Bones found in park may be human

The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office was advised of remains found in Glacier National Park by search and rescue workers Thursday. While north of the Glacier Rim access, they found several bones and a pistol. Sheriff Chuck Curry said there were not many bones found, and it is still unknown if they are human.

A U.S. 2 East resident with a, “you’re not from around here, are you?” mindset reported a pair of young men “with darker skin” in a vehicle with a Massachusetts license plate and a college sticker. He told a dispatcher they “just looked out of place for Montana.”

An animal control officer had to jump a fence for his safety when he was charged by a mastiff he found running at large on Nicholson Drive. The dog’s owner was advised of what happened and counseled on the county’s dog ordinance.

A man shot out another person’s tires outside a U.S. 2 West bar in Marion. No one was injured.

An upset Montana 35 resident disagreed with a dispatcher, saying the fact that his girlfriend lost his wallet in their apartment was, indeed, an emergency.

A deputy was called to 13th Street West in Columbia Falls, where an elderly woman who had just come home from the emergency room was asking the taxi driver to kick in her door because she was locked out and running out of oxygen.

A motorist reported as drunk, nearly hitting a ditch and crossing into a center lane before forcing another vehicle into a turn lane on U.S. 2 West in Columbia Falls turned out to be a man with medical issues including diabetes, who then pulled over and waited for his insulin to take effect.

A no-nonsense Conrad Drive father reported his two children had been smoking marijuana.

A wary Lakeside resident contacted deputies after receiving a text saying the sender had oxycodone for sale.

A boy was sent home from a Commerce Street school in Bigfork after brandishing a pair of scissors at another student.

A man, who reportedly lay on the ground in a parking lot outside his Montana 35 apartment for 15 minutes, possibly drunk, turned out to be stargazing.

One man got a lucky break thanks to a prisoner being transported by a Kalispell Police officer. The man was seen turning onto Center Street from Main Street at a high speed, cutting off traffic and crossing into oncoming traffic lanes to avoid hitting two women crossing the street.

The man told the officer that a sock had fallen at his feet and he lost concentration while trying to pick it up. He also said he had no insurance for the pickup truck he was driving, and the officer discovered the man’s license was suspended. However, because the officer was transporting a prisoner, the man was only cited for the offenses and released.

A dog that didn’t know the word quit managed to bite a person through a Sixth Street West fence, breaking the skin.

A group of youths reportedly throwing bottles in a U.S. 93 North parking lot turned out to be throwing Frisbee golf discs.

Several teen terrors were reported on all-terrain vehicles at a park on Looking Glass Avenue, tearing up the grass and scaring children.

A person with a laundry basket who didn’t seem to be doing any late-night laundry was seen checking for unlocked vehicles on First Street West.

A boy at a Wolfpack Way school was caught with drug paraphernalia.

The manager of a U.S. 93 South shopping center called with questions after hearing rumors of a protest group.

A spurned ex reported her former significant other was trying to stop her from attending her own daughter’s wedding.

A report of a 25-year-old man stabbed at a Nucleus Avenue bar turned out to be unfounded upon further investigation by the Columbia Falls Police Department.