Transient may need new marketing technique

The Whitefish Police Department responded to reports of a dog on a corner of U.S. 93 South that was wrapped in a sleeping bag, wearing a sign. Investigations found that a transient used the dog as a ploy to get cars to stop to donate money to him. 

A man on Lupfer Avenue believed his mail was “being compromised in some way.” Dispatch advised him that federal agents would speak with him next week about the potential case. It was later discovered the complaint was unfounded, but the man said he would call back if a crime does get committed. 

A caller to the Columbia Falls Police Department reported that her neighbor would not pick up his dog’s droppings around the apartment complex. The woman and her neighbor had several altercations and resulting arguments, in which the neighbor called her a foul name. 

An apparently abandoned car near a church on Seventh Street West had all four doors open, and the music blaring. No owner could be located. 

A woman delivered Valentine sweets to the Kalispell Police Department.  

A man is concerned that an “armed man” is going to come to his residence. The man wanted officers to “put a wire on him” so they could listen to the conversation. Dispatch recorded that the man was not making much sense, and officers counseled him. 

Two dirt bikes were driving along the sidewalk on First Avenue East without their headlights on. 

Someone was throwing ice balls at passing vehicles on Seventh Avenue West. 

A group of people moved out of their home on Fourth Avenue West, and left their cat behind. The person reporting the abandoned cat said they would take it to the animal shelter. 

A hysterical woman jumped out of the passenger side of a truck and ran into a building on U.S. 2, locking herself in an office. The male driving the truck was supposedly threatening to kill her, and appeared to be “on something.” Family members of the couple were contacted, and helped calm the two down. 

A man appeared to have passed out outside a private home on U.S. 93. The homeowner could not wake him, and asked officers to get the man to move along. 

The same man later passed in the lobby of a business on First Avenue East. He was, again, told to move along. 

A white sedan was parked and running on Greatview Drive, and had been there throughout the night. Investigating officers found a man who had apparently “had too much fun” the previous night asleep in the car. He didn’t understand why he was asleep in the car when his brother was in the house.