Man's home not really 'for rent'
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office received a report from a man on Arbour Court who was surprised to learn that his home was listed as “for rent” on a website where classified advertisements are posted. The unknown suspect was asking interested applicants to pay a deposit before seeing the home, which is already occupied.
Deputies arrested a 13-year-old boy for partner/family member assault after he allegedly threw his mother to the floor at a home on Jayhawk Lane outside Columbia Falls.
A telemarketer was accused of using profane language during a call to a resident of Addison Court.
The driver of a white Chevrolet Berreta was accused of stepping out of the vehicle and urinating in a garbage can near Montana 35 in Bigfork.
A woman reported that her boyfriend was blocking her from her car during an argument on Ardell Lane.
On Helena Flats Road, a woman accused a former friend of stealing her English riding boots.
An estranged wife was accused of breaking into a man’s house near Rose Crossing and stealing various items.
Two 11-year-old girls reported missing on U.S. 2 East were found safe a short time later.
Several items were stolen from a vehicle on Mountain View Drive.
On Helena Flats Road, a woman said someone was threatening to “hurt her vehicle.”
A parent on Berne Road reported a 17-year-old boy as a runaway after he failed to return from work.
An intoxicated man was accused of threatening people near Montana 35 in Bigfork.
A man grabbed a 12-pack of beer and ran out of a business on Woodland Park Drive without paying.
A man wanted to speak to a deputy after the mother of his daughter allowed the girl to get a piercing.
The Kalispell Police Department took a report from a woman on First Avenue West who said she wrote a $30 check to a man who subsequently changed the amount to $300 and cashed it, overdrawing her bank account.
A two-vehicle collision at the intersection of North Main Street and West Washington Street blocked traffic but caused no serious injuries.
Traffic was also altered when a semi-truck broke down in a turn lane on Hutton Ranch Road.
Gift cards were reportedly stolen from a mailbox on Hilltop Avenue.
On Commons Way, a hit-and-run collision was reported when a woman noticed a broken hubcap after leaving work.
Criminal mischief was alleged on U.S. 2 West where a woman thought a co-worker was trying to sabotage her vehicle.
A woman was cited for shoplifting at a business on U.S. 93 North.
Officers were unable to find one man and another man was uncooperative after a report that two men were fighting at an apartment on Glenwood Drive.
Three men were seen fighting near West Idaho Street.
The Montana Highway Patrol responded to a crash that resulted in no injuries near the intersection of Montana 35 and Shady Lane.
A vehicle slid off the roadway on Reserve Drive near the intersection of Springcreek Road.