Flathead County Police Blotter

"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
07/30/2020 at 15:57 • Filed to: police blotter

7:48 a.m. Boulders on the edge of a caller’s property had moved. It wasn ’t the first time.

2:45 p.m. A phone was found with screen shots about Antifa on it.

3:39 p.m. A bat fell out of a man’s pocket while he was picking up rocks.

4:17 p.m. A man requested someone pick up a cat he had in a trap.

10:00 p.m. A caller reported a man trying to steal a car had bitten a chunk out of his arm.

10:48 p.m. Semi-automatic gunshots turned out to be a kids with a potato gun.

12:10 a.m. A dog wearing a reflective harness was out for a run.

1:30 a.m. A child hit their grandparent with a flyswatter.

3:37 a.m. A newspaper delivery person was concerned about a three-and-a-haf legged deer. He was advised to let nature take its course, as the deer was able to walk.

7:41 a.m. A caller’s child thought someone was trying to steal his rabbit.

12:08 p.m. Two kittens that were stuck under a car seat may not have been stuck.

2:46 p.m. A woman reported a neighbor was attempting to trap her cats. The neighbor called to report he was being recorded setting out cat traps.

7:02 p.m. A caller wanted to know what time he had previously called 911.

10:24 p.m. A mountain lion was screaming for a few hours at a cemetary.

10:46 p.m. Siri called 911 because a TV told it to.

12:13 a.m. Nearby fireworks were shining through the window.

8:23 a.m. A person on a treadmill accidentally called 911.

8:49 a.m. A non-aggressive pit bull was following a woman.

12:13 p.m. Taco Bell received a prank call.

12:34 p.m. A caller didn’t want to touch a pistol found in their driveway. Officers collected the prop gun.

12:56 p.m. Someone was mowing the lawn.

1:41 p.m. Ravens were protecting an injured raven and preventing the caller’s dog from going outside.

4:45 p.m. A company shipped the wrong item.

9:20 p.m. A dog jumped out a motel window.

9:45 p.m. Nine hundred dollars and 77 cents in quarters was put into a Coinstar machine, which seemed like an odd amount of quarters.

9:50 p.m. The sheriff’s department was requesting help via Instagram in identifying a “suspicious” person seen photographing their office earlier in the day.

10:27 p.m. Flathead Beacon editor called to say the “suspicious” photographer was on assignment for the paper.

11:23 p.m.The road was being well watered by a large sprinkler.

1:17 a.m. A man camping at the motocross track was told he could camp at the motocross track.

8:59 a.m. A woman said she would murder herself and Paul McCartney if they were ever together.

9:40 a.m. Two cows were at large.

11:29 a.m. A man was waving his hands and yelling.

2:36 p.m. A caller reported a man tossing a child like a “ragdoll” outside Walmart. Officers reported the child appeared happy and not in distress.

3:12 p.m. A woman picking up spilled tomatoes accidentally called 911.

5:03 p.m. A woman’s ex boyfriend wouldn’t return her sanders.

9:22 p.m. An accidental 911 call was blamed on a child.

9:59 p.m. A neighbor’s cow was at large.

11:59 p.m. A man was taking photographs.

DISCUSSION (36)

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
07/30/2020 at 16:07

“ 10:24 p.m. A mountain lion was screaming for a few hours at a cemetary.”

They’re called cougars......

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
07/30/2020 at 16:08

3:39 p.m. A bat fell out of a man’s pocket while he was picking up rocks

Kinja'd!!!

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
07/30/2020 at 16:08

“ Nine hundred dollars and 77 cents in quarters was put into a Coinstar machine, which seemed like an odd amount of quarters.”

It is, in fact, and impossible amount for quarters........

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
07/30/2020 at 16:10

“ 10:24 p.m. A mountain lion was screaming for a few hours at a cemetary.”

???!

CB > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
07/30/2020 at 16:12

Unless some of the quarters were older and adjusted for inflation.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
07/30/2020 at 16:13

Strictly speaking, a cop can no longer put his knee on a cow’s neck like that...

That was a 1980's practice when a cop had a beef with a suspect. I’m glad I spotted that obsolete practice. And I can milk no more puns out of a topic I’ve udderly beaten to death. Time for me to moove toward the exit. I’ll leave you to ruminate on what I’ve said.

Just Jeepin' > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
07/30/2020 at 16:14

Odd on so many levels.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > BaconSandwich is tasty.
07/30/2020 at 16:15

She was screaming “It’s spelled cemetery!”

user314 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
07/30/2020 at 16:22

9:50 p.m. The sheriff’s department was requesting help via Instagram in identifying a “suspicious” person seen photographing their office earlier in the day.

10:27 p.m. Flathead Beacon editor called to say the “suspicious” photographer was on assignment for the paper.

Kinja'd!!!

12:56 p.m. Someone was mowing the lawn.

Kinja'd!!!

4:45 p.m. A company shipped the wrong item.

Kinja'd!!!

9:45 p.m. Nine hundred dollars and 77 cents in quarters was put into a Coinstar machine, which seemed like an odd amount of quarters.

Kinja'd!!!

9:59 p.m. A neighbor’s cow was at large.

Kinja'd!!!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CB
07/30/2020 at 16:29

Some of them were canadian quarters.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
07/30/2020 at 16:30

We call the large cat’s mountain lions, the 50+ ladies are cougars .

Brickman > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
07/30/2020 at 16:33

11:29 a.m. A man was waving his hands and yelling.

me too man, me too.

ClassicDatsunDebate > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
07/30/2020 at 16:34

8:59 a.m. A woman said she would murder herself and Paul McCartney if they were ever together.

In that order.

Milky > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
07/30/2020 at 16:34

Off topic, Matt Farah from the smoking tire podcast was in your neck of the woods this last week. You might find listening to it interesting.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Milky
07/30/2020 at 16:45

I started watching that, I don’t get matt farah but he did say that Whitefish isn’t as charming as those Colorado towns, thank god I say to that. There are actual real people who still live here.

Jim Spanfeller > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
07/30/2020 at 16:53

“ 12:56 p.m. Someone was mowing the lawn.”

Hey, in the summer you do whatever you have to do to avoid the heat!

Milky > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
07/30/2020 at 16:53

From what I remember he was mostly positive. B ut hey, I live in Detroit, I’ve gotten good at seeing the positive in things.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Milky
07/30/2020 at 16:56

I can say that I am truly fortunate to live here and be gainfully employed. It is a privilege 100%. Also have not had to travel for work in like 4 months, I usually go to Portland or San Jose about once every 3-4 weeks. None of that right now.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Jim Spanfeller
07/30/2020 at 17:10

Right after lunch tends to be getting towards the hottest part of the day though.

Jim Spanfeller > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
07/30/2020 at 17:11

Brain fart, I’d been thinking they were mowing at night lol. THAT would’ve been worthy of a 911 call.

jeepoftheseus > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
07/30/2020 at 17:12

Rough estimate but that’s around 45lbs of coins. That’s a lotta mason jars!

facw > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
07/30/2020 at 17:12

was concerned about a three-and-a-haf legged deer

When I was a kid there was a deer with half of one of its legs hanging by a thread at the knee. It didn’t really seem bothered by it though, getting around just fine for weeks. IIRC, eventually she lost the dangling bit but still managed to live a fulfilling deer life.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > jeepoftheseus
07/30/2020 at 17:15

My buddies and I all used to work for the same Pizza place, and the Pickles would get delivered in giant glass jars. Naturally we all took them home as coin jars. A full one was probably 60 pounds and roughly $1,000.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
07/30/2020 at 17:20

10:48 p.m. Semi-automatic gunshots turned out to be a kids with a potato gun.

I want to see this potato gun. Is it a semi auto potato gun?

BaconSandwich is tasty. > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
07/30/2020 at 17:26

Ah. That kind of mountain lion. And here I was thinking a wild cat was roaring among the dead. That’d be more cause for concern, and would probably justify a 911 call.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > ClassicDatsunDebate
07/30/2020 at 18:10

Joke’s on her.

Paul’s dead.

eta: that’s also the correct sequence, if you’re gonna do a murder-suicide.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
07/30/2020 at 18:14

I think this is my favorite blotter so far. There’s just so much great stuff here. However, this may be the least Montana item I’ve seen in one of these:

10:46 p.m. Siri called 911 because a TV told it to.