Carjacked vehicle found at school
Law enforcement agencies throughout the county and in bordering counties as well as in Idaho and Washington were notified after a motorist said a man knocked on his window and said he had been carjacked. The man told him three men with handguns jumped into his car at a gas station in Kalispell and held him hostage until they reached White Oak, at which point they kicked him out of the car.
The notifications were canceled after the vehicle was later located at Somers Middle School.
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a person who reported two dogs were loose and running around on the airport runway grounds for the second time in a week. They were not causing problems with planes at that point. The owners of the dogs — both of whom have active warrants, one for the dogs being at large and the other for driving while suspended — were notified that the airport has a permit to shoot animals that interfere with the runway. One of the owners said he understood, but that if someone shot his dog, he would “shoot them back.”
A pair of pit bulls got into a yard belonging to a Columbia Falls man on Jensen Road and killed his rabbits. The man, distraught about his animals being killed, said he shot one of the dogs with a pellet gun and ran one over with his vehicle. His wife said there were three dogs.
A Lakeside woman reported another woman for sending her threatening text messages saying she would “put a bullet in her.”
Deputies left a note on a tent belonging to squatters ordering them to vacate after the owner of the Birch Glen Road property in Whitefish reported them.
A woman was treated at the hospital after she was bitten by a dog on Bitterroot Drive in Marion.
A resident of Elk Park Road in Columbia Falls reported a neighbor’s dogs came into the yard and attacked the resident’s dog for the second day in a row.
A motorist was arrested for driving under the influence after deputies responded to a report of a fight on U.S. 2 East in Columbia Falls that turned out to be unfounded.
The mother of a Kalispell girl on Concord Lane reported finding a bobby pin with drug residue on it.
Two teenage boys were reported driving on U.S. 2 East in Kalispell while smoking marijuana.
A resident complained about a homeless man living under a bridge on Whitefish Stage Road in Kalispell.
Several storage units at a facility on Eastland Crossroad in Columbia Falls were tampered with, although the manager could not confirm whether any of the units were opened.
Deputies investigated a report of transients on Riverside Drive in Kalispell.
The Kalispell Police Department received a report that a pair of parolees in a bar on North Main Street were confronted by the owner of a casino they robbed.
A man and woman were arrested after being reported smoking marijuana in a parking lot on North Main Street.
Two men and a woman were seen pointing a gun around in a truck on Sixth Avenue West.
Two drunk women were seen in a horse pasture behind a day care on U.S. 2 West.
A black folder with important information inside was stolen from a vehicle on First Avenue East.
A wallet was stolen and a credit card inside used to purchase a bicycle at a store on Hutton Ranch Road. The store captured the transaction on video.
A purse was stolen from a vehicle on Underhill Court.
A bicycle was stolen on East Idaho Street.
Graffiti was reported on a building on West Idaho Street.
Officers with the Whitefish Police Department arrested a motorist during a traffic stop on West Third Street.
A motorist was arrested during a traffic stop on East Third Street.
A fight was reported on Central Avenue.
Drug activity was reported on Colorado Avenue.
Criminal mischief was reported on Lupfer Avenue.
A theft was reported on Spokane Avenue.
Officers with the Ronan Police Department arrested a motorist during a traffic stop on First Street for criminal contempt.
A vehicle was reported burglarized on Lawn Acre Trail.
The Polson Police Department responded to a report of suspicious activity on Sixth Avenue.