Man's paranoia turns out to be legitimate

A seemingly paranoid man turned out to be on the right track when he reported to Kalispell Police Department that he had been followed for about two weeks by a man in a pickup truck. The suspicious man turned out to be a private investigator conducting legitimate surveillance on the man’s vehicle.

Officers calmed down a drunk man at the hospital after he called 911 while in the emergency room to report his roommate had cut her leg open, was bleeding to death, and hospital staff was not treating her appropriately. After the officers calmed him down, hospital staff got him a cup of coffee. The woman who he was with in the emergency room had also been drinking.

A Fourth Avenue East man reported unscheduled construction going on above him after hearing banging noises coming from his upstairs neighbor that sounded like he was building something late at night.

A group of motorists gathered in a U.S. 93 South parking lot agreed to keep it down after guests at a nearby motel complained that the revving engines were keeping them awake.

Officers investigating a U.S. 93 South hotel room where several guests had heard a loud crashing, crying and a woman being sick found a pair of women and two children, all fine.

A man was barred from a bar on U.S 93 South after starting trouble inside.

A 6-year-old boy was taken into custody by Child and Parent Services after the boy was brought into the hospital with a bruise around his left eye and other bruises on his body.

Pills and powder were found inside the vehicle of an 18-year-old after the teen was reported having a rapid heart rate from a possible reaction to an unknown drug.

A massive fight involving 30 people was reported in the parking lot of a U.S. 93 South bar. Everyone was gone by the time officers arrived.

Two girls were reported playing on pallets and pounding on doors at a Seventh Avenue West building.

A man assaulted at a U.S. 93 South bar a week ago changed his mind about pursuing charges.

A pair of men got in a fight outside an Airport Road bar after one of them was seen hitting his girlfriend.

A real estate broker reported her client was acting very strange on U.S. 93 South.

A boy was released to his parents and his friend released to other adults by Whitefish Police Department officers after the adolescent pair were found parked in the middle of the road on Nyack Drive.

A 6-year-old boy was reunited with his grandmother at school after wandering into a Columbia Avenue home and telling the residents he missed his bus and didn’t know where he lived. It was believed he intentionally missed the bus to avoid bullies.

A patron at a Central Avenue bar got an unfortunate surprise when they tried to leave and found their bicycle had been stolen. The bike was located a short time later.

A man was transported to North Valley Hospital after being found lying on the ground, unresponsive, with a scrape on his forehead and a cane next to him. When asked if he was okay he said ‘no.’

A student caught with drugs at an East Second Street school was arrested.

A concerned woman notified the Columbia Falls Police Department after she saw a man acting strange, talking to himself and holding his head, behind one of the buildings on Fourth Avenue West. She was particularly worried about the children who were about to get out of school. Crossing guards who spoke with police had not seen a suspicious man.

A drunk driver got a little help from their grandmother, who picked up their pickup truck after being arrested.

A transient was believed to be staying in a park building, where a bag and clothes were found.