Acquaintance accused of theft

Suspicious that an acquaintance may have taken the saw, tool bag, stapler, a couple nailers, two air hoses and other items that were missing from his garage, a man on Third Avenue East North drove to a local hotel, where an acquaintance had taken the man's children for an afternoon swim Saturday. He spotted some of the items in the back of the acquaintance's Blazer, so he blocked the vehicle in with his van and called Kalispell police. The suspect was arrested on a felony warrant; police are investigating the theft.

A woman who had been drinking knocked on the door of a Ninth Avenue West residence Saturday night to say that her sister was being beaten up next door, then left. The resident got no answer when she knocked on the neighbor's door, but she did hear yelling. The homeowner gave permission to search the home but officers did not find a suspect. Investigation continues.

Yes, he had some friends over while his mom was at work and, yes, the music was kind of loud, the teenager told a police officer. But the officer found no evidence of alcohol or the big party that a neighbor had complained about.

A vacuum and sewing machine shop owner on Center Street showed up at work Saturday morning to find a large picture window completely missing.

Two men downed $60 worth of food at an East Idaho restaurant early Sunday, then reportedly took off running without paying the bill.

Police received 66 calls for assistance between 3:30 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

Repeating pistol fire, four large-caliber gun discharges that caused Rails-to-Trails users to bolt, and another report of six or eight gunshots sent a Flathead County Sheriff's deputy to the trail between Kalispell and Kila. Two people on the trail were seen shooting a high-caliber firearm, but they were gone when deputies arrived.

The boat motor reported stolen from a yard on the Swan Highway outside Bigfork was worth $2,500. A lock on the motor was cut off.

Lone Pine State Park was a hazardous place for a group of hikers Saturday, when a group of kids from higher up reportedly rolled rocks down on the group below.

Two men were standing outside a Coram bar Saturday night. One man was holding a sign advertising live music. The other man reportedly was mooning passersby.

One camper at a campground on U.S. 2 East didn't appreciate the next-door camper's loud talk and campfire at 3 a.m., so he called the sheriff. Before deputies arrived, the offender extinguished the blaze.

Why the person placed an empty laundry detergent bucket with a string attached to a backpack handle beneath a mailbox on Montana 40 West is a mystery.

Deputies received 174 calls for assistance between 3:30 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

Columbia Falls police received 17 calls for assistance between 3:30 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

Whitefish police received 33 calls for assistance between 3:30 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday.