Everything in Kalispell is fine

On the day we departed from Big Sky Country, I had the good fortune to have a Saturday afternoon flight out of Kalispell. With a little time to kill that morning, I enjoyed a leisurely cup of coffee and picked up a copy of the local paper, the Flathead Beacon. Therein I found the Police Blotter, and I thought you would be interested to know about crime and law enforcement activities the week before we got there. Maybe the reports of crime in Montana were exaggerated. Here are some excerpts.
Lee

POLICE BLOTTER

A sampling of crime briefs from the Kalispell Police & Flathead County Sheriff’s reports…

By JUSTIN FRANZ of the Beacon

Sunday 7/10

 • 10:01 p.m. A woman on Woodland Avenue called police because her ex-boyfriend wouldn’t stop texting her. She was counseled by police.


• 10:41 p.m. Four males egged a house on Wyoming Street in Kalispell. While the homeowner called police, her husband drove after them.


Monday 7/11

• 9:30 a.m. One of the males involved with the drive-by egging on Wyoming Street the night before called police to explain himself.


• 10:44 p.m. A man on Main Street was seen screaming at traffic. Soon after it was cleared up that he was merely having a heated phone conversation.


Wednesday 7/13

• 8:19 a.m. A man driving his big rig down Highway 35 was sprayed by a passing crop duster. The man then called police to ask what he was just sprayed with and if it was harmful. Police advised the man there was nothing they could do.


Thursday 7/14

• 5:39 p.m. A woman called to inform police that her nine-week-old puppy had been stolen out of her car, which was sitting in a mall parking lot. When police arrived they found the dog with a pet show employee who said someone found the dog in the parking lot.


• 5:41 p.m. Someone on Third Avenue called police to report that a woman was locking her kids in a mini-van and whenever she walked away the kids would start screaming. She returned and slapped the kids. Police responded and determined that everything was fine.


• 7:23 p.m. A woman called police to report that a man in a “piece of crap” purple car hit her. There were no injuries.


Friday 7/15

• 7:47 a.m. A woman called 911 when she was trying to call 411. She hung up and police called back to make sure everything was OK. It was.


• 6:53 p.m. Some kids reportedly playing with fireworks almost set a railroad trestle on fire near Appleway Drive. Police and firefighters responded but by the time they arrived the fire was out.


Saturday 7/16

• 5:21 p.m. Law enforcement in Missouri called the Kalispell police to inform them that there was a suicidal man somewhere in the valley. Local police took down the phone number and called the man who said everything was fine.


Sunday 7/17

• 1:17 a.m. Someone staying at a hotel on Montclair Drive called police because no one was at the front desk and the area smelled like marijuana. The caller was worried that the person at the front desk had been kidnapped. A little while later an employee showed up and everything was fine.


• 4:55 p.m. Someone on Northview Loop called to report a fire. When authorities responded it turned out to be a barbecue.


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