Deputies ferret out truth about weasels
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office received a report from a man on Victory Lane who reported that there were at least two ferrets under his barbecue grill Monday at about 11:30 a.m. The animals were later identified as weasels.
Deputies escorted a man out of a bar on Montana 35 in Evergreen at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday after he became disorderly, harassed a bartender and claimed to be Jesus Christ.
A man on Concord Lane said his 1991 GMC Jimmy was stolen over the weekend. The keys had been left inside the vehicle.
On Bison Drive, a woman reported finding drugs in her 16-year-old son’s bedroom. The boy is already on probation, she said.
Fraud was alleged in Forest Hill Village where a caller accused a contractor of bilking an elderly woman out of money for work that was not completed.
A man was told not to return to a home on Willow Glen Drive after he allegedly knocked on doors and windows in an attempt to contact a woman who was staying there.
Two wakeboards were stolen from a boat near Wisconsin Avenue just outside Whitefish Sunday night. Another theft from a boat was reported on Plaza Road.
A dog killed several chickens in a coop on Welf Lane Monday morning.
The owner of a motel on Montana 35 near Bigfork said a laptop computer was stolen from a room.
Criminal mischief was investigated on Whitefish Stage Road Monday after a woman accused her ex-husband of breaking a window out of her SUV.
Someone stole several items from a safe at a home on Ranchetts Road in Bigfork, according to a caller who suspected the thief was his ex-girlfriend.
A caller asked for deputies to check on a teenage girl seen walking barefoot and wearing pajamas on Three Mile Drive.
On Demersville Road, a caller complained that a vehicle she sold for scrap was being driven around by someone who was still using her license plates.
A man was caught shoplifting at a business on U.S. 2 East Monday afternoon.
A caller on Willow Glen Drive requested that officers remove a woman and her horse from his or her property.
A 16-year-old girl reported as a runaway after she left Woodland Park with her boyfriend Monday night was later returned home.
Cables, a GPS unit and other items were stolen from an unlocked vehicle on Highland Drive in Whitefish.
A man was accused of calling a home on Steele’s Drive in Columbia Falls and saying “filthy things” to women who answer the phone.
The Kalispell Police Department fielded a report of trespassing on Northern Lights Boulevard after someone was seen camping in the garage of a vacant home. No one was there when officers arrived but it appeared someone was living in the garage.
Theft was reported on North Meridian Road after a man walked out of a business without paying for a 30-pack of beer.
A woman on Liberty Street locked herself in a bedroom after she heard someone trying to get in through a window Monday at about 10 p.m.
On Rosewood Drive, the driver of a Subaru passenger car was seen trying to hit trash cans.
A caller in Woodland Park reported seeing a man wearing a red bandana put a handgun in his waistband. Officers couldn’t find anyone fitting the description
A female was asked not to return to a business on East Idaho Street after she approached several people and asked for cigarettes.
A man on Yellowstone Street called 911 after his girlfriend threatened to crash her car after an argument. She told officers she was angry and did not intend to harm herself.
A man was seen attempting to break into a vehicle on Sixth Avenue West at about 11:30 p.m. Monday. Nothing was stolen.
Someone reported suspicious activity after seeing a man wearing a white suit in Lawrence Park late Monday night.
Someone keyed a vehicle parked on Commons Loop.
A bicycle was stolen from a porch on Seventh Avenue West.
Landscaping rocks were stolen from property on Sixth Avenue East.
A man was arrested after returning to a business on First Avenue West North Tuesday at about 11:45 a.m. He had previously been caught shoplifting by surveillance cameras.