Police Blotter

Flathead County Sheriff’s and Kalispell Police Reports

Toxic Fumes and a TV Tiff

By Heather Jurva

Monday 1/25

12:33 a.m. A home on Colorado Drive was filled with smoke from a gas fireplace. Authorities assisted in ventilating the residence.

12:44 a.m. Someone on Highway 93 South received a phone call from an unfamiliar male who threatened to harm her children.

1:08 a.m. Reports of a juvenile party on the North Fork Road turned out to be unfounded. The merry-makers were in fact all of age.

1:19 a.m. Someone on Beaver Lake Road called to report that a vehicle was stuck in the snow outside their home. The car was gone when police arrived.

3:23 a.m. A man called and wanted to go to a local mental health treatment center after a verbal argument with his mother. Authorities found that he was in fact merely intoxicated and was not suicidal.

9:42 a.m. Someone on Vonderheide Lane was shooting unsafely across a populated road. The shooter was advised that their behavior was unacceptable.

11:33 a.m. A black pit bull cross was seen running around on Halfmoon Road.

12:35 p.m. A suspected puppy mill in West Valley Acres was nothing of the sort.

2:22 p.m. Gunfire heard on Blacktail Road was in fact completely safe and legal.

4:39 p.m. A stray dog was chasing livestock on Hems Road. The reporting party will be kenneling the dog until the owner is located.

6:03 p.m. Authorities posted a notice at the home of a dog that has been barking incessantly.

6:52 p.m. Someone reports observing several youths smoking marijuana in a car traveling down Highway 35. Police could not locate the vehicle.

7:20 p.m. Authorities helped turn down a kerosene lantern that was emitting toxic fumes on Toftum Lane.

8:36 p.m. A wily shoplifter entered a local convenience store and absconded with a 24-pack of beer.

8:45 p.m. Reports of a fight at a residence in Hungry Horse proved unfounded. Officers arrived at the home to find two men watching TV.

10:04 p.m. A man living on the North Fork Road called to report that his wife was hitting him. The two were separated for the night.