Mysterious text gets shocked reaction
A Columbia Falls area woman called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office after receiving a drug-related text from a person saying, “Dad do you think you coud hook it up witta bowl or shmoke one?” The woman said she called the sender of the text and what sounded like a young girl answered. When confronted about the text, the girl yelled “Oh my god, we’re going to jail,” then hung up.
A woman who asked to be anonymous reported an elderly person with dementia gave her a morbid gift — a human skull the person had found on a beach in Alaska in the 1940s. The woman said she was pretty sure the skull was contraband and wanted to turn it over to authorities but didn’t want to get in trouble for having it.
An observant Amtrak conductor located a suitcase filled with marijuana — initially reported to be 20 pounds but later found to be less than that — after smelling the drug and investigating the bag, which was turned over to law enforcement when the train arrived at the Whitefish station. The owner of the bag had gotten off the train in Spokane.
A Douglas Drive man was advised to speak with his neighbor or draft a “friendly” letter expressing his concerns after reporting the neighbor’s rabbits were getting into his yard and damaging his property.
A brawl between six or seven men and two women outside a U.S. 2 West bar had broken up by the time an officer responded.
An employee of a U.S. 2 West janitorial business found bullet holes in one of the company’s new trailers.
A man left a U.S. 2 East bar in Coram only to discover someone had smashed two windows out of his car.
A woman was arrested after being found in possession of drugs and paraphernalia.
Black Hills gold and miscellaneous jewelry were stolen from a Central Avenue property in Martin City.
Several medications were stolen from a Reserve Place property.
An inmate at the county jail assaulted another inmate.
A dog groomer called the Kalispell Police Department after a woman dropped off a dog that appeared very neglected with severely matted fur and eyes swollen shut, also appearing to have infections and be in a lot of pain.
A pair of drunk men were banned from a North Meridian Road property after being reported panhandling and being belligerent.
A 13-year-old girl suffered a broken leg when she was hit by a motorist while riding her bicycle on North Meridian Road.
A skateboarder was warned about skateboarding rules and advised of his warrant while riding his skateboard in the alley behind the police station.
A man was arrested, cited and released after fleeing a U.S. 2 West restaurant without paying his $15 bill.
A three-vehicle traffic accident near the community college backed up traffic on U.S. 93 late Friday afternoon.
A thief in a black truck was reported to the Whitefish Police Department for showing up at a Central Avenue hardware store after it was closed and loading up bags of mulch, soil and other items stacked in the back alley behind the business.
A pair of new shelving units, a set of golf clubs, a pair of new BB guns, a pair of speakers and four stereo components were stolen from a Kinnikinnik Circle garage.
A student was taken to the office of an East Second Street school and his parents brought in after he was caught with a throwing star.
A frustrated filmmaker asked to file a complaint after being handcuffed by an officer, then released, for filming downtown.
A man reported sleeping on a picnic table by a playground was sent on his way.
A Columbia Falls Police Department officer responded to a park after a black cat, possibly feral, was found caught in barbed wire.
A report of a minor in possession of alcohol on Talbot Road turned up alcohol that one person had brought and several people had been drinking.
A meandering motorist mowed down a Christmas tree at a park, with the vehicle left behind, hung up on the tree.
A student at a 13th Street West school reported a diamond ring stolen.
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office, Columbia Falls Rural Fire Department, Flathead City-County Health Department, Montana Department of Emergency Services, Kalispell Regional Hazmat, Northwest Montana Incident Management Team, 83rd Civil Support Team, Army North, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security participated in a hazardous materials training exercise Friday at Columbia Falls Aluminum Co., the third collaboration between the agencies in the last three years working to improve their integration with one another in the instance of a serious incident.