Dogfight leads to $1,000 vet bill

A Meadows Road resident contacted the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to report that his dog was attacked by a neighbor’s pit bull, leading to a $1,000-plus veterinarian bill, but decided not to pursue charges. Both dogs were running at large when the attack occurred.

A good Samaritan who tried to return a horse found loose on the railroad tracks to the owner was greeted by the owner yelling at the helpful passerby for trespassing then letting his dog out to chase the person. The horse got away again and was reportedly still loose on the railroad tracks.

A man was arrested after he was seen pushing a woman around “pretty hard” outside a U.S. 2 West gas station, including shoving her into the side of a semi-trailer that was being fueled up.

A Birch Grove Road man first called to report his stepson had threatened to kill him, then later called back to report his wife had assaulted him, punching him and throwing an Egg McMuffin at him.

A regret-filled woman reported she went out drinking with coworkers several weeks ago and went home with a man, but now feels uncomfortable around him.

The principal of a Farm to Market Road school reported inappropriate texting by a pair of students, neither of whom were at school that day.

A Kynzie Lane man contacted the Kalispell Police Department to report his neighbor had “trained attack dogs” and that one of the dogs got into his yard the day prior and approached his child aggressively, growling and barking, and that he had to chase it off. The dog’s owner was cited.

Early Monday, at about 2 a.m., a man calling from First Avenue West said he was jumped by somebody who sliced his ear with a knife.

A boy believed to be too young to drive was reported behind the wheel of a pickup truck on Sunny View Lane. The 15-year-old was found to be the registered owner of the vehicle.

A rear-end collision was caused on Indian Trail Road when a passenger “jokingly” put his cowboy hat in front of the driver’s face.

Officers escorted a man off a North Main Street property after the owner returned home from a National Guard drill to find the man squatting in his basement.

An ongoing issue was reported at a North Meridian Road residence, where a woman kept receiving calls from her ex in the early morning hours leaving her “horrible” messages.

An argument between brothers on Eighth Street West reportedly led to one of the brothers drunkenly killing a mouse belonging to the other.

Officers were unable to locate a woman reported to be repeatedly trying to get a man out of her vehicle on First Avenue West.

Someone threw a cellphone through the back window of a vehicle on First Avenue West, shattering the window.

A teenager contacted the Whitefish Police Department after a car full of high school students threatened him and called his girlfriend inappropriate names.

A concerned woman contacted the Columbia Falls Police Department after receiving a call from a man who claimed to be her biological father and had all her information.