Illicit caper doesn't stop man from filing report
A man reported a break-in at an Eighth Avenue West home and was apparently big on honesty. He told the Kalispell Police Department that somebody stole a jar of marijuana from him. The man didn’t have a medical marijuana card. He requested extra patrols from police, though that might have happened anyway.
Police took a description of a man reportedly cussing at employees of a Third Avenue East North business. The witness said the man worked at a fast food restaurant. An officer talked to one person who matched the description, except that he worked at a different fast food restaurant, which exonerated that person. Police found the actual suspect working at the restaurant.
A dog running loose on West Center Street was reported to be friendly.
The Whitefish Police Department investigated claims of a man smoking marijuana in an alley near East Second Street. A witness said the man had a skateboard.
In what is more of a general complaint, one caller told dispatch that “people are not stopping at the stop light” on Spokane Street.
A Denver Street resident wanted an officer to help mediate a parking complaint. Since a new business moved in, the resident said that people had been parking in front of his house.
Vandals have been “spraying oil” on cars near Ninth Street West, according to a report to the Columbia Falls Police Department. This made for some slick rides.
A good citizen found a lost debit card and turned it in to police. The owner later stopped by to pick it up.
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a Jeep that was “peeling rubber” for a minute straight on East Cottonwood Drive. The caller told dispatch that he got out of his car to ask the driver to cool down the bravado and move on. The driver of the Jeep reportedly stepped out and slurred his words.
A woman sought refuge in a post office while waiting for the bus, according to a report. Someone on the way to pick up some mail reported that she was curled up in a blanket on the floor in the waiting area.
Two people were reported to be trespassing on railroad property for a photo shoot. One of the people was described as wearing a “floppy hat.”
Dispatch received a confusing call from an Oregon man who reportedly wanted to talk about crimes committed years ago. The man had a “hard time getting to the point” and wanted to talk about several people in several states.
A Potter Lane resident wanted to know when it was OK to use lethal force on a trespassing dog.
Extra patrols were requested on First Street West in Martin City after a supposed meat salesman knocked loudly on a resident’s door.