Law Roundup
Flathead County sheriff
Flathead County sheriff's deputies were unable to find a boy, dressed in black and wearing white face paint, who chased a 9-year-old girl and 10-year-old boy back to their Solberg Drive home, saying he was going to get 'em.
Clothes were stolen from a Tamarack Lane home. The alleged victim suspects a relative.
A man told deputies he was being followed from Creston to Bigfork by another man, who was videotaping him.
A medical bag was stolen from a truck parked at a car dealership on U.S. 2 in Evergreen.
Somebody drove through a fence on Wishart Road.
A Berne Road resident threatened to tow away a neighbor's camper, which reportedly was parked in a controversial spot.
A black bear was spotted in a Hellman Lane backyard, near the Flathead River.
Deputies broke up an argument between a man and his girlfriend that started at a bar on Montana 35 in Evergreen, then moved across the street to a motel.
Deputies arrested a 23-year-old woman on suspicion of family-member assault, possession of marijuana, and possession of a marijuana pipe after she allegedly pushed her parents around on First Street West in Martin City.
Cash was taken from an espresso stand on Woodland Park Drive. The thief appears to have broken into the building through a window.
A Coram woman allegedly was pushed around by a man while she was retrieving some property from a residence on U.S. 2.
Two boys, ages 3 and 4, reported missing from a Wade Drive home, were found at a neighbor's house.
Authorities found a red pickup in the Flathead River near the Old Steel Bridge. No one was near the vehicle. The Office of Emergency Services was paged to clean up a small oil or gas slick on the water.
A Lakeside woman, threatening to harm herself with a knife, was taken to the hospital for a mental-health evaluation, but only after deputies convinced her to drop the weapon.
A woman and her estranged husband got into an argument outside a Bigfork business. She allegedly slapped him, and he allegedly kicked her in the rear.
A 2-year-old boy was found playing in a Lakeside yard. Deputies figured out where his home was and returned him to it.
Deputies received 149 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Kalispell police
Kalispell police counseled an Airport Road man accused of letting his sons stand naked with the windows open.
Turns out a person taking pictures of a Main Street bank was just trying out a new camera.
A purse was stolen from a car at a grocery store on West Idaho Street, and a video game system was stolen from a store on U.S. 93 North.
Officers arrested a 33-year-old man on East California Street and a 19-year-old man on 10th Avenue West on warrants for drug distribution.
A man on Main Street was seen yelling at traffic.
A man told officers his ex-wife was going to a Bluestone Drive residence to partake in a fight. Officers ended up counseling the two women there about excessive noise.
Officers arrested a 29-year-old woman on suspicion of disorderly conduct outside an Airport Road bar.
Guns were stolen from a Eighth Avenue West home.
Officers arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol on Conrad Drive.
Two transients with sleeping bags at a Meridian Road car wash were told to move along.
Officers received 101 calls for service between 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Whitefish police arrested a 33-year-old woman on Kalispell Municipal Court and Montana Highway Patrol warrants for failure to appear during a traffic stop on Spokane Avenue.
Officers received 44 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Columbia Falls police received 20 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Alarms
The Kalispell Fire Department responded to a broken natural-gas line on St. Chappelle Court.
The South Kalispell Fire Department extinguished a small grass fire near the intersection of U.S. 2 and Whalebone Drive.