Houseguest takes hospitality, pills

Pills, cash, and jewelry worth about $4,000 were stolen from a home on Columbia Falls Stage Road. A window and screen door were damaged in the burglary. Flathead County Sheriff's deputies are investigating.

Jewelry worth about $500 was taken from an East Cottonwood Drive residence. When the victim returned from work, both her houseguest and her stuff were gone.

A car ran over a fire hydrant on U.S. 2 in Evergreen.

A dog on Spur Lane wiggled into a crawl space and got stuck.

A Martin City woman called deputies because her 13-year-old son was out of control and breaking things. He calmed down and the complaint was canceled.

Someone called deputies about animal cruelty on Margarethe Road after a dog was forced to take shelter from the cold under a deck. They called back to cancel the complaint after noticing a doggy door into the house.

Headphones were stolen from a business on U.S. 2 in Evergreen. The suspect was recorded on the surveillance system.

A man in a hooded shirt was almost hit by a car while walking down U.S. 2 in Evergreen. He allegedly also had a near miss with a snowplow.

A man burning pallets on Reimer Lane in Whitefish told authorities the fire had gotten a little bigger than anticipated, but he didn't need a fire truck and no, his house was not on fire.

Suspicious activity was reported outside a Somers bar. Turns out a man, who had been drinking, had fallen over on his way home.

Deputies counseled a Martin City man who said a woman was stalking him.

An employee of an insulation company on Trumble Creek Road is accused of stealing materials from the business.

A Lake County man, allegedly in possession of stolen a gun, was pulled over near Lakeside. He was not arrested.

An ice augur was stolen from a truck parked outside a Pleasant View Drive residence.