Tuesday 12/22
4:04 a.m. An extremely drunk transient was spotted near the railroad tracks in Whitefish. The man was encouraged to move along.
5:22 a.m. Someone on Lore Lake Road called to report that their neighbor had noticed a vehicle idling outside their home. As it turned out, the car owner was merely letting it warm up before heading to work.
9:47 a.m. A car fire at Ashley Square was out before authorities arrived.
10:58 a.m. A plaque commending an individual for excellence in dog agility training was stolen from the local animal shelter.
11:28 a.m. A 16-year-old in Somers threatened her drunken mother with violence. Authorities arrived to find that the girl did not have a weapon.
11:33 a.m. A $25 gift card was stolen from a mailbox and used at a local clothing retail store.
1:18 p.m. An 18-year-old male subject attempted to leave an Evergreen box store with two unpaid-for pocket knives.
2:05 p.m. A big brown dog chased cars in Bigfork.
2:35 p.m. Someone broke into a shed on Conestoga Court and stole some tools.
2:56 p.m. A Labrador was caught in a trap on Florence Acres Way. Authorities extricated the pooch and took it to the shelter.
3:12 p.m. Someone called to report that their chainsaw had fallen from the back of their truck on Lost Creek Road. The chainsaw has not yet been located.
4:52 p.m. A former resident of the Flathead called from Minnesota and threatened someone on Browns Meadow Road. Evidently, the reporting party hasn’t paid the subject for work he did in the past.
5:30 p.m. A local individual reportedly has numerous starving cats and dogs in his home, as well as a deceased ferret in the laundry room. Authorities will be following up.
6:45 p.m. Someone in Hungry Horse called to report that a neighbor’s dog had cornered their son against a fence. The reporting party pepper-sprayed the dog, which then scurried away.
7:58 p.m. Several individuals giving away puppies at an Evergreen box store noticed a man on a bicycle pestering customers, apparently in search of dangerous drugs. The subject rode off and wasn’t seen again.
10:26 p.m. Someone requested a welfare check on two females walking down Highway 35. The subjects, described only as wearing skimpy clothing, could not be located.
2:01 a.m. A resident of Maple Drive was unable to get to sleep, as his ex-wife refused to quite calling him on the phone and inquiring about their children.
2:22 a.m. A man and his ex-wife engaged in a verbal altercation on Maple Drive.