Woman and purse tossed from truck

Flathead County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Spring Creek Road in Somers Thursday night after receiving a report that a truck stopped and the driver threw out a woman and drove away, leaving her lying, drunk, in the road. The woman had sustained no injuries and was uncooperative with deputies, leaving the scene to walk home. Sheriff Chuck Curry said the woman was “adamant that nothing happened.”

The woman later called police to say her purse was missing; she believed it also had been thrown from the vehicle. The purse, she said, contained her cellphone and all her belongings. Neither the woman nor a deputy were able to find the handbag.

A deputy used a Taser on a man while investigating a report of a man acting oddly on Trumble Creek Road. According to Curry, the man started to walk away when the deputy approached and kept putting his hands in his pockets. Eventually the man turned around and faced the deputy with fists clenched and his arms held slightly up, at which point the deputy fired the Taser at the 6-foot, 3-inch, 300-plus-pound man. The man fell down but immediately jumped back up. He eventually was dropped off at his home.

A group of youths in a pickup truck were reportedly causing chaos with a toy gun on East Reserve Drive. A passerby — who happened to notice the orange plastic cap on the end of the toy gun’s barrel — said the youths were pointing the gun at people. The passerby said one motorist ran a red light when they pointed the toy at the motorist, who didn’t realize it wasn’t real.

A pair of children between 8 and 10 years old dropped off by themselves at a church dinner initially said they were poor and needed food, but eventually recanted and said they just like eating at the church. The confession came after a deputy visited their home and found they had food, shelter and plenty of toys.

A pair of East Evergreen Drive residents were caught unaware when they were charged by two pit bulls while checking their mail. The duo had to use pepper spray on the animals in order to escape. The dogs’ owner was cited for having a vicious dog, the second such citation he had received for one of the animals.

Deputies were drawn into a years-long dispute involving residents on U.S. 93 South near Whitefish. One resident reported the neighbors’ children — whom she said were the culprits in many years of harassment — threw grease and glass into her yard and taunted her dog.

An irritated and sleepy Parklane Drive resident reported being woken up five times by five dogs barking at a nearby home.

An OnStar call taker solved a small crisis on Blaine Lakeshore Drive, remotely unlocking a vehicle inside of which a 2-year-old was locked.

The Kalispell Police Department got both ends of a neighbors’ argument on Sixth Street West when it received calls first from a dog owner who said his neighbor’s children were throwing rocks at his dog, and second from the neighbor, who said the man was yelling, “This is war!” at his children and threatening to let the dog over the fence to bite them.

A drunken man who just couldn’t stop from sharing his negative opinion of a West Center Street business was first reported as standing in the business, yelling and cussing, before going home and calling the business, making threats. He was advised by police to stop calling and informed that he had been banned from the business.

An officer followed a woman home and reported her “safe and sound” after she passed out in her running vehicle for four hours in the parking lot of a U.S. 93 South business. This was after she had tried to buy alcohol inside and was refused.

A pair of 16-year-old girls sought treatment in the emergency room after being attacked and sprayed with pepper spray by a group of four girls who ran up behind them and grabbed them.

A Conrad Drive resident caught an unsuspecting youth on video messing with his mailbox.

The Whitefish Police Department was contacted by Idaho State Police after a dead Whitefish resident was found in a vehicle. The state police wanted information to notify the deceased person’s next of kin.

One person may not have understood camping etiquette, stealing a wallet, credit cards, $400, a backpack full of clothes, car keys and house keys from another person during a recent camping trip.

The Columbia Falls Police Department received a pair of calls about a man speeding around the ball fields on a dirt bike. The driver had a revoked license as a result of his being deemed a habitual offender.

Lake County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a person for disorderly conduct while completing a welfare check in the area of First Street East and St. Joseph’s Hospital.