Four drunken women on U.S. 2 near Hungry Horse

The police log

Aug. 26

A resident on Hems Rd. in Columbia Falls reported someone stole an air conditioner and some gas cans.

The owner of a Jeep reported stolen in West Glacier said he located the missing vehicle and a suspect in a bar in Coram.

Two floaters reported missing on the Middle Fork of the Flathead River were located by the ALERT helicopter.

5 a.m. A man reported someone breaking into one of his shop buildings on Jellison Rd.

Aug. 27

A man said he confronted a motorcyclist who was spinning his tires on Fourth Ave. South in Hungry Horse and got punched in the face by the rider.

Aug. 28

Four drunken women were reportedly causing a traffic hazard as they walked down U.S. 2 East into Hungry Horse.

Columbia Falls police responded to a report of a man and woman fighting in a vehicle as it drove down Highway 206. The vehicle reportedly swerved through traffic and nearly hit a motorcycle. When the officer stopped the vehicle, he found a child in the back seat. The couple told the officer nothing was going on, and that they were “just out for a drive with the kids.”

A Columbia Falls police officer apprehended four youths who were seen at night along 13th St, West. A caller suspected they were breaking into vehicles. The youths were eventually released to their parents.

Report of someone placing a couch outdoors on Cedar Pointe Loop in Columbia Falls and setting up a camp fire nearby.

Aug. 29

A woman on Trap Rd. in the Columbia Falls area reported a “young Russian man” came to her door and was persistent and wouldn’t leave. The man told her he’d be back, she said.

Two men selling books door-to-door in Columbia Falls were told to get a permit from City Hall.

A wallet was turned in at the police station after it was found on Sixth St. West in Columbia Falls with a significant amount of money and an ID.

Aug. 30

A man in a road rage incident was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after threatening a Columbia Falls police officer in a parking lot.

A caller reported seeing two people on the U.S. 2 strip in Columbia Falls exchange money and a package. One was riding a bicycle.

Sept. 1

Report of a possible break-in at a garage on 10th St. West in Columbia Falls.