Law Roundup
Flathead County sheriff's deputies tracked the suspects in a Columbia Falls backpack theft to the Hungry Horse area, where they ended up arresting a 34-year-old person of interest on suspicion of drug possession. While patting the man down for dangerous items before an interview, deputies found meth in his pocket.
Deputies responded to Stoner Creek Road and arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of partner assault after he allegedly got into a pushing match with his wife.
Three bears were seen digging in the garbage cans outside a motel on Montana 35. A Cynthia Drive resident told deputies she heard a mountain lion outside her home, but never did see it.
A 28-year-old man was ticketed on suspicion of shoplifting after he walked out of an Evergreen grocery store with a $7 bottle of wine.
Someone stole about $200 worth of ammunition from a vehicle parked on Aspen Loop.
Deputies responded to a business on Montana 35 after employees noticed that someone tried to pry open a window.
A dog reportedly was shot, possibly be a neighbor, in the Sunny Lane area.
A Longwood Drive resident reported receiving threatening phone calls.
Dirt was reported stolen on Browns Meadow Road.
Several mailboxes were damaged on Blanchard Lake Road.
Deputies received 154 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Kalispell police arrested a man at Flathead High School on suspicion of trespassing before serving him with a stalking notice.
A car on Windward Way drove over a lawn and then down the wrong side of the street.
A man called deputies to report that his ex-wife took their daughters from a Third Avenue West school and now won't answer his phone calls.
An 11-year-old girl reported missing after school was found. She was unhurt.
Someone stole a 1977 Chevrolet Camaro from a residence on Fourth Avenue West.
Some boys were spotted at a Seventh Street East park trying to tear apart a picnic table.
A man throwing things at new cars parked in the lot of a dealership on U.S. 93 and West Reserve Drive was warned and sent on his way.
Officers counseled a man, who had been drinking, and a woman arguing at a bar on U.S. 93 South. He allegedly tried to grab her and she walked away.
Officers responded to a College Avenue residence and served a 24-year-old man with a warrant for desertion from the U.S. Army.
During a traffic stop on U.S. 93 South, officers arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of DUI, his second.
A Sixth Avenue East Man asked deputies to remove his ex-girlfriend, who was banging on the door and refusing to leave.
A man shouting vulgarities on First Avenue West was gone when officers arrived.
Officers received 75 calls for service between 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Electronics were reported stolen from a vehicle parked on Second Street. Whitefish police are investigating.
Officers received 46 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Columbia Falls police are investigating reports that a laptop was stolen from Columbia Falls High School.
Officers received 22 calls for service between 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Alarms
The ALERT helicopter, Somers Fire Department, and Lakeside Quick Response Unit responded to a crash on Adams Street in Lakeside. One patient was taken to Kalispell Regional Medical Center.
The Kalispell Fire Department responded to Glacier High School after someone there smelled natural gas, and to Seventh Avenue West North for a hit gas line.
The Big Mountain Fire Department responded to hit gas line off Big Mountain Road.
The Creston Fire Department responded to a field off Mennonite Church Road, where a slash pile was burning.
The Olney Fire Department, West Valley Fire Department, and Whitefish Fire Department were paged to a house fire on U.S. 93. A wood stove in the basement reportedly malfunctioned.