Friday 10/2
9:22 a.m. Someone was concerned about a family in a blue van that had pulled to the side of Highway 35. Come to find out, the parents had stopped to lecture their children.
9:43 a.m. Two bicycles, one red and one green, were lying abandoned on Park Avenue for three days.
10:32 a.m. Someone littered on Timber Doodle Lane.
10:39 a.m. A horse on Twin Bridges Road appeared undernourished but was actually just very old.
1:05 p.m. A wallet was stolen in Hungry Horse.
1:09 p.m. An employee cleaning a West Glacier Hotel noticed smoke in the mechanical room.
3:09 p.m. Someone executed the notorious “dine-and-ditch” maneuver at an Evergreen diner.
3:12 p.m. Individuals in Hungry Horse argued over which items belonged to whom. Although there was reportedly a gun involved, the matter was resolved without violence.
3:30 p.m. The wiring of a light fixture at a local business caught fire but was extinguished by those at the scene. Fire officials checked the fixture for safety.
5:20 p.m. Dirt spilled from garbage bags in the back of a truck traveling down LaSalle.
5:30 p.m. Although a home on Bear Trail in Whitefish was entered, no items were taken from the residence.
5:44 p.m. A stray dog in Evergreen was enticed with soft dog food and corralled until authorities arrived.
7:10 p.m. A cat with a broken leg in Columbia Falls was taken to the shelter.
7:26 p.m. Someone on Trumbull Canyon Road felt that a neighbor was shooting unsafely. The shooting was actually being done in a safe and legal manner.
9:04 p.m. A chimney emitted flames on Grouse Ridge Drive in Whitefish.
9:42 p.m. Someone called to report that a young man in a blue hooded sweatshirt was walking down the middle of Highway 2 East.
11:26 p.m. Two men dressed in black seemed suspicious at a local convenience store.
12:14 a.m. Loud music blared on Haywire Gulch. Authorities arrived and ended the shindig.
3:50 a.m. A gas furnace made funny noises on Asher Avenue in Whitefish.