Tuesday 5/18
7:43 a.m. Many loose cows wandered freely on Rogers Lake Road.
7:51 a.m. Apparently, kids rode a four-wheeler on private property in Columbia Falls.
8:25 a.m. A resident of Creekside Court called to complain that a neighbor was harassing them. They also indicated that the neighbor might have moved away.
9:34 a.m. Someone in the area of Coon Hollow called to ask questions about a missing dog.
10:20 a.m. In Whitefish, a dog bit a person and broke the skin.
10:53 a.m. A resident of Falcon Lane called to request a welfare check on a 20-month-old girl. Although his “fatherly intuition” told him something was wrong, the girl was totally fine.
11:50 a.m. A childcare provider allegedly slapped a child in Kalispell. Authorities are investigated.
12:15 p.m. A motorized minibike was stolen from a residence on East Evergreen Drive.
12:34 p.m. A Whitefish resident received a phone call from someone claiming to be from the FBI.
1:05 p.m. An Evergreen woman reports that an ex-flame has been harassing her by phone and text message. Deputies counseled the subject.
1:48 p.m. Near Lake Blaine, a logging operation was mistaken for a fire.
2:00 p.m. Two dogs attacked a goat on Tripplet Road, causing it to bleed from both sides of its head. The dogs’ owner was cited.
3:10 p.m. The suspicious person reported on Highway 83 was a transient whose car had broken down. The man will be moving along as soon as his car is fixed.
4:02 p.m. Someone in Hungry Horse reports that their son was almost bitten by a black lab.
5:33 p.m. Deputies could not locate the source of five shots heard on Riley Lane.
6:05 p.m. A trespasser on Witty Lane was in fact a census worker.
6:18 p.m. Although a fight in Hungry Horse reportedly involved a baseball bat, authorities found that the six individuals were merely yelling at one another.
6:32 p.m. A resident of Gunsight Loop reports that a neighbor yelled at him and threatened his dogs, despite the restraining order against him.
6:36 p.m. Authorities could not locate a young boy seen walking by himself on Highway 2.
6:43 p.m. Two teenagers, one male and one female, attempted to steal a set of earbuds from an Evergreen box store.
6:48 p.m. Two motorcycles and an ATV reportedly drove in the ditch and tore up lawns on Foothill Road.
7:00 p.m. Two men on Highway 40 argued over medical bills incurred after a dog bite. One of them was advised as to proper legal procedure.
7:09 p.m. An intoxicated man was seen walking along Highway 35. He was given a ride to a safer location.
8:27 p.m. On Batavia Lane, a woman allegedly pulled up into her ex-husband’s driveway and let his dog out of the house. This was in direct violation of a restraining order against her.
8:46 p.m. Someone at a local auto body shop does not appreciate it when other individuals use the business dumpster.
8:59 p.m. What was reported as a juvenile drinking party in Lakeside turned out to be a group of legal adults enjoying a barbecue.
9:11 p.m. Two brown bears were seen hanging around High Road, apparently looking for food.
10:13 p.m. Two wheelbarrows were seen outside a Whitefish hardware store after the business was closed for the night. Police took them in for safekeeping until they could be returned to the store.
10:20 p.m. Someone on East Evergreen Drive called to complain about a neighbor’s unattended recreational fire. The neighbor was advised to stay with his fire.
10:55 p.m. An intoxicated man reports that kids were saying things to him and his girlfriend in Whitefish.
10:56 p.m. An intoxicated woman in Columbia Falls called to report that her husband had been missing for a half hour. Come to find out, the man had gone to work and was completely fine.