Law roundup: Concerned citizens don’t clown around in Whitefish

A clean-cut man in his late 30s to mid-40s was allegedly observed lurking around Whitefish City Beach for 12 hours. He had a balloon stuffed in the back of his hooded shirt, which he pulled out when children were nearby before asking them to play with him. The suspicious flip-flop-footed man was kicked off the beach by the Whitefish Police Department.  

A man reportedly yelled at a passerby and tried to follow them. They said it was too dark to describe what he looked like, other than "creepy." 

An employee on Baker Avenue asked the police to move along a man in front of the building who was talking to himself.  

A man calling from Spokane Avenue reportedly wanted his home address removed from the county plat room due to threats made in 2014, saying law enforcement needed to help him. He was directed to contact an attorney or the county office.  

Someone on Central Avenue contacted police to report alleged embezzlement by an employee. 

A railway employee asked officers to check on the welfare of a man seen sleeping on the corner when he allegedly didn’t move for nearly 10 minutes while other patrons walked around him. Officers contacted his father, who said he would be there to help get his truck going.  

Officers received a later call from a father on Spokane Avenue who allegedly said his very inebriated son threatened to kill him and thought he saw him throw a knife at his truck. The concerned parent said he would avoid him and would call back when a tow truck arrived to take the truck.   

A shepherd mix dog allegedly chased a deer that got hit by a car the night before it was caught terrorizing a Wisconsin Avenue resident’s cat. The resident told officers the dog had a habit of getting into their fenced yard.  

A welfare check was requested for a man in his 20s with a bloody nose who was reportedly found in the alley behind a Baker Avenue business by someone who was unable to wake him up.