Unearthed ribs were canine

Geocaching, a high-tech treasure hunt in which participants use Global Positioning Systems to find hidden caches, often yields surprises. It doesn't often lead to an exhumation, however.

A young man called the Flathead County Sheriff's Office after he unearthed ribs while geocaching near the Presentine Bar fishing access Saturday morning. After examining the grave, deputies determined the ribs belonged to a dog that had been laid to rest there.

The woman slumped over her steering wheel on Tamarack Wood Drive was only sleeping.

A Pine View Drive resident said an old man pushed him, but he didn't want to press charges.

A missing backhoe turned up in an employee's possession.

While a youth was walking home on East Evergreen Drive, another youth reportedly pulled a knife on him. No one was injured.

Smoke on West Reserve Drive was from a controlled burn.

Loose dogs are raising tensions on Mallard Loop. One resident, tired of the neighbors' dog wandering through the neighborhood, took the pooch to the pound. The dog's owners threatened him.

When their 21-year-old son left for Arkansas with a woman, his concerned parents asked deputies to authorize their wireless company to activate the GPS on his cell phone so they could track him down. Because the son is an adult, deputies declined.

A mailbox was blown up on Trumble Creek Road.

A woman called deputies when a man threw rum on her car and pounded on the window.

A man had to be extricated from his vehicle when he rolled it near Juniper Bay, but he sustained only minor injuries.

The vehicle that knocked over a power pole on Browns Meadow Road was gone by the time law enforcement arrived.

Two people walked up and down Airport Road at about 4 a.m. Saturday, knocking on doors and looking for a loose dog's owner.

A driver hit a couple of trees on Armory Road before coming to a stop against another tree.

When asked to leave a Columbia Heights residence, a man grew upset and slashed eight vehicles' tires.

This week it was Silly String on her vehicle. Last week, it was pry marks on her front door. A Bigfork resident asked deputies to take care of the ongoing criminal mischief problem.

A woman is sick of her brother breaking into her house to steal her food.

An Ashley Road resident reported missing medication. It may have been taken recently, or someone may have swiped it two weeks ago at a different address.