Flathead County Police Blotter

"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland) 06/14/2019 at 15:38 • Filed to: Police Blotter

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8:08 a.m. A Kalispell woman called to express concern that there were two dogs inside a vehicle. Someone went and checked on the animals and it appears that they had food and water.

8:09 a.m. A local woman was taking out the trash and found a box with a dead deer in it. The woman thought that was pretty odd and called 911. Law enforcement went over to inspect it and could only find a bag of glass clips.

8:59 a.m. A Texas woman called to report that someone cashed one of her checks in Kalispell and she believes it was fraudulent.

9:06 a.m. Some youths were blasting music and disrupting the peace of the neighborhood. A law enforcement officer spoke with them about turning their stereo down. The youths complied.

10:49 a.m. A Kalispell man called 911 because the street sweeper working in front of his house was creating a lot of dust and he was having a hard time breathing.

11:09 a.m. A man who works at a local car wash called the cops because he found a bag of drugs in the vacuum cleaner.

11:21 a.m. A house was broken into in Kalispell.

11:44 a.m. A man enjoyed a meal at one of Kalispell’s fine eateries and then walked out without paying.

11:55 a.m. Local law enforcement asked a man to move his car. The man said that he needed to get a new key made for the vehicle but said he would move it as soon as the key arrived.

12:19 p.m. A Kalispell woman called 911 because her ex-boyfriend egged her current boyfriend’s car.

1:31 p.m. A woman called 911 because a dog walked into her house like he owned the place.

2:08 p.m. A Kalispell resident was worried about the dog they saw in a car.

2:45 p.m. Someone dropped some stickers off at the police station.

2:48 p.m. Someone discovered some fake gift cards at a Kalispell-area hair salon.

12:59 a.m. Two youths were causing problems in Libby.

3:19 a.m. A Libby resident heard an unfamiliar noise in her garage. Upon further investigation, she found a woman she didn’t know standing in her garage.

1:02 p.m. A local man called 911 to report that his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend just won a car. He wanted law enforcement to know that neither the ex nor the new boyfriend have a driver’s license, so if officers saw someone driving that new car they should pull it over immediately.

1:13 p.m. A man called 911 because he hit a deer with his car. He didn’t have time to stop and check on the deer, so he asked if law enforcement could do it.

5:44 p.m. A Libby youth called 911 because they found an injured bird outside of the restaurant they had just dined at.

5:57 p.m. A Libby man reported that his neighbor had just walked up to his electric fence and cut the power cord, rendering it useless.

5:58 p.m. Guns were stolen in Eureka.

6:55 p.m. A man with a warrant for his arrest was grabbing a beer at a Troy area bar when someone called the cops. The man was unable to order a second round.

9:08 p.m. Someone called 911 because two youths were waving at cars.

10:02 p.m. A Libby man called 911 because someone who was previously kicked out of his mother’s home was back.

10:57 p.m. Someone was driving around town “hooting and hollering.”

12:14 a.m. A Lincoln County man called 911 because his friend traveling from Oregon had not yet arrived at his house and he was concerned. Local law enforcement later found the man’s friend broken down on the side of the road.

12:35 a.m. Someone was blowing up stuff down by the river.

7:50 a.m. Two hounds were running around the highway.

9:38 a.m. Someone found drugs down by the river.

10:16 a.m. A man called 911 because two dogs kept walking onto his lawn.

11:36 a.m. A Libby woman reported that her friend stole stuff from her.

12:35 p.m. A man was hunched over on the side of U.S. Highway 2.

1:02 p.m. A Libby woman reported that someone stole her phone the previous night.

1:19 p.m. An area campground host called 911 to report that he had not seen one of his regular campers for a number of days and was starting to get concerned.

1:23 p.m. A dog bit a young woman.

1:51 p.m. Someone stole a man’s wallet right out of his house.

2:07 p.m. A Kalispell man pocket-dialed 911.

3:19 p.m. A Kalispell woman who was dog-sitting called 911 in a panic because the dog she was watching had just jumped the fence and made a run for it.

3:20 p.m. An older man had fallen and could not get up.

6:58 p.m. A Libby man wanted to speak with a sheriff’s deputy about problems he’s been having with his neighbor. Apparently, the neighbor has been chopping down trees on his property.

10:28 p.m. Someone broke into a Libby apartment.

1:45 a.m. A Libby resident reported that the guy who damaged her car was now calling her and threatening her.

9:05 a.m. A deer was sick on the side of the road.

10:19 a.m. Two dogs were running around the Shopko in Libby.

11:12 a.m. Someone littered.

1:04 p.m. A Libby man called 911 because the television his son purchased on Facebook did not work.

4:41 p.m. A Libby man “slammed a beer” at a gas station before driving home.

6:18 p.m. A Libby resident reported that their neighbors had been selling tons of drugs out of their home.

6:55 p.m. A wallet was lost.

9:25 p.m. Someone thought they saw a wildfire in the hills near Libby.

9:35 p.m. Local law enforcement was trying to help a Libby resident find their dog. Apparently, the dog ran off after getting hit by a car. The dog was found with a broken leg but alive.

CB > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/14/2019 at 15:48

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Does your area do 911 tickets? Ours does, and let me tell you, local law enforcement would have a field day with those calls.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CB 06/14/2019 at 15:49

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Not that I am aware of. Fairly small po pulation here.

CB > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/14/2019 at 15:50

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Still, hot damn are a lot of those calls nowhere near warranting a 911 call.

lone_liberal > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/14/2019 at 15:53

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A guy we just hired told me that his wife’s brother or father ( I don’t remember which) is the chief of police in Whitefish so he’s one of the people protecting you from those shenanigans. 

NKato > CB 06/14/2019 at 15:56

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In rural areas, it’s generally less of an issue due to call volume being proportional to population density.

Now imagine an urban city with a population ten times that of Flathead, the number of useless calls is mind blowing. 

user314 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/14/2019 at 15:57

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12:35 a.m. Someone was blowing up stuff down by the river.

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9:38 a.m. Someone found drugs down by the river.

Now, I’m not saying these two calls were related, but these two calls were probably related.

3:20 p.m. An older man had fallen and could not get up.

1:23 p.m. A dog bit a young woman.

Did a møøse bite her sister?    

CB > NKato 06/14/2019 at 15:58

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I’m very familiar.

Our area has 911 go to a central dispatch for the province, so while some dimwit would be complaining about a dog in their yard, someone else in a different area may be on hold while their grandmother is having a heart attack. And even if it is a rural area, it takes resources away from other things that may need attention to have it come in as a priority call.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > lone_liberal 06/14/2019 at 16:06

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The whitefish police are dicks, IMO . The fire chief is cool tho.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CB 06/14/2019 at 16:07

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The non-emergency number is not exactly easy to find if you are not a smart phone person. When we get phone books, I typically just throw them away. 

lone_liberal > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/14/2019 at 16:07

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Small town cops tend to be dicks. I think it’s a big fish small pond thing.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > lone_liberal 06/14/2019 at 16:08

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It’s tourist season now so they can stop targeting locals for revenue generation.

NKato > CB 06/14/2019 at 16:09

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Yeah, a central 911 for a province as big as yours is a bad idea. Here in the states, the 911 centers are typically built and operated according to population density.

In Snohomish, we have a single center - used to have three smaller ones , they were consolidated for ease of equipment upgrades and management.

In King County, there's up to eight dispatch centers. All with mismatched equipment because the commissioner wasn't smart enough to issue standards early enough. :b

CB > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/14/2019 at 16:10

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... that sounds like a terrible reason to make a non-emergency call on an emergency line.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CB 06/14/2019 at 16:11

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Yep. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/14/2019 at 16:11

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12:35 a.m. Someone was blowing up stuff down by the river.

eh?

you mean someone was fishing?

CB > NKato 06/14/2019 at 16:13

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It’s what we’ve got. Granted, the major cities have their own centres, but there’s one or two for the rest of the province. So one call centre for under 500,000 people.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/14/2019 at 16:14

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Water is a bit high for fishing right now, so I suspect fowl play. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/14/2019 at 16:15

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aaaah.... fair dinkum

Cé hé sin > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/14/2019 at 16:33

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As far as I can make out this stuff is actuall y genuine.

ranwhenparked > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/14/2019 at 16:44

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Yeah, you have to Google your local police department's name and everything. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Cé hé sin 06/14/2019 at 16:46

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100% genuine.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > user314 06/14/2019 at 16:50

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A moose bit could be fatal. 

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/14/2019 at 17:39

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I imagine the deer sleeping a box of gras clippings, then getting spooked by the lady. It then ate some of the drugs down by the river, wandered around town on a drug trip, then got hit by a car.

His Stigness > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/14/2019 at 19:02

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For the general public usually, only those who are affiliated with law enforcement call the inside non-emergency line. People treat 911 like 411.