Two dogs feared to be rabid

The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office received two calls about animal bites within 22 minutes Tuesday.

At 2:13 p.m., an employee of a veterinary hospital on Ponderosa Lane reported that a man called him saying his daughter was attacked by their dog, which had not yet been tested for rabies. He told the employee he wanted the vet’s office to euthanize the dog and cut its head off, presumably to test for rabies.

A 2:35 p.m., a Kings River Way man reported his dog bit his daughter several times in the face, requiring stitches. He said he was taking the animal to a Ponderosa Lane veterinary hospital to have the dog euthanized, then take it to the animal shelter to have a tissue sample sent for rabies testing.

An observant motorist reported passing a tarp covered with blood with a pair of underwear and a pair of gloves on top on the west side of a bridge.

A concerned person reported anonymously that bartenders at a U.S. 2 East bar in Coram have been serving minors for months.

A bartender at a U.S. 2 West bar in Columbia Falls was given a verbal warning about keeping her two dogs locked in her vehicle all day with no water and with the windows rolled up.

An Arbour Drive East man called with questions about shooting pheasants in his back-yard.

A pair of motorists in pickup trucks were reported spinning brodies on Second Street West.

Whitefish Police Department officers arrested a man on an active warrant while he was in a Flathead Avenue waiting room about to see a judge.

A Baker Avenue woman, who received a letter from her paranoid schizophrenic ex-husband, reported she thinks he has been driving by her home in his pink 1970s vehicle and may be off his medication.

The Columbia Falls Police Department received a report of a reckless driver on Nucleus Avenue making dangerous passes, including driving on the sidewalk to get around people.

A youth was cited and released on 13th Street West for being a minor in possession of an intoxicating substance.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office investigated a burglary on Meadow Road in Polson.

A theft of vehicle parts or accessories was reported on Montana 35.