Shotgun mystery remains unsolved

A Hungry Horse man looking for his long-lost shotgun contacted the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office for help, believing that the firearm had been seized after he loaned it to a friend — who later used it to assault someone — several years earlier. The man, who was not sure whether it was confiscated as evidence, was advised that no shotgun was mentioned in the police report. It is possible the man was misled by the person to whom he lent the gun, but he understood that the sheriff’s office didn’t have it and said he would continue his search.

A curious Kalispell woman wanted to know how to dispose of old dynamite that was in her father’s shop. A deputy was scheduled to meet with her at the shop in order to find out how much dynamite there was, what brand it was, whether there were any blasting caps and other information to pass along to the bomb squad in Missoula.

A frightened Lore Lake Road woman reported a man was very slowly and repeatedly driving past her home. The woman said she has previously had issues with the man hiding in the weeds and looking in windows, watching people.

A pair of men and a woman were reported standing on an overpass over U.S. 2 in Kalispell, with one of the men acting like he was going to jump. By the time an officer responded, they had walked away from the overpass and headed into a trailer park.

A Sunnybrook Lane woman in Somers complained that her neighbor’s chickens constantly get out of their pen and defecate on her porch. The woman was advised by a deputy that there was no violation of county ordinances, but if the chickens are causing property damage, there could be a civil complaint. The deputy also reported he did not observe any “chicken poo poo” on the neighbor’s front porch.

A frantic Third Avenue East mother spent six awful hours not knowing where her 8-year-old son was after reporting him missing to the Kalispell Police Department at 11 p.m. Wednesday. He was eventually located on Second Avenue East at 5 a.m.

“Pot pipe” was given a new meaning Wednesday, when a pipe was found in a flower pot next to a U.S. 93 North business.

Officers were called to assist a young girl stuck in a swing on Harrison Boulevard.

A suspicious man in his 30s wearing dark clothing and carrying a flashlight was reported knocking on all the doors of a Fifth Avenue West apartment complex at about 3 a.m.

A pair of fledgling firearms enthusiasts were reported shooting gophers with a pellet gun in a field near the intersection of Financial Drive and Two Mile Drive. They were advised not to shoot the gophers, but the manager of the building on the property gave them permission to shoot targets in the field.

A female employee of a North Main Street bar was followed down a hallway in the business by a man who then unzipped his pants. She told the man the bar could hear them if anything happened, so the man went back to the bar.

An 18th Street East building was ransacked, keys stolen from inside and then the keys used to steal a vehicle outside. The burglar or burglars also tampered with and jammed a file cabinet.

A trio of men and a boy were arrested by Whitefish Police officers for disorderly conduct after drawing quite a bit of negative attention while driving around Wednesday evening. They were first reported revving the engine on Copperwood Court.

Roughly two hours later, a motorist on East Edgewood Drive reported being chased by the loud vehicle and that the passengers were waving guns at the motorist and his passengers. After identifying the men and boy in the vehicle, the motorist reported the men and boy had been harassing him for days.

When officers finally caught up with the troublemakers, they arrested all four, and in the process discovered none of them had guns. In addition to the preliminary disorderly conduct charges, two of them also had active warrants — one out of Whitefish and one out of the county — and two may be on probation.

A confused Iowa Avenue resident reported a pair of 20-something men came to the door asking if any teenagers lived there. The men claimed to be from Estonia and said they were looking for host families for Estonian teenagers.

A constant caller was reported for continuously contacting a Baker Avenue business on both lines to harass employees.

The Columbia Falls Police Department received several reports of thefts or attempted thefts from vehicles throughout the evening Wednesday.

A satellite radio was stolen from an unlocked vehicle on Vans Avenue; on Council Bluffs Drive, a GPS unit and a wallet were stolen  and another vehicle was ransacked; a purse was stolen from an unlocked vehicle on Frontage Road; and stereo equipment, guns and other items were stolen from a truck on Seventh Avenue East North.

A very drunken-sounding man called for a detective to pick him up on Nucleus Avenue to give him a ride, and said he would show the detective a few things on the way.

Rather than breaking it up, a bartender at a Nucleus Avenue bar was involved in a fight behind the business.

A bunch of teenagers were reported behaving suspiciously in a Ninth Street West trailer court. Their suspicious activity? Being teenagers.