Driver 'parks' in yard unintentionally
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Montana 206 home at 3:34 a.m. after the resident reported that a man had driven his vehicle into the yard and gotten it stuck. A Montana Highway Patrol trooper was woken up and sent to the scene, where it was discovered the driver was not drunk.
A remorseful roommate was reported after she left a cat behind when she moved out, then, when her former roommate gave the cat away, said it was not hers to give away.
A terrible driver was reported on the wrong side of the road, driving slow and swerving on Conrad Drive.
A concerned counselor at an Evergreen school contacted police to ask about gangs she is hearing about.
A group of four children ages 7 and younger were reported walking by themselves on U.S. 2 East in Kalispell.
A former employee of a Montana 35 business in Bigfork left a threatening message on the company’s answering machine.
A .45-caliber handgun was stolen from a truck somewhere in Flathead County.
A canoe was stolen on Kila Road.
A Third Avenue West resident contacted the Kalispell Police Department after a silent burglar came to the home while his granddaughter was there alone. The man, who may have been wearing a ski mask, pounded on all the doors and tried to get in but never said a word.
A man was kicked out of a restaurant on U.S. 93 North after he was recognized by an employee as a person who had previously been ordered off the property and who had threatened the employee when he was thrown out. The man was advised not to return.
An identity thief looking to live a little more comfortably made fraudulent charges to a Lambert Court resident’s checking account while shopping online from Bed, Bath and Beyond.
An astute man hired to do roadside assistance called police and refused to change a motorist’s tire until officers responded to check out the driver because the motorist seemed drunk and had beer in the back of the vehicle.
A girl was arrested and later released to her father after a Fifth Avenue West resident reported someone had kicked in the door and stolen a Nintendo Wii video game system along with several games and other items.
A woman was counseled by police at a school in Kalispell after she was reported driving, barely able to keep her eyes open and swerving all over the road, before parking in the “no parking” bus zone and going inside the school.
A pregnant woman reported her ex-boyfriend had shoved her and his new girlfriend had punched her in the face, bit her finger and pulled her to the ground by her hair on Fourth Avenue East.
A Fourth Avenue West resident woke up to find his back door, bathroom door and closet door open but nothing missing or damaged that he could find.
A pair of men were reportedly throwing punches at one another on First Avenue East North.
A Third Avenue West resident reported a neighbor keeps sneaking into the garage.
Bank statements and tax forms in an envelope were stolen from an unlocked vehicle while it was parked at a grocery store on Third Avenue East North.
A man whose keys were taken away on Sunday because he was drunk contacted the Whitefish Police Department to say he wasn’t drunk and ask who turned him in.
A motorist was arrested during a traffic stop on East First Street.
A man turned himself in on a warrant.
Someone drove over a flower bed on U.S. 93 West.
The Columbia Falls Police Department was dragged into a dispute between a man and his girlfriend after he reported she was freaking out and threw a phone at him. She reported that he shoved her down. The girlfriend then took her boyfriend’s keys and left in a truck before being stopped by officers and returned to the Fourth Avenue West residence.
Polson Police Department officers arrested a person for violating their probation.
An assault was reported on Cherry Hill Court.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office investigated a report of partner or family member assault on Montana 35.