Man shoots his hand while cleaning gun

Flathead County Sheriff’s Office responded to report on Martini Lane in Columbia Falls where a man accidentally shot his hand while cleaning a gun.

A man on Montana 35 in Bigfork said an 18-year-old allegedly pointed a gun at his face and said he was under “citizen’s arrest” and used his vehicle to block him in. The teen supposedly had a pending assault charge on the man.

A container “spilled and squished” on the roadway and smelled bad to someone on Montana 35 in Kalispell who thought it could be something chemical. Deputies saw a small jug with some liquid spilled onto the roadway and were unable to get into the intersection due to traffic, but would monitor the spill. Everything else appeared OK.

A blonde woman driving a white car reportedly sped through a school parking lot on Evergreen Drive almost hitting children walking.

A man buying a boat on Eagle Drive in Kalispell didn’t anticipate a headache would be part of the deal when he claimed the seller wouldn’t notarize a title to complete the sale. The buyer told deputies he was looking for someone to accompany him to get the seller to sign the title or bill of sale. His questions were answered.

A Redfield Lane resident in Lakeside told deputies her husband was allegedly attacked by a German shepherd, but wasn’t bitten. The man scared it away with a “weed wacker.” A dog-at-large citation was issued.

An Evergreen Drive resident reported someone in the neighborhood had abandoned rabbits and now a female had babies in their yard.

A woman on Park Drive in Kalispell was being harassed by a man who allegedly sent her texts and threatened “for her to watch her back,” after she told him to stop.

A dog got into a chicken coop on Trumbull Canyon Road in Columbia Falls and injured. One chicken was taken to the animal hospital to be checked.

A burglary was reported at a Falcon Lane trailer in Columbia Falls where guns were reported missing.

“A couple of jerks” were reported on River Junction in Hungry Horse when a man with a walking stick and a leashed dog claimed a man and woman were threatening him because he “hit at their dogs” when the pit bull and German shepherd allegedly attacked his canine companion. Another man on a scooter was said to have also been involved. The dog was not injured. It wasn’t clear if the other dogs were leashed.

Someone on Second Avenue in Columbia Falls requested animal control pick up a cat that was brought in by a good Samaritan after it was reportedly dumped on the side of the road.

Someone thought the driver of a rusty pickup driving on Meridian Road in Kalispell should be ticketed for child endangerment when they saw a youth sitting on a toolbox in the cargo bed.

A vehicle reportedly swerved in front of someone attempting to pass it on U.S. 93 in Kalispell then sped up and slammed on the brakes.

A man with a cane was “lurking” on Flathead Court in Bigfork when a woman reported seeing him walking back and forth and stopping and staring into her window. She thought the man looked homeless and had been outside for several hours.

A lazy litterbug was spotted throwing trash out of a vehicle headed on Lake Blaine Road.

A man claiming to be with a Hungry Horse Ranger Station reported a tipped Port-a-Potty and believed it was one maintained by the county.

An employee reportedly held down an intoxicated man who was allegedly trying to drive a pickup and had earlier attempted to fight several people according to someone who called in the report to Kalispell Police Department. No one wanted to press charges on the fighting and the man went home with a sober driver.

Police responded to a thin man reportedly trying to enter a business on East Idaho Street who was yelling, swearing, shaking the door and pulling down his pants and appeared to have something in his hand. An employee from a neighboring business told officers the man continued to shake and bang on the door making unintelligible sounds and pulling his pants down. He then appeared to squat and defecate. Medical personnel were called.

Someone reported a vehicle running stop signs. The driver alleged another other vehicle was following him and “he was trying to get away.” The driver was counseled.

Someone said a young girl in a “jacked-up” “sparkly green” truck was driving aggressively and tailgating them. They said she appeared to be “playing games” that started on Seventh and Washington.

A young man in a bank drive-thru was attempting to use an older man’s identification to withdraw $100 out of a customer’s account and said he had withdrawn $80 earlier in the day and $150 the previous day.

A dealership employee allegedly attempted to work with a gas station to get a vehicle back that disorderly customers now owed $12,000 on after supposedly failing to agree to terms with the dealership.

A woman told police that she swerved to avoid hitting a deer and instead hit a “landscaping tree” in addition to several mailboxes.

About 24 vehicles were parked in a “no parking zone” at lacrosse field causing a hazard.