Slow mail day must mean thievery

A man told the Whitefish Police Department he was convinced his mail was being stolen and he suspected a woman he saw near the mailboxes was the thief. Even though he was “not sure specifically what is missing,” he insisted he “does not typically go three days without receiving any mail.”

There was a dispute between a married couple in Whitefish. Apparently both parties wanted the other person to leave the property and neither one agreed to leave.

A woman called to say she struck a boat the day before, damaging her vehicle. Police told her they would follow up if the boat owner contacted them.

An amateur photographer explained he accidentally called 911 when he was “trying to take a pic[ture] of the lake while paddleboarding.”

Someone called the police because a patient missed a doctor’s appointment, but the patient contacted law enforcement and said everything was fine.

Two boys were suspected of trying to steal the tip jar from a business.

A dark gray Dodge was reportedly racing through a neighborhood.

After a dispute, a man who apparently “screams and destroys items” in his apartment separated himself from the mother of his child and decided to sleep in his vehicle.

The day after an altercation, a woman believed her ex was trying to break into her apartment. She said she saw him and two other males—one being his father—trying to break into her storage shed.

A woman called from the WPD lobby to tell officers she had a “thank-you bag” for them.

A property owner served papers to his renter, who was apparently very upset, and then the owner requested extra patrol at night because he was worried about vandalism.

A couple of people spotted in sleeping bags on Central Avenue were advised of the city’s ordinance about camping in the city limits.

Two young women were walking home to Whitefish from a friend’s house in Columbia Falls after having a disagreement with their friend. Their mother later picked them up.

A father was concerned when he heard reports from a neighbor that there was a “young and short” male going up to his daughter’s apartment.

A homeowner was suspicious of their new neighbors after they saw seven to eight out-of-state vehicles arrive at the nearby residence. The homeowner said he was “concerned due to COVID” and he worried these visitors would not self-quarantine.