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Flathead County sheriff

| August 17, 2008 1:00 AM

Two men wrecked a stolen pickup at Raceway Park early Saturday morning. The driver fled, but the passenger was on scene when Flathead County sheriff's deputies arrived. He was uninjured and was taken to a home on KM Ranch Road.

Deputies planned to contact the driver, who is the suspected thief, Saturday night. Details were not available at press time.

A credit card was stolen from a Red Fox Run residence.

Bullets and guns were stolen from the trunk of a car at a West Reserve apartment complex.

A caller saw a naked man along the side of U.S. 2 West, but didn't report the sighting until 45 minutes later. Deputies weren't able to find him.

A woman missing 97 anti-anxiety pills from her purse suspects her boyfriend is the thief.

Most of the party-goers fled when deputies and U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officers arrived at their Ashley Lake party Friday night. Two girls were caught and ticketed on suspicion of being minors in possession, and a man was arrested on a Columbia Falls warrant.

Cows on Tamarack Lane in Columbia Falls have easy access to the greener grass on the other side thanks to a fence in need of repair. The owner of the greener grass is tired of finding cows in his yard. The owner of the cattle was warned for the last time to fix the fence.

A blue topaz necklace went missing from a North Ferndale Drive residence, probably in June.

Based on his suspicious actions, deputies think a man clad in a black trench coat probably was shoplifting or casing a convenience store in Columbia Heights.

Undaunted by the closed gates at the Dumpsters across from the entrance to Many Lakes, someone left a load of garbage in the ditch.

A woman found the music from her downstairs' neighbors' apartment loud and profane. When she confronted them about it, the two intoxicated men who lived there were rude to her. She called deputies and the landlord, who gave the men 10 days to pack their bags.

Someone spun brodies on Ninth Street West property in Columbia Falls on Saturday.

A deer was shot with an arrow on Bigfork Stage Road. The possible poaching was turned over to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

A Hungry Horse man complained that the dead fish guts in the back of his neighbor's pickup were making the neighborhood reek. A deputy informed the pickup's owner of the county decay ordinance.

Deputies received 197 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Friday and 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

Kalispell police

Kalispell police officers and county deputies arrested a woman at a convenience store on a $50,000 warrant.

A woman who took her car to an auto shop thinks mechanics switched the $350 stereo for a different model.

Three teens left without paying for their $22.85 meal at a Chinese restaurant.

A man became belligerent and verbally abusive after staff members at an urgent-care clinic told him they couldn't accommodate his request for narcotics.

A motorcycle was stolen from a Third Avenue East-North residence.

Officers were unable to find the man who didn't bother finding a restroom before relieving himself at the carnival.

A boy was turned over to his mother after he was caught stealing at the fair.

A man told police he feared his girlfriend would try to kill him for insurance.

A compound bow, fishing pole and fishing case, totaling $375, were stolen from a front porch on Second Avenue East.

Officers received 115 calls for service between 2:30 p.m. Friday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Whitefish police

Whitefish police arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of partner/family member assault.

A 29-year-old man accused of attempting to kill a swan under the Baker Street bridge was arrested on suspicion of cruelty to animals and resisting arrest. The swan survived the encounter.

Two men were arrested on suspicion of shoplifting at Mountain Mall.

Officers received 45 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Friday and 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

Columbia Falls police

Columbia Falls police arrested a 24-year-old man on a felony warrant for aggravated assault.

Officers received 47 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Friday and 3:30 p.m. Saturday.