Bloody deer cause of mess, not crime

Whitefish Police Department informed a man that a deer, not a person, had been injured after he found a suspicious combination of animal tracks, human footprints and a puddle of blood. Police were called to handle the injured animal.

A man called from Flathead Avenue confused about why he had gotten a threatening letter.

Authorities in Canada informed investigators of a recent theft that the suspect also owned a home in Canada. The information was logged.

A man on U.S. 93 called to report that there had been a Slim Jim stolen from his truck.

A woman was told her issue was a civil one after she bought a used vehicle and found that it had problems that the owner did not disclose.

A man on Skyles Place agreed to not let two children on a sled behind a four-wheeler after neighbors reported that actions as potentially being unsafe.

Teenage sisters were separated on Texas Avenue and parents were called after one of the girls called police to report that she was allegedly being beaten by her sibling.

An officer on Spokane Avenue found that a drunken man was running around aimlessly, but was not running into traffic and posing a threat to himself, as someone had called to report.

Columbia Falls Police slated extra patrol for 13th Street West, after a woman reported that a lot of “weird” things had been going on at the residence including a recent break-in, shots fired, and kids digging in snow.

A woman was told to fill out a mail forwarding card again after her family sent a package to an old address. The woman was able to get the package back, but it looked like the package had been resealed. Between $70 and $120 was missing from cards, the woman reported.