Bloody machete? No, just a stage prop

Flathead County’s Sheriff’s Office responded to Whitefish Stage Road near Reserve Drive Tuesday morning after receiving a report of a large machete with what appeared to be blood on the blade. The report was cleared when it was determined that it was a stage prop.

Deputies received several reports of potential sightings of fugitives John McCluskey and Casslyn Welch. None were confirmed. The pair was placed in the vicinity of Glacier Park earlier, but there is no clear idea where they are.

An 8-year-old girl refused to give her mother her keys while the two were in a vehicle on Shady Lane. Deputies counseled the uncooperative child and her frustrated mother.

Six youths were seen trespassing through a yard on Stoner Creek Road.

A wayward traveler was asked to move along after being found trespassing at the college.

A man was seen skateboarding while carrying a small child on Holt Stage Road.

Theft by an employee was discovered at a business on Shady Lane.

Unknown items were stolen during a burglary on Vanderheide Drive.

A man threatened to “knock someone’s teeth out” during a verbal dispute on Somers Road. The parties were counseled, and no one lost their teeth.

A man was arrested after trespassing at a business, being asked to leave and returning a short time later.

There was no harmony on Harmony Lane during a long-lasting fight between tenants. Deputies restored peace and quieted the loud argument.

Gossip generated a call to police when someone on Conrad Drive became angry that a neighbor was “making up things” about their daughter.

There was a fight over a dog on Parliament Drive.

A repeat offender was seen exposing himself in Pacific Park in Bigfork. Deputies were unable to locate the man.

The ex-husband of a woman reported her missing on Belton Stage Road near Columbia Falls. The woman told deputies he couldn’t contact her for a reason. She didn’t want to talk to him.

A young male was seen with needle-nose pliers taking truck parts at a business on U.S. 2 East. Deputies were unable to locate him.

Kalispell Police arrested a man for aggravated assault after he allegedly punched another man hard enough to “cave in his cheek bone” on Eighth Street West. The victim refused a ride to the hospital.

Exploding firecrackers frightened and annoyed someone on Third Avenue West.

A caller said her husband — who had once threatened the family with an ax — was violating a restraining order. Officers found no evidence a crime had been committed.

Someone was bit by a dog in Lawrence Park.

Sprinklers were damaged at a property on Airport Road.

Four children were playing on the roof of a concession stand on Fourth Avenue West.

A group of young girls were seen running around an apartment on North Meridian Road in their underwear. Not surprisingly, there were boys present as well.

Items were stolen from a vehicle at a business on U.S. 2 West.

A satellite radio receiver was stolen from a vehicle on Second Avenue East.

A 4-year-old girl was returned to her mother after the girl wandered into a business crying near the intersection of North Main Street and West Idaho.

An assault was reported on Shady Lane. No other information was available.

Columbia Falls Police issued a DUI to a motorist on Best Way.

A driver backed his car into traffic near U.S. 2 West causing a collision.