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Police Blotter

Flathead County Sheriff’s and Kalispell Police Reports

Open Door and Porch Arsonists

By Heather Jurva

Wednesday 4/7

4:21 a.m. Someone on Mountain View Drive claims that his ex-girlfriend stole his puppy.

7:21 a.m. Eight school buses in Somers were allegedly entered and relieved of keys and gas cards during the night.

8:06 a.m. An ATV was allegedly trespassing on a property on Browns Road.

11:42 a.m. Authorities are looking into the theft of a carpet stretcher from a location on Highway 2 West.

11:46 a.m. Someone on Conn Road suspects a friend of stealing money from them.

12:23 p.m. Upon arriving home, a Somers resident found that their garage door was slightly open. Although the subject was concerned that someone might be inside, deputies found no one on the premises.

1:20 p.m. According to a witness, someone was parked in the middle of Lake Blaine Road and was yelling at another individual. The car was gone when authorities arrived.

1:33 p.m. What was reported as “very large flames” in Columbia Falls turned out to be a small brush fire.

1:35 p.m. An ice-fisherman was rescued from Beaver Lake within twenty minutes of falling through the ice. The man was treated for hypothermia at a local hospital.

2:02 p.m. The body of a 21-year-old man found floating in the Whitefish River has been taken to the state crime lab.

2:56 p.m. A 20-year-old man and his 13-year-old brother engaged in a physical altercation on Gray Lane. The older sibling was evidently trying to correct the younger.

3:44 p.m. A Bigfork resident reports that their dog bit an elderly neighbor. The reporting party took the victim to the local urgent care clinic.

4:00 p.m. Electrical wire was stolen from the aluminum plant in Columbia Falls.

4:57 p.m. Three juvenile males reportedly threw fuel on a Martin City porch before setting it on fire. The fire was extinguished, and authorities are investigating.

5:31 p.m. Two trucks stopped on Rogers Road, evidently to share illegal substances.

6:22 p.m. Someone in Columbia Falls evidently knows exactly who stole their stereo.

6:59 p.m. The owner of a yearling bovine duo on Airport Road was found and the creatures were returned to their home.

8:30 p.m. Within minutes, a missing 2-year-old on Bear Trail was found at a neighbor’s home.

8:33 p.m. Three belligerent, intoxicated females caused a disturbance at a Hungry Horse bar. Although one was allegedly punched in the face, all three were gone when deputies arrived.

8:50 p.m. Deputies could not locate the man who was walking back and forth across the Old Steel Bridge with a baby in tow.

10:39 p.m. A Riverside Drive home was reportedly relieved of “everything of value.” Authorities are investigating.

12:25 a.m. A 34-year-old man was taken to jail after assaulting a female subject on Concord Lane. He allegedly hit her and bit her on the head.