Kalispell

Kalispell police let a young man know that his brandishing of a fake pistol wasn't funny when they ticketed him Wednesday afternoon with disorderly conduct. Police said the boy was a passenger in a car that his friend had borrowed, when they dropped off another friend so she could take care of some business at City Hall. When they swung by to pick her up, the woman driving behind them saw him point a silver pistol at the girl through the passenger's window and appear to fire off two shots. The girl showed some level of surprise, then got into the vehicle. Fearing an abduction, the woman called police as she followed them. Officers eventually tracked them down, but the boy said that it was just a prank. Concerned that he showed no realization of how serious the situation was, they asked him to bring the pistol to the station. It was a realistic mock-up, nearly impossible to distinguish from a genuine firearm. Police confiscated the toy gun, and ticketed him - and served a warrant for earlier traffic offenses.

Police are investigating a reported sexual assault at the Hilltop Inn on East Idaho.

An 11-year-old girl who told parents after school that she would be riding her bike home from a friend's house hadn't showed up 2 1/2 hours later, so they reported her missing. Police found her and took her home to Quincy Loop.

A brother and sister were not getting along well Tuesday, when the brother asked police for help in removing her from the home he and his mother share.

Two 911 hang-up calls an hour apart Tuesday night sent police twice to a North Meridian Road home. The second time, an 18-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possessing alcohol and disorderly conduct, and a 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of endangering the welfare of a minor by providing alcohol.

A man creating a disturbance in the Super 8 Motel lobby was gone when police arrived.

Police checked out a van near a broken window at Janelli's Deli on North Meridian.

There was an arrest for possession of dangerous drugs Wednesday morning on West Nevada.

A man Wednesday morning reportedly stole some Mad Dog 20-20 at Smith's Foods.

A boom truck eastbound Wednesday morning on Center Street had its boom raised, taking out a phone pole and traffic light.