Thief swipes weapons, coins

Five firearms and a gallon jug of loose change were stolen in a burglary on Shelter Valley Drive. The thief kicked open the garage door to enter the house, dumped out dresser drawers and attempted unsuccessfully to pry the flat-screen TV off the wall.

After locating the key to the gun safe, the thief took two rifles, two shotguns and a handgun. Flathead County Sheriff's deputies are investigating.

Deputies were called about a 17-year-old boy trashing a home on Whalebone Drive.

A stolen vehicle report was canceled when the owner learned his cousin had taken it as a prank.

A vehicle hit a bear on Montana 35 west of Woody's Country Store. The bear's leg was injured, but it managed to get away before deputies arrived.

There was no emergency at the bar; the new bartender thought the panic button was a light switch.

Kids may have broken a window while egging buildings in Hungry Horse.

A woman was cited and released for the theft of a camera and piggy bank from a home on Mountain View Drive.

Residents near the river in Columbia Falls may have forgotten about hunting season when they reported hearing gunshots Saturday morning.

A deer was shot on private property on Airport Road.

A Browns Meadow Road resident said a recently released convict was trespassing on his property.

The smoke reported west of Subway on U.S. 2 was dust from a leaf mulcher.