Briefs RABID BAT BITES FORT MORGAN RESIDENT

Animal control officers from the Fort Morgan Police Department dealt with a small menace Wednesday morning that ended up testing positive for rabies.

Deputies arrived in the 700 block of Lake Street in Fort Morgan after receiving a call regarding an animal bite. Upon arrival, animal control officers noted a wound on the victim’s upper arm. According to the victim, she was woken up when she felt something on her arm. After the victim swatted at it, the animal flew across the room and she realized that it was a bat.

The bat was being contained in the bathroom when officers arrived.

After capture, the bat was euthanized by an area veterinarian and sent to the Northeast Colorado Health Department to be tested for rabies. The tests came back positive and officials notified the victim to follow up for possible exposure.

Rash of high-end bike thefts hit Summit County.

FRISCO» Law enforcement officials are investigating a string of high-end bike thefts that have taken place in Summit County over recent months. At least 23 bikes have been reported stolen in the county since early May and police believe the thefts may be linked to similar crimes in Vail and Avon.

“It has been a problem,” said Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons. “And we find that it’s sometimes a cyclical or seasonal problem. We have years with a lot of bike thefts, especially as they continue to get more expensive. It comes around, certainly not every summer, but this has happened in the past as well.”

While the sheriff’s office has only received one stolen bike report in recent weeks, individual municipalities haven’t been as lucky. There have been at least four thefts in Breckenridge since early July, and three in Dillon — two this week alone. A majority of reports are concentrated in Frisco, where at least 15 bikes have been reported stolen since early May.

According to Frisco Police Chief Tom Wickman, thieves are targeting highend mountain bikes and the thefts typically occur at night. It doesn’t appear that the thieves are targeting any specific areas within Frisco, but almost all of the stolen bikes had a bike lock on them that was cut. — Denver Post staff and