Officer crawls to woman's rescue

A Columbia Falls Police Department officer went below and beyond the call of duty Monday evening, taking off his gear and going through a crawlspace from one Martha Road apartment into another after no one heard from the neighbor for several days. The officer located the woman, who was subsequently transported to the hospital.

A drunk and stumbling man reported getting inside of and turning on his vehicle was found by an officer to be sitting in the passenger seat, just getting warmed up while he waited on a sober driver.

An orange vest, a first-aid kit and a leaking can of pepper spray were found on a trail.

A concerned citizen contacted the Kalispell Police Department after seeing what was believed to be a skinned dog carcass in a dumpster in an alley off 10th Avenue West, the second time it had happened. An officer reported the carcass appeared to be a coyote.

A ticked-off tenant reported her property manager was peeking through the window of her Two Mile Drive apartment and that she felt violated. It turned out that the manager was looking at a broken screen with the maintenance man.

A miffed motorist was given two citations after chasing another woman whose sister had recently broken up with the motorist’s brother, leading to the brother going to jail. The woman said the motorist was deliberately trying to run her off the road.

A woman was reported standing on the corner of West Center Street and Fourth Avenue West, talking to herself and looking for a dog that wasn’t there, repeatedly saying “come here baby girl.”

A pit bull was taken to the animal shelter after being caught running loose on U.S. 2 West in Marion. The owner was cited for having a dog at large, the fifth time she had been cited for the offense.

Someone broke into a Third Avenue East home through a window and stole a laptop, camera, and Nintendo DS portable video game system.

About 25 gallons of diesel fuel was siphoned out of a delivery vehicle at an East Idaho Street business.

A person was counseled after being caught shining a laser pointer at traffic on South Main Street.

The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office dealt with a pair of calls stemming from a Commerce Street school in Bigfork.

First, a student was educated about the appropriate use of cellphones and computers, and a message was left for the parents of another involved student after the children were found to have accessed Internet pornography.

Later, an administrator again called the sheriff’s office after finding drug paraphernalia on another student.

A Bigfork man on Foothill Road suspected his neighbors were harassing him about his dogs after discovering a camera aimed at his bedroom. It was determined that the camera was a game camera with a 50-foot visual field, which was not illegal for the neighbors to have or use on their property.

People were reported sitting in a vehicle for more than half an hour, snorting something, then wiping their faces off. A deputy was unable to locate the suspicious snorters.

A woman housesitting for her parents at their Fourth Avenue West North home in Columbia Falls found drug paraphernalia outside.

An elderly man was reported walking out in front of cars on Kelley Road in Columbia Falls and frequently asking drivers for a cigarette.

A pair of people reported for “being intimate” in their vehicle on a regular basis were sent on their way.

A Chestnut Drive woman called with questions about her 15-year-old son sneaking out of his window.

A person called with questions about protesting with a sign in front of a business.

A 26-plus-foot pull camper was stolen from a business on U.S. 93 South.

A concerned citizen called the Whitefish Police Department with questions about what a bouncer was allowed to do.

A peeved partygoer reported losing a phone at a Saturday soiree and that someone had found the phone and was now trying to sell it on Facebook.

An overturned semitrailer carrying construction materials rested in the middle of one lane of Montana 28 east of Elmo for nearly five hours Monday night, while cleanup of the debris kept the highway restricted to a single lane until after 4 p.m. Tuesday.