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Law Roundup

| August 20, 2008 1:00 AM

Flathead County sheriff

A woman allegedly began yelling at the clerk of a convenience store on U.S. 2 in Evergreen after the clerk refused to sell cigarettes to her underage boyfriend. Flathead County Sheriff's deputies were notified of the incident.

A 23-year-old man on a camping trip to Horseshoe Lake in Lincoln County was reported missing. Another man was reported missing somewhere in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. His father, who hadn't seen his son in two weeks, thought he might be near Silvertip Mountain, the Scapegoat wilderness area, or caves near the White River.

Girls were cited for shoplifting after allegedly stealing makeup and underwear from a box store on U.S. 2 in Evergreen.

Someone broke into a shed on U.S. 93 south of Whitefish and made off with a $1,500 remote-control car.

A 1980 Dodge pickup and the .357-caliber and .45-caliber pistols inside went missing from a Blanchard Lake Road residence.

Deputies arrested a 17-year-old Panoramic Drive boy for family member assault after he allegedly pushed his mother.

A woman who fell off a mo-ped near the boat ramp on Bitterroot Lake declined medical attention.

Skateboarders grinding a rail outside a business on U.S. 2 were warned off because of the proximity of a plate-glass window.

Deputies arrested a 28-year-old man for family member assault after he allegedly attacked his father during an argument over an 11-year-old child.

During an altercation on Haskill Basin Road, a man suffered a scratch on his nose and his wife an injured wrist. Deputies took a report and forwarded their findings to the Flathead County Attorney's Office for possible charges.

Tools and $290 were stolen from vehicles on Bain Lane.

Deputies responded to Wildebeest Lane in Marion after a man allegedly beat up his wife during an argument about beer. He was gone when deputies arrived, but returned hours later and allegedly began threatening the woman again.

A dispute between a landlord and tenant on Montana 206 turned physical; punches allegedly were thrown.

Deputies received 169 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Monday and 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Kalispell police

Kalispell police arrested a 24-year-old woman with a Columbia Falls warrant at a storage facility near Woodland Park after her behavior aroused suspicion. Her companion, a 30-year-old man, took exception to this and became agitated. He was arrested for obstruction, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

A bicycle was found in the pond at Woodland Park.

A Kenway Drive resident told officers her caregiver stole her prescription pain medication.

Officers spoke with an elderly man who, a child told adults, was making "gestures" in the showers at Woodland Water Park.

People in a car on U.S. 93 allegedly threw a mirror at a fellow motorist's car, scattering broken glass all over the road.

Five men reportedly were harassing a server at a Main Street restaurant.

A woman stopped at a green light at the intersection of Main and Idaho streets was approached by a passenger in the car behind her and asked whether or not she was going to start moving.

Officers served a 37-year-old man with a felony warrant for drug possession and a misdemeanor warrant for DUI and eluding at the Kalispell Regional Medical Center emergency room.

Officers told a man and woman at Lawrence Park to get dressed and get gone.

A Liberty Street child called police saying his father was assaulting his mother. When officers arrived, the man already had left and the woman said the argument had been verbal only.

Officers told people camping outside a church on First Avenue West and a person sleeping on the sidewalk at the same location to move along.

Officers received 75 calls for service between 2:30 p.m. Monday and 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Whitefish police

A Jeep was reported stolen from a Second Street East residence. When the owner went out to reattach the vehicle's top in anticipation of Tuesday's rain, the Jeep was gone. Whitefish police took the report.

Officers received 54 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Monday and 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Columbia Falls police

Columbia Falls police responded to the high school after a group of skateboarders refused to leave the premises when asked by school staff to depart.

Items were reported missing from a Nucleus Avenue house rented out by its owner.

Officers received 15 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Monday and 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Alarms

A man suffered rib and shoulder injuries while recreating near the bottom of Chair One on Big Mountain. Big Mountain ambulance transported the man to North Valley Hospital.

The West Valley Fire Department was paged out to a burning vehicle near the intersection of U.S. 93 and Autumn Court.

The Bigfork Fire Department extinguished a fire in a grain field on McCaffery Road.

The Coram Fire Department and Three Rivers EMS responded to West Glacier, where a man fell off a bridge. He was taken to Kalispell Regional Medical Center with head and wrist injuries.

The Whitefish Fire Department responded to a two-car crash on U.S. 93 near Happy Valley. An injured patient was taken to North Valley Hospital.

The Kalispell Fire Department fixed a leaking fire hydrant on Glenwood Drive.

The department also responded to a crash on U.S. 93 and Treeline Road, but those on scene declined transport to the hospital.