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Grand County police blotter, June 14-17: 60 surround injured moose; mysterious green flare

Friday, June 14

4:58 p.m. Lightning strike on C Lazy U ranch property across from milepost 3 north of Granby. Flames visible from highway. The lightning hit dead timber. A fire line was placed around the fire and it was knocked down at around 7:23 p.m.

5:56 p.m. An injured bull moose was located across from the Gateway Inn in Grand Lake. About 60 people were surrounding it. The moose seemed like it might attack. State officials were notified.



Saturday, June 15

8:29 p.m. The FAA reported there was a green flare about 7 miles southwest of Kremmling. Authorities searched the Pumphouse and Radium areas, along Trough Road. They were unable to locate any flare.



Sunday, June 16

11:49 a.m. Unknown subject locked in public restroom behind thrift store in Fraser for the last 3 hours. Restroom was found unoccupied and unlocked.

Monday, June 17

2:41 p.m. A white pick-up truck was seen with many lights, unmarked, driving back and forth in the Rendezvous area. Authorities were unable to locate the truck.

7:11 p.m. People on a yellow bus in the City Market parking lot were acting aggressive towards the reporting party. The person told police they believed people on the bus were allegedly engaging in illegal activity. Police made contact with City Market management.

The Sky-Hi News police blotter offers a glimpse of police activity taken from the Grand County Sheriff’s Office, Kremmling Police, Granby Police and Fraser-Winter Park Police logs. It is not a comprehensive report of all police activity. Calls such as domestic violence, DUIs, sexual assaults and juvenile situations typically do not appear.


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