Law Roundup

Flathead Valley Sheriff's Deputies

A 54-year-old Coram Stage Road man called Flathead County Sheriff's deputies to report his neighbor, who was allegedly cutting down trees and burning branches on the man's property. The disagreement was settled, but the man who called deputies had two outstanding contempt of court warrants and was arrested.

A 20-year-old man is accused of raping a 17-year-old girl after she gave him a ride home then went inside to use the bathroom. Detectives searched the man's home Sunday. A group of people, their identities yet unknown, came looking for the alleged suspect at residences on Mountain View Drive and East Reserve Drive. On at least one occasion threats were made.

A 41-year-old man found somewhat unresponsive in the parking lot of a fire station on U.S. 2 in Evergreen was arrested on a warrant for writing bad checks.

A man reported being threatened by his father on Chapman Hill Road.

Panhandlers asking customers of a convenience store on U.S. 2 in Evergreen for money were told to move along.

An elk near Heron Park was tangled in a rope.

Deputies were unable to locate people reportedly shooting guns behind a Dorothy Street residence.

A Montana 35 resident complained about a neighbor hitting golf balls into their field. Deputies advised the neighbor to stay away from the field.

Teens driving down West Valley Drive opened the back window off their pickup truck and shot a fellow motorist's car with a single orange paintball.

A Grayling Road couple were separated for the night after a man, who reportedly had been drinking, allegedly pushed his girlfriend.

A woman came into the Sheriff's Office to report she had been attacked by three men.

Deputies were unable to locate a prowler on Montana 35. The homeowner reported hearing someone cough outside the bedroom window.

Someone ran over a business sign on Montana 35.

Someone thought a parent dropping their child off at an Evergreen elementary school shouldn't be driving.

A Helena Flats Road man was reported missing after failing to return from a trip to Sylvia Lake. Turns out his car was stuck in the snow.

Medication was stolen from a vehicle parked on Fifth Street South East in Hungry Horse after the culprit busted out a window.

Deputies responded to a restaurant on U.S. 2 in Evergreen for a problematic customer, who was gone when authorities arrived.

Deputies separated people arguing at a motel on U.S. 2 in Evergreen.

Five vehicles were broken into on Caroline Road. A rifle was reported stolen. Cars were also broken into on Zimmerman Road and Sunrise Creek Drive.

Kalispell Police

A Kelly Road woman's ex-boyfriend drove by her residence and tossed screws into the driveway. Kalispell police told the man to go back and pick them up.

A dog was taken from the back of a truck parked at an East Idaho Street restaurant.

A Second Avenue West resident called officers after noticing a significantly greater amount of trash in a neighbor's yard.

A Glenwood Drive man told police his ex-girlfriend, who still lives in the home, took off in his car.

A bunch of teenagers were reported for driving recklessly down Main Street.

A 10th Street West resident notified officers of a restraining order violation after the person the papers were taken out against drove by the house eight times.

Officers arrested a 40-year-old man for driving under the influence of alcohol during a traffic stop on U.S. 93 South.

A man refusing to leave a restaurant on East Idaho Street was given a ride home.

Officers arrested an 18-year-old man for assault at Glacier High School.

Officers served a 29-year-old man staying at a motel on East Idaho Street with a warrant for probation violation.

Gas was siphoned off vehicles parked at a construction site on heritage Way.

Whitefish Police

Whitefish police arrested a 21-year-old man on warrants for obstructing an officer and contempt of court after he turned himself in at the station.

Columbia Falls High School

Money was reported stolen from two lockers at Columbia Falls High School. Columbia Falls police investigated.

Alarms

The Whitefish Fire Department responded to a grass fire on Mallard Loop.

The Kalispell Fire Department was paged to an alley off Eighth Avenue West, where people were recreationally burning garbage.

The Columbia Falls Fire Department responded to a possible gas leak on Nucleus Avenue.

The Whitefish Fire Department responded to a fire in a refrigerator on Park Avenue and a possible gas leak on Nordic Loop.