Law roundup: Drunk man lets deputies know he’s home

Drunk man lets deputies know he’s home

An extremely inebriated man on Lake Blaine Road called Flathead County Sheriff's Office to tell them he was involved in an argument about politics and was kicked out of a casino, but he was now home.

An injured hawk was reported on the side of Montana 206 in Columbia Falls. A message was left for “bird lady rescue;” meanwhile, deputies drove through the area but were unable to locate the hawk.

A vehicle allegedly parked in a no-parking area. A Treasure Lane resident in Kalispell said they had a rope blocking their driveway and the vehicle intentionally backed into it, trying to knock down the post the rope was attached to.

A Kalispell man complained about a neighbor blaring music over his television at 6 a.m. and said he worked nights and was at the point where he was ready to do something about it himself.

Someone calling from Kuhns Road in Whitefish saw what appeared to be a warming fire and wasn’t concerned so much about the fire than what people were doing out there. Deputies made contact with people who were grilling dinner in a contained fire pit.

A suitcase, clothing and dresser were reportedly in the road on U.S. 93 in Kalispell. Deputies drove through the area in both directions and didn’t see an obstruction.

A man wanted deputies aware that someone went through cars parked on Cottonwood Drive in Kalispell. He said compartments were opened, but nothing was taken because he didn’t keep anything valuable inside his vehicle.

A homemade horse trailer that didn’t have license plates was dropped off in a driveway on Ridgewood Drive in Kalispell and no one knew who it belonged to. It was put in secure storage.