in the air afterward and it looked as it if “skipped off the top of the truck,” the police were told. A steel plate in the road on the 1500 block of Kearns Boulevard reportedly had shifted, leaving the possibility of a tire becoming stuck in the opening, the police were told. The police at 11:43 a.m. received a report from a business on Lowell Avenue, where someone refused to wear a mask, the department was told. The person who declined to wear a mask indicated they were medically exempt, the police said. The police at 11:35 a.m. received a complaint about people drinking beer at City Park or on the bordering Sullivan Road. The people had been there for nearly a week, the police were told. A hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Sidewinder Drive at 7:29 a.m. There was damage to the rear bumper, the police were told. The Police Department at 12:55 a.m. received a report of loud youngsters outside somewhere along Daly Avenue. The person needed to wake up for work the next morning, and they wanted an officer to “remind them to be” quiet and ask if they could go inside, the police said. On Thursday, Aug. 6 at 11:37 p.m., a party with music was reported on Prospector Drive while, in an unrelated case, loud music was reported close to the intersection of Main Street and Heber Avenue at 10:56 p.m. A vehicle that was parked on Main Street at 7:02 p.m. leaked gasoline, the police were told. The leaking was “bad,” according to public police logs. The police classified the case as a suspected hazardous-materials spill. On Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 8:50 p.m., a car was reportedly left in a location where it partially blocked a driveway on Comstock Drive. On Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 6:01 a.m., elk were seen close to the road on S.R. 224. On Monday, Aug. 3 at 8:22 a.m., graffiti was reportedly found in three locations — a bridge, a retaining wall and a rock — on or in the vicinity of Twisted Branch Road. Loud noises investigated JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record Police Blotter |