Intruder gets a case of the munchies
An apparently sneaky snacker crept into a home on Montana 35 near Bigfork, according to a call to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office. The caller said she returned home to find that someone had been in her house and had eaten some food. There were reportedly no signs of forced entry and nothing else stolen.
A landlord reported that a tenant in a dwelling along Montana 35 near Kalispell had died and was lying on the couch. Medical personnel responded and found the tenant to be alive and well.
Authorities counseled a caller who said his ex-girlfriend wouldn’t stop calling and texting him. He was advised to file a report.
A woman stood by with a diaper bag she found on U.S. 2 until a deputy came to pick it up. She saw it in the middle of the highway, picked it up and waited in a safe place for deputies to retrieve it.
Even though the weather is great for burning excess foliage, the Smith Valley Fire Department had to put a damper on a controlled burn on Lake Hills Lane. Chief DC Haas said at this time of year it’s an air-quality issue and the burner was advised to stop.
A woman reportedly bought a new car but left a hotel on U.S. 93 without paying for a room, according to a call to the Whitefish Police Department. The customer’s card was declined, but the person had left. The caller claimed the car had just been purchased. Police met up with the customer and followed her back to the hotel to take care of the payment.
Someone reported a minivan that had been in a parking lot on East 13th Street for about three days, moving from spot to spot. The caller told police the van contained wood, a chair and “plastic tubing for chemistry-type use” in it. Officers attempted to contact the registered owner.
A caller reported four or five deer running down an alley near East Second Street. According to the call, one deer appeared to have “its guts coming out of its chest.”
A woman discovered some damage to her car, which was parked on East First Street. She called police with information on a suspected hit and run. Investigation of the suspect vehicle didn’t match any damage to the woman’s car. The woman later said she wasn’t sure if the damage happened that day, but she had just noticed it.
After a Baker Avenue resident saw a golf cart drive from the Whitefish Post Office to a golf course via U.S. 93, he called police to ask if this was legal. Assistant Police Chief Mike Ferda said a vehicle is only legal with equipment such as a mirror, horn and license plate. He added that at any rate, it wouldn’t be a high-speed pursuit.