Police & Fire

Man taken into custody after Prospector-area search

Rebecca Brenner

by Rebecca Brenner
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Park City police responded to the Prospector area Monday afternoon after a reported altercation led to a search for a man who fled on foot. He was later located in the Little Bessie area and taken into custody.
Park City police responded to the Prospector area Monday afternoon after a reported altercation led to a search for a man who fled on foot. He was later located in the Little Bessie area and taken into custody. Photo: Park City Police Department.

PARK CITY, Utah — A man was taken into custody Monday afternoon after officers searched the Prospector area following a reported altercation, according to a Park City Police Department.

Officers responded around 2 p.m. Sept. 21. When they arrived, a man involved in the incident fled on foot, prompting officers to establish a perimeter while they searched the area.

A Reverse 911 notification was sent to nearby residents with a description of the man.

Police later located him in the Little Bessie area and took him into custody.

Rebecca Brenner

Rebecca Brenner is a Park City–based journalist whose work has appeared in Time, the Los Angeles Times, Tin House, The Rumpus, and other outlets. She is the founder of Mindful. Summit County, a member of Leadership Park City Class 30 and the Park City Community Foundation’s DEI Cohort, and a board member of Summit Pride. Her debut memoir, Paper House, was published by Wayfarer Books in 2025.

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