Lake County laser pointer still at large
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is still looking for Marlo Albia Tonasket, who was allegedly seen pointing a red dot laser at a deputy from his car early Sunday morning. After a short-lived high-speed chase, Tonasket escaped on foot while his two passengers were arrested. Deputies have not discovered whether the laser came from a laser pointer or a firearm, or in which direction Tonasket escaped. Tonasket, a 36-year-old Native American male standing 5-foot-11-inches and weighing 180 pounds, has an outstanding warrant from Shoshone County, Idaho, for possession of stolen property. Anyone with information on Tonasket is asked to call Lake County dispatch at 883-7301.
After returning home from work on Sunday, a resident called Columbia Falls Police when finding a front door to the home ajar. The only missing items reported were two $2 bills.
A man called police to check in on a woman who had been staying at his house. The caller didn’t mention the nature of their relationship, but said she was mentally unstable, combative and had been staying at his house for 11 days. The man called police because she had been refusing to eat or use the bathroom while he was home. Officers escorted the woman off the property without much trouble and warned her she would be charged with trespassing if she returned.
A driver called police after seeing another vehicle swerving all over the road before the driver stumbled out and into a bar. Officers found the driver and charged her with DUI.
Someone left a hand-basket from a U.S. 2 grocery store in the middle of the highway.
Someone called Whitefish Police to report a man hunting near a residential area on Monegan Road, but police found the hunter on private land, where he had full permission to hunt.
A woman called 911 with questions about posting bail for a man she knew.
A driver called police after seeing an injured deer walking through a field by Colorado Avenue. Police told the driver that the deer had been reported before in the area with a broken leg, and would be fine as long as it could continue to walk.
A man said he had gotten off the train in fear for his life. He did not say what scared him off the train, but said that his girlfriend was still on board.
Someone called in a dead deer on Baker Avenue.
A Sherry Lane resident called Kalispell Police to report kids shooting each other with paintball guns in a nearby park.
A woman found a large knife in her yard on Seventh Avenue West, not sure if it was meant as a threat against her or was simply a dropped item.
A man was caught trying to cash a fraudulent check at a bank on East Center Street.