Law roundup: Robed woman winds up in hot tub
A school bus driver on Prairie View Road was suspicious of a man who reportedly pulled up behind her in a pickup and asked if she had seen a woman wearing a robe in the area. She told Flathead County Sheriff’s Office he told her the robed woman had jumped out of his vehicle. He then walked around before pulling back up to the bus stop area and telling her he found the robed woman in a hot tub.
Someone calling from U.S. 93 in Whitefish purportedly said hundreds of roofing nails had been dumped along their driveway over the past couple of weeks.
A Pheasant Drive resident in Evergreen found several dead chickens allegedly killed by a dog that was a repeat offender. The dog owner planned to work with the chicken owner on replacing the chickens.
A broken window was discovered at the Bigfork Chamber of Commerce building on Montana 35 in Bigfork, but it appeared no one gained entry.
A Meadowlark Drive resident claimed there was ongoing suspicious activity occurring at night when strange vehicles park in the area and people walk around backyards.
Someone calling from Cottonwood Drive in Whitefish reported two snowboards stolen outside a vacation rental.
A pharmacy employee was concerned about a customer’s welfare when they received a call from a woman who said her blood pressure was really high and when they told her to go see a doctor, her response was that she was just going to die. Although they thought she was just frustrated, they wanted to be sure. The woman was fine.
Kalispell Police Department received a call from a woman who said her wedding ring was stolen and suspected a woman who acted suspiciously after it went missing but denied knowing anything about it. While officers spoke with the ring owner, the other woman allegedly found the ring in an area the owner had already searched.
A man claimed a woman was “going off the deep end” and was throwing and breaking things. When officers arrived, both parties had calmed down. The man reportedly had knocked candles off her nightstand on purpose and she threatened to smash one of his vintage guitars.
A concerned parent calling from another state asked officers to check on her son who had called her early in the morning, saying he had gone out with people he just met who ditched him and while walking home thought he had nine “tweakers” following him. She said he had surgery recently and had been drinking. Officers tracked him down after locating a woman who dropped him off on the west side of town.
A man was blaring music for 48 hours and the bass was causing walls to vibrate, which knocked things over. Building security told him to turn it down and he refused.
Someone calling from 12th Avenue wanted Columbia Falls Police Department officers to talk to two third-graders who left school and had come back.
A woman requested extra patrol, or a sign indicating children were playing near a park because she thought people were driving too fast at the corner of Ninth Street and Third Street East.