Caller was worried about screen removal
A passer-by on Corporate Drive called the Kalispell Police Department after seeing several people remove a window screen and enter an apartment from the outside. The caller guessed they were locked out but didn’t want to take chances. Officers found everything was all right at the apartment.
A man called police after a young man smacked the phone out of his hand and refused to give it back on Eighth Avenue West. Apparently the caller owed the phone thief’s mother $40, so assault apparently was a reasonable avenue of action. The caller was later attacked by several men and left unconscious and bleeding.
A woman on Ninth Avenue West called about her friend’s house being burglarized. The back door was wide open and most of the homeowner’s belongings were missing. The woman who lived there was in Las Vegas and wouldn’t be back in Montana for several hours.
An ex-Marine’s home was burglarized on Teal Drive and he told officers that if the man came back, he was armed. The man’s possessions were strewn around and his dogs were scared. He saw a man in a red hooded sweatshirt running away from his home when he pulled up.
A Lakeside woman called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to report her ex-boyfriend was continually calling her and harassing her even after she had asked him to stop. An officer advised her to get a restraining order before telling the ex-boyfriend to stop contacting her. He agreed, but then used his children to call her. The parties were counseled and no charges were filed.
A McDermott Lane renter in Kalispell called deputies after her landlords locked her out of her apartment, saying she needed to replace a phone before she could move out.
A cyclist reported a dog charging him on Trumble Creek Road near Columbia Falls. He reported it was an ongoing issue with the dog, a “pit bull-type” dog. The dog’s owner said today was the first time in a long time his dog had bolted outside and he would be more careful.
A woman called about an Evergreen woman fraudulently raising money for causes that didn’t exist, including raising funeral money for a baby that never existed using an online fundraising website. She was now raising money for a phony Christmas charity, the caller alleged.
The “Ride Guy” in Whitefish called the Whitefish Police Department after a short red-headed man in a green shirt used his hand to assault him, clearly violating the code all leprechauns must live by among mortals.
A belligerent homeless man in a gray car insulted a passer-by on Baker Avenue and then refused to open his windows or doors when officers investigated.