Prepare for the war of the hoses

A Kalispell man warned dispatchers “there’s going to be a war” once his son arrived home because he was upset that neighbors were reportedly trespassing on his property to use his water after telling them not to. Dispatchers asked what he meant by a war and he said it probably would be a verbal one only, according to the Kalispell Police Department.

Another call came in from a woman who supposedly said she was trying to “protect the house” (apparently someone involved in the incident was trying to burn fields) and the father and son duo “didn’t want her to.” She alleged the father was “causing trouble” by yelling, waving a knife around and threatening to cut hoses.

Flathead County Sheriff’s Office responded and the woman was described as “completely irrational and unreasonable” because she reportedly believed she had “some inherent right” to be on the men’s property “when she wants.” While she may have been allowed to use their water and hoses in the past, today’s a new day and she was “formally trespassed.”

The door of a tractor cab was reported stolen on U.S. 93 in Kalispell.

A parent called police to report their daughter was having an argument with her boyfriend, who allegedly pushed her on the ground. A second call came in from Florence Acres Way in Columbia Falls where another parent said their son was being beaten up by his girlfriend, who punched him, wouldn’t leave, was breaking stuff in the house and then ran away from law enforcement. Police determined the incident was a verbal argument with “incidental contact.” The girl collected her belongings and was released to her dad.

A Wollan Way resident in Whitefish was worried about receiving a citation because she thought her livestock guardian dog would bark during the night when ewes were taken away from the lambs. She told officers that she planned to contain the dogs and sheep in a barn.

A passenger car allegedly stopped by a bridge and a man was seen punching, choking and “throwing” a woman around who looked like she was trying to get away as they were walking possibly on Montana 40.

A man on Lower Valley Road in Kalispell claimed to have found some suspicious paraphernalia, but maybe he just watched too much “Breaking Bad.” He reportedly told deputies he found a glass beaker and would dispose of it.

Someone without cell service along the Old Fort Steele Trail in the Olney area radioed in a report that someone burned up a camper.

Someone on U.S. 93 in Whitefish alleged an armed and dangerous man beat up their granddaughter and shot their dog.

A purported prize winner called Whitefish Police Department from U.S. 93 to report he “put money into” a charity and won first prize, but when he reached out to claim it they supposedly would not give it to him.

Someone on Seventh Street was concerned that a crane with a flashing light had inadvertently been left on.

Extra patrol was requested at Kiddie Park when a man was seen sitting on a retaining wall for awhile and allegedly claimed he was a lifeguard and he was “watching the children.”

A woman took the battle part of the phrase “custody battle” literally, when she purportedly sent texts threatening to break in or burn a house down on Crescent Drive. Columbia Falls Police Department responded to the request for extra patrol.

A vehicle was reported stolen and a 14-year-old went missing on Montana 206. The vehicle was tracked to an alley between Sixth and Seventh avenues, but appeared unoccupied. The vehicle was returned to its owners, but the youth’s whereabouts were unknown.