Wednesday 1/20
8:31 a.m. Someone on Riley Lane in Columbia Falls called to complain that a neighbor pushed snow onto their property.
9:44 a.m. Authorities responded to reports of vicious dogs on Blacktail Trail but couldn’t locate the creatures.
9:56 a.m. A local title loan business was burglarized in the night. Although the cash drawer was opened, it us unknown whether anything is missing.
9:56 a.m. A woman on Parliament Drive reports that another woman called her and threatened to come to her house and beat her up. Both parties were counseled.
10:47 a.m. A vending machine was vandalized at a local car wash.
12:28 p.m. Someone stole a gun from a local trapping organization.
12:34 p.m. A “loaner” vehicle was vandalized at a local auto body shop.
1:29 p.m. A juvenile male in Columbia Falls called his mother and indicated that his father had spanked him. Child Protective Services will be following up.
2:34 p.m. A vicious dog attacked another unsuspecting pooch in Columbia Falls. Neither party wanted to pursue charges.
4:21 p.m. Authorities battled a chimney fire on Stag Lane for 25 minutes before the flames were under control.
5:29 p.m. An inmate at the Flathead County Detention Center was treated with a band-aid after suffering a minor cut.
5:54 p.m. An officer in Marion slipped on the ice and hit his head.
9:26 p.m. Kids reportedly chucked snowballs at a mobile home on Highway 93.
9:50 p.m. Four firefighters responded to a report of a fire at a Columbia Falls residence. Upon arrival, they helped the reporting party remove a too-large log that had caught fire but was hanging out of the wood-stove.
11:26 p.m. A male subject was taken to jail for partner assault following a disturbance on Harmony Road.
1:06 a.m. Authorities invited an obnoxious panhandler to leave the parking lot of a Columbia Falls bar.
4:15 a.m. A 42-year-old male subject allegedly left a Columbia Falls gas station with a twelve-pack of beer but did not pay.