Rash of break-ins reported Aug. 29

Whitefish police calls from Aug. 25-31

Monday, Aug. 25

12:49 p.m. Report of a cell phone stolen from a locked car on Wisconsin Avenue.

4:13 p.m. Report of people vandalizing and drinking inside a vacant house on Columbia Avenue.

Tuesday, Aug. 26

12:08 a.m. Report of a man trying to steal bowling balls from a bowling alley on U.S. 93 South.

5:17 a.m. A caller wanted to let police know of a “magnificent” deer walking down Baker Avenue.

10:53 a.m. Report of a suspicious middle-aged man talking to himself and recording videos of employees at a business downtown.

4:07 p.m. Report of theft and stalking at a lodge on Wisconsin Avenue.

Thursday, Aug. 28

12:31 p.m. A Baker Avenue resident offered to walk a neighbor’s puppy so it doesn’t bark. She said she can’t sleep with the puppy barking and wants the neighbor made aware of possible solutions.

4:06 p.m. A suspicious mumbling man twice showed up at a Park Avenue residence.

Friday, Aug. 29

1:47 a.m. Report of a woman who hit a man at a bar downtown.

4:29 a.m. Report of a burglary at a home on Swift Creek Lane. Car keys, a wallet, computer and briefcase were missing. A vehicle was rifled through as well.

4:53 a.m. Report of a vehicle break-in on River Haven Loop and Clearwater Drive.

11:10 a.m. A man found $120 cash on a sidewalk downtown. He turned it into police.

12:23 p.m. Report of a laptop and checkbook stolen on River Haven Loop.

2:52 p.m. A 4-year-old girl was found walking along Wisconsin Avenue alone. The mother had let her 10-year-old watch the girl, but she got sidetracked.

5:39 p.m. Someone landed a helicopter near Dakota Avenue. A resident complained about the noise.

6:54 p.m. Report of a physical disturbance between a man and woman on West 7th Street. One person was reportedly threatened with a shovel.

7:34 p.m. A suspicious person was seen looking into car windows and smoking used cigarette butts.

9:07 p.m. Report of a man urinating on an SUV downtown.

Saturday, Aug. 30

10:01 a.m. A tracking device located a stolen iPhone in a dumpster at a campground outside of town. A suspect was arrested.

6:57 p.m. Report of a Canadian shooting off fireworks on Houston Point Drive.

7:39 p.m. A horse was loose on Karrow Avenue.

11:25 p.m. A woman told police her house on Baker Avenue would be the perfect place for a stakeout.

Sunday, Aug. 31

10:24 a.m. A suspicious man was playing with a butterfly knife at the tennis courts.

4:44 p.m. $140 reported missing on U.S. 93 South.