Accused batter flees from deputies

Flathead County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man who fled in a vehicle after someone reported that he broke a window with a baseball bat in Kalispell Thursday night. He was apprehended near Lakeside on Stoner Creek Road after leading law enforcement on a pursuit and then attempting to hide behind a building.

A man on Sunday Lane said he fired a warning shot into the ground after his wife saw two people with flashlights in their yard at about 12:40 a.m. Friday.

An employee was caught stealing at a business on U.S. 2 East.

A woman on Hidden Lane called 911 when her husband started yelling at her and telling her to get out of bed and go to work. He said he was stressed after recently being laid off.

Two pit bulls were taken to a shelter after they growled at someone on Columbia Falls Stage Road.

Stereo equipment was stolen from a truck on West View Drive.

Someone stole a bicycle on U.S. 2 East.

Two boys reported missing on River Road near Columbia Falls were found safe.

A camera and fishing poles were stolen from property on Sunset Drive.

A man asked for officer assistance after a dog he was watching for a friend ran away near the Old Steel Bridge. The dog eventually was captured.

Extra patrols were requested on 14th Street East North in Columbia Falls after a man reported that someone was stealing topsoil from his property.

A report was filed after a security guard at a business on U.S. 2 East caught a youth with marijuana.

A Bigfork woman said her ex-husband came to her workplace and yelled at her.

Items stolen from a home on Angel Point Road were found in a pawn shop.

A woman attempted to punch a man on Twin Acres Drive during a dispute that began over a fallen tree.

Several intoxicated suspects were accused of trying to start fights at a bar on Montana 35 in Evergreen.

Kalispell Police officers responded to a business on Third Avenue East North Thursday at about 6:40 p.m. when a boy pulled a knife after he and another boy were caught shoplifting. They were cited and released to their parents.

Criminal mischief was reported at a home on Second Avenue East, where someone apparently threw an object at a second-floor window, shattering it. A 12-year-old girl had minor cuts after the incident. It’s unknown who broke the window and how.

A Hungry Horse resident reported that a credit card that was recently stolen has been used at a business on Hutton Ranch Road.

A man on East Wyoming Street complained that three dogs growled at him when he walked passed their enclosure.

Suspicious activity was reported on Teal Drive, where a caller said a man wearing an orange shirt and carrying a clipboard was wandering into people’s yards and asking about security systems.

A wedding ring was reported stolen on Airport Road.

Someone stole the license plates off a vehicle parked near Fifth Avenue West. A license plate was also reported stolen on Sixth Avenue West.

A tree fell across a power line on Eighth Avenue West. Fallen branches and trees also created traffic hazards on South Main Street and U.S. 93 South.

A man staying at an inn on First Avenue West said his wallet and belongings were gone when he woke up.

Golf clubs valued at about $3,000 were reported stolen on Sherwood Lane.

An intoxicated woman was asked to leave a restaurant on East Idaho Street after she broke dishes during an argument with others at her table.

A father asked an officer to speak to his 6-year-old son after he was caught stealing money from his mother’s wallet.

CDs were stolen from a residence on Fourth Avenue West.