Flathead County sheriff

A Coram woman called Flathead County sheriff's deputies after a man, recently released from jail, came to her U.S. 2 residence and stood outside yelling at her. The man was arrested on suspicion of stalking.

An Elk Trail woman told deputies her neighbors have been watching her. She later e-mailed a friend, saying her neighbors were holding her hostage. Both reports were unfounded.

The driver of a car on Helena Flats Road smashed through a fence and some mailboxes. The crash was reported by a man standing on a ladder who heard a loud crash.

A Pennsylvania man hunting bears in the Essex area dropped his pistol into a stream he was trying to cross. He was unable to recover the handgun.

A calf that got loose on Farm To Market Road found its way home.

Deputies ticketed a man on suspicion of stealing a handful of candy bars from a big box store on U.S. 2 in Evergreen.

A Bigfork man told authorities a bear got into his Peaceful Drive garage and made off with a bag of trash.

Someone stole an air compressor from outside a shed on Solberg Drive.

Three men on bicycles who were threatening people on U.S. 2 were sent on their way.

A Martin City woman having problems with a 9-year-old neighborhood boy told deputies he tried to steal a videotape from her house.

The driver of a white Dodge pickup tearing up U.S. 93 was pulled over and arrested on suspicion of DUI.

A man at a motel on Montana 35 in Evergreen allegedly was hit in the face by his wife, but he didn't want to press charges.

The parents of a 15-year-old Columbia Falls girl suspect she sneaked out to have sex with her older boyfriend and then got high, so they took the girl to the hospital to get her checked out.

A purse was reported stolen on Prairie View Road.

A trailer was reported stolen on West Cottonwood Drive, and a horse trailer was stolen on Hodgson Road, maybe.

An oil slick reported on Flathead Lake near Somers turned out to be a cloud casting a shadow on some floating wood chips.

Deputies received 162 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and 3:30 p.m. Thursday.

Kalispell police ticketed a 40-year-man on suspicion of shoplifting athlete's foot cream from a grocery store on U.S. 93 South.

Purses were reported stolen from a health club on Sunnyview Lane and from a car parked on Main Street.

A neighbor reportedly cursed out a Fifth Avenue East resident.

Officers attempted to serve a man with a stalking notice after a woman complained he kept delivering gifts to her and trying to get her to take pictures.

A man told police that the woman against whom he filed a sexual harassment complaint now is following him.

An officer checking out an unsecured vehicle at Woodland Park found drugs inside. The officer contacted the car's registered owners, who in turn contacted their teenager.

Officers arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of partner assault after a woman called to report he wouldn't let her leave.

Tools, an MP3 player, and a sleeping bag were taken from a car parked at a bar on Airport Road.

A handgun was reported stolen from a residence on First Avenue West.

Officers received 74 calls for service between 2:30 p.m. Wednesday and 2:30 p.m. Thursday.

While conducting a welfare check at a motel on Eighth Street East, Whitefish police arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of partner assault and a 35-year-old woman on a Flathead County warrant for theft.

Officers arrested a 31-year-old habitual traffic offender on suspicion of driving without insurance during a traffic stop near the intersection of Central Avenue and First Street.

A 53-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of trespassing. She wasn't wanted at her parents' Mountain Park Drive home.

Officers received 42 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and 3:30 p.m. Thursday.

Columbia Falls police counseled some Ruder View Court residents about letting children climb over a fence.

Youths building a tree house on 12th Avenue East near the river were forced to tear it down because the structure was on private property.

Officers broke up a fight at a bar on Nucleus Avenue, but the participants were unwilling to cooperate with the investigation.

A 16-year-old boy broke a window in his father's house.

Officers received 25 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and 3:30 p.m. Thursday.

Alarms

The Blankenship Fire Department received reports of a plume of smoke above the North Fork Road. Turns out the smoke had drifted in from elsewhere.

The Somers Fire Department was paged out to a fire alongside U.S. 93 near the boat launch. A passer-by extinguished it before firefighters arrived.

The Marion Fire Department and Flathead dispatch were notified about a forest fire, two-thirds of an acre large, in the Valley Road area. The fire may have been caused by lightning.

The Kalispell Fire Department responded to Fourth Street East, where a faulty surge protector filled the residence with smoke.