Flathead County Police Blotter

"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
09/13/2019 at 11:09 • Filed to: Police Blotter

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1:08 a.m. Some kids were having an alley party, much to the dismay of the people who live nearby.

2:02 a.m. A Kalispell resident woke up to find someone standing inside their bedroom.

2:43 a.m. Some suspicious activity was reported outside a Kalispell business. Turns out it was just someone trying to use the wifi from outside.

7:19 a.m. A Kalispell man wanted to let animal control know that he discovered why his dogs have been barking nonstop, much to the dismay of his neighbors. Turns out there is a skunk family living under his porch.

7:29 a.m. Someone was crashing a minivan into other vehicles.

7:37 a.m. A Kalispell man was upset because he paid someone for a new couch but never received the couch.

7:46 a.m. A cow was standing on the side of the road.

7:50 a.m. A Kalispell woman was upset to wake up and discover a school bus sitting on her property.

8:12 a.m. Another Kalispell resident woke up to discover an abandoned truck in their driveway.

8:30 a.m. Someone threw a rock through a car window overnight.

8:43 a.m. Two trashcans were knocked over.

8:50 a.m. Someone else was crashing another vehicle into some area fences.

9:10 a.m. A guy named Joel stole a phone.

9:49 a.m. A man said he gave a woman a ride to Hungry Horse and when she got out of the car she stole his license plate.

10:21 a.m. A Kalispell-area dog was barking for approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.

10:35 a.m. Jewelry was stolen in Coram.

10:56 a.m. A man had some questions about pellet gun laws.

DISCUSSION (18)

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
09/13/2019 at 11:20

10:56 you have pellet gun laws?

i should get myself another pellet gun and a big ole bag of toysoldiers to set up round the garden and take potshots at again...had a lot of fun with that as a kid

ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
09/13/2019 at 11:25

In all fairness, pellet gun laws is a fair question. Years ago, I decided to wage war on the squirrels in my yard, and I was acquainted with a cop at the time, so I asked him about the legality of shooting them with a pellet rifle. (ain’t legal in city limits, but I did it anyway)

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy
09/13/2019 at 11:27

just surprised you have laws for pellet guns over there... pellet guns can be sold to anyone over here...pretty much the only gun you can easily aquire

ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
09/13/2019 at 11:29

Oh, I wasn’t thinking of that. I don’t know what it takes to buy one--mine was a gift.

functionoverfashion > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
09/13/2019 at 12:15

All I can think of is Clarkson Intro Voice:

tonight - A MAN HAS SOME QUESTIONS... ABOUT PELLET GUNS

A COW WAS STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

AND RICHARD HAS AN OFF

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > functionoverfashion
09/13/2019 at 12:21

Great, Now I’m going to read all of these in clarkson voice from here on out.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
09/13/2019 at 12:22

I’d venture that most cities and towns do have statues about air rifles . There usually isn’t much in the way about purchasing or possessing them (I think kids can go buy them in most places), but discharging them within city/town limits is usually frown upon.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
09/13/2019 at 12:24

welp...i grew up in the sticks... nobody cared there

but now.... i better buy a really cheap one and start a betting pool on how long it takes before the nimbys try to have me arrested for shooting toy soldiers in me back yard

OPPOsaurus WRX > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
09/13/2019 at 12:30

2:02 a.m. A Kalispell resident woke up to find someone standing inside their bedroom.

i feel like this would be terrifying wh ether or not you knew the person. If I woke up and my wife was just standing there at 2a.m. i’d probably shit the sheets.

functionoverfashion > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
09/13/2019 at 12:32

I always have. You can read the longer ones in the James May “NEWS” voice.

A Kalispell woman was upset(! - pause, look at camera) to wake up and discover ... (smile, head shake, pause) a SCHOOL BUS! sitting! on her property ... (smile / chortle).

Snuze: Needs another Swede > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
09/13/2019 at 12:53

I coach a junior smallbore & air rifle league, and we shoot a lot of fancy schmancy european guns (mainly Anschutz & Feinwerkebau) and as a by-product of that I’ve become somewhat familiar with the laws in Europe and the UK . The pellet guns you are referring to that anyone can buy are limitedin power to 5 Joules of energy. They sell the same kinds of things here in the US in WalMart, etc. But t here are pellet guns that can produce substantially more power , some exceeding 500 Joules, the same amount of energy as a .40 caliber (10mm) handgun. My understanding is that everywhere else those are regulated just like actual firearms , but here in ‘Murica if it doesn’t fire a bullet from a metallic cartridge, it ain’t a gun and therefore not regulated.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > functionoverfashion
09/13/2019 at 12:58

Clarkson Voice:

A cow was standing on the side of the road.

A guy named Joel stole a phone.

And a man had some questions about pellet gun laws.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Snuze: Needs another Swede
09/13/2019 at 13:06

the higher powered ones are regulated i think..co2 powered is far as i know

but im hardly up to date with regulations.... anyhoo.. i just want something powerfull enough to knock over a toy soldier lol

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
09/13/2019 at 13:41

7:29 a.m. Someone was crashing a minivan into other vehicles.

So a typical Tuesday.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
09/13/2019 at 13:45

I had a pump pellet gun as a child that would kill a gopher at 30 yards. 0.177 inch pointed pellets.

Brickman > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
09/13/2019 at 13:53

8:43 a.m. Two trashcans were knocked over.

My trash can was knocked over too! It’s a conspiracy! I blame the cow.

Fuckkinja > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
09/13/2019 at 14:44

The adult version is stacking up beer cans and plinking them out of the shop door. It’s a big hit during shop parties.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
09/13/2019 at 15:55

2:02 a.m. A Kalispell resident woke up to find someone standing inside their bedroom.

While at college I lived in a little one room cottage. Tech nically they were standing in the kitchen, but they were only about 8 feet from my bed and it freaked me right out at 4:00 AM or thereabouts. Turned out they were looking for the house next door.