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Law Roundup: Poodle drama unleashed on Columbia Falls

by Daily Inter Lake
| August 10, 2025 12:00 AM

A black poodle had a woman in a tizzy as she attempted to follow the pup around a neighborhood in Columbia Falls so she could confront the owner. After getting salty with dispatchers, she was advised against her plan to unleash a furry fury.

Medical attention was requested after a taser was deployed on a suspect during a foot chase after the perp bailed from a vehicle during a police pursuit up the North Fork.

Someone doing a background check for a gun purchase had questions about an arrest from 1998 in Columbia Falls. The caller was offered records but requested to speak with an officer instead.

A caller needed to inform a particular officer that he now had a driver's license. The officer had pulled him over many times previously but no longer needed to with his new ID in hand. 

Officers were unable to locate the source of gunshots being fired. The caller reported hearing up to 20 rounds east of 12th Street, which coincided with some aggressive driving nearby.

Police questioned a man at a jobsite on 9th Street who said he was on the property to cover some pipes. Officers confirmed he was a laborer and no action was required.