Lurking bear adds to mother's worries

The black bear in the Hellman Lane area only magnified a mother’s worry when she found her 10-year-old son hadn’t gotten off the school bus Wednesday afternoon. The child was found with his father several minutes later, and a Flathead County Sheriff’s deputy reported the bear to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

Deputies investigated burglary alarms at a house under construction near Blanchard Lake and a “large-sounding” alarm on U.S. 2 East.

The dog that attacked another on Cougar Trail was reported as vicious.

The horses that reportedly weren’t being fed in Columbia Falls weren’t in critical condition, but an animal warden tossed them some hay anyway.

Deputies are investigating a report of sexual assault against a child.

Theft was reported on Franklin Way.

Deputies found the man accused of scaring a Parliament Drive mother’s children wasn’t a menace.

An argument between a married couple on Plentywood Drive prompted a call to the sheriff.

Kalispell Police officers determined two men in a parked vehicle on Third Avenue West were doing nothing illegal after a caller reported possible drug activity.

On Second Avenue West, a woman said a man attempted to break into her vehicle.

The owner of a dog on Windward Way was counseled after a concerned passerby said the dog was being kept in a car without water.

A toolbox was reported stolen on Third Avenue East. Two bikes were stolen on Appleway Drive and one was taken from a home near East California Street.

A woman on Greatview Drive told officers she was assaulted by her daughter.

At a business on North Main Street, a woman was cited and released for shoplifting.

Officers detained a boy on Whitefish Stage Road after he was caught spray-painting a school building. He was released to his mother.

A possible burglary was reported at a home on Third Avenue East.

Someone told officers that a group of juveniles threw a bottle at a car near the intersection of South Main Street and Third Street East.

A man fled into the woods near Gladys Glen Road after seeing an officer. Police believe there is a warrant for his arrest.

A tire was stolen off of a car near East Idaho Street.

Two males were accused of vandalizing a vehicle near North Meridian Road. Witnesses saw the men kick the car.

Montana Highway Patrol responded to a collision that resulted in unknown injuries on U.S. 2 East near Hungry Horse. A non-injury collision occurred at the intersection of Hodgson Road and U.S. 2 East in Columbia Falls.