Firecracker fans halted by police

Whitefish Police searched two suspects allegedly throwing firecrackers at pedestrians along Spokane Avenue.

A woman arrived at the police department hoping to thank officers for “keeping the riff raft away” from her home.

Police were called by a woman after her downstairs neighbor allegedly threatened herself, her son and their dog.

A man reported that he noticed $600 and several tools were missing from his truck when he got home from work.

The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report that two men with guns were walking on the Lone Pine Trail when one allegedly said, “Here I am, ready to kill people.” After investigating, deputies decided the men were having a private conversation with each other about protecting themselves against bears.

A Columbia Falls man reported that an object in the road looked like a hand grenade or a “fireworks device.”

A man said his car was stopped by a man on foot holding garbage can lids in both hands as he yelled about the speed limit. The driver said he had not been speeding and noted that the person who stopped him had a gun holstered on his hip.

A Kalispell woman reported her neighbor was yelling at her and made a “gesture across his throat” while looking at her. She said the man accused her of a conversation with the neighbor’s wife. When she asked for clarification, the man started yelling.

A Kalispell woman complained that people were “lurking around” in a car near the shop she worked in. Deputies didn’t find the suspicious crew.

A man called the Sheriff’s Office reporting a possible drug shipment set to arrive at his neighbor’s.

A Columbia Falls gas station employee wanted two customers to be removed after they had argued for 30 minutes that they were “ripped off for gas.” The angry customers were told to call management about their $1.18 claim.

A Somers resident claimed a neighbor had been “dumping pig urine” on the property.

Columbia Falls Police responded to a report of a prowler hiding in someone’s garage.