The burglar alarm is not pet-proof

It’s entirely possible a boxer named “Boomer,” a French bulldog named “Gus” and a white, short-haired cat named “Stinky” set off an alarm in Columbia Falls.

A person called about two people trying to get into vehicles at 3 a.m. The people were checking for unlocked car doors.

Not even the phone tree for School District 6 is immune from placing accidental 911 calls.

Then some kids were messing around and dialed the emergency line. At first they could be heard laughing in the background and then refused to put a parent on the line. It turned out the kids were at a neighbor’s house and didn’t want to wake up the sleeping dad. Eventually mom stepped in and stopped the mayhem.

A person staying in a condo next to a bar wanted to know if there was an ordinance that the band had to stop playing at 10 p.m.

Someone reported a woman threw her elderly mother to the ground. The woman was arrested and her mother had a bruise which she was holding a frozen bag of peas to alleviate the pain. The woman said she wanted to take her kids to dinner, but her mom wouldn’t allow it.

A caller to the Kalispell Police Department was positive the people she was seeing were involved in the recent AMBER Alert. She saw a man or woman get out of the white pickup truck with a child dressed in children’s clothing. When a deputy spoke to the people, he determined they were not related to the alert.

A person called 911 to report a dead black cat on the edge of the road. The caller said it smelled really bad and wanted it removed. The street department was called to handle it.

An attempt to dial “out” resulted in a mistaken emergency call.

Someone smashed a car window out and damaged the body of a black Cadillac.

A neighbor reported hearing a child crying while a woman sat in a SUV in the parking lot. The woman reported to an officer the child was irritable and now it was playing on the playground.

A radiologist was trying to dial out when the magic digits were dialed.

Someone’s efforts to move were hampered when the driver of rental truck backed into a SUV. Fortunately, there were no injuries.

Two reports of counterfeit bills were received. One involved a 9-year-old boy who got them from his aunt. The 9-year-old also reportedly started a fire which nearly burned down a building. The mother wanted police to talk to the boy to set him straight. The other incident involved a 10-year-old boy who said he received a bunch of bills from a friend. He thought they looked fake and it was confirmed when he took some to a gas station and the cashier confirmed it. The child threw the fake bills in the garbage.

Another 911 call occurred when a woman was having problems with her phone. She couldn’t answer calls and wasn’t able to turn off the device.

A father requested a welfare check on his kids when his ex-wife called him to report her new boyfriend was being verbally abusive. A records check on the new beau revealed he kept guns in his vehicle and was on probation for criminal endangerment. When an officer spoke to the arguing couple, the man was contemplating finding somewhere else to spend the night.

A woman said someone was trying to break into her home. She wasn’t at home, but she saw it on her phone app. When she arrived home, she realized it was the guy doing the flooring in her residence and he had brought a new helper who she didn’t recognize.

A report was made by a manager indicating a former employee entered a business, took his tools and $10,000 worth of specialized tools.