Police calls: Rash of break-ins on Somers
Whitefish Police Calls from June 1-7:
Monday, June 1
6:44 p.m. A child called 911 to report her father missing. The father called back to let police know he stepped outside for a minute and that everything was OK.
11:23 p.m. Report of extremely muddy conditions in the road construction zone along Highway 93 West.
Tuesday, June 2
12:22 a.m. Report of a man with his pants down passed out on a sidewalk downtown.
3:26 p.m. A driver reported extremely rutted and dangerous conditions in the construction zone on Highway 93 West. The Montana Department of Transportation was notified.
6:19 p.m. A caller believed a driver intentionally hit a cat on East 10th Street.
10:04 p.m. Report of music blasting at a clothing store downtown. They were asked to quiet down.
Wednesday, June 3
11:29 a.m. A concerned swim mom reported reckless drivers at the intersection in front of The Wave.
12:20 p.m. A woman told police she believes her husband was kidnapped from the hospital.
5:21 p.m. Report of a dog barking for 30 minutes on East 2nd Street.
7:26 p.m. Report of speeding vehicles on O’Brien Avenue.
11:22 p.m. A man reported that he was bleeding from the mouth after a woman punched him in the face. He said the woman was in his pickup but refused to get out.
Thursday, June 4
8:26 a.m. A deer and three fawns were stuck behind a fence along Wisconsin Avenue. The caller was afraid they were going to get hit by traffic.
8:59 a.m. Report of a white Honda with a coffee can muffler drag racing on Spokane Avenue.
10:10 a.m. Report of a possible domestic disturbance in a parking lot behind the mall. A second male was trying to break up the fight.
10:58 a.m. A caller said his friend’s credit card was stolen. The friend couldn’t report the stolen card himself because he’s in jail, the caller told police.
6:41 p.m. A cat was accidentally locked inside a neighbor’s house on O’Brien Avenue.
Friday, June 5
1:56 p.m. A caller was belligerent when talking with police about a road rage incident in the Highway 93 West construction zone. The caller said a man on a purple motorcycle threatened to kill him for following too closely while both were stopped in traffic.
7:33 p.m. Report of a man living under a tarp in a new subdivision on East Second Street. Residents cleaned up his mess once, but the man returned.
Saturday, June 6
12:48 a.m. Two men were trading punches in an alley behind a Baker Avenue bar. Neither wanted to pursue any charges when police arrived.
8:29 a.m. An iPod was stolen from a vehicle parked on Somers Avenue.
10:17 a.m. Report of two vehicles broken into on Somers Avenue.
3:09 p.m. Report of a woman cussing and causing a scene at the hospital. She was upset with a doctor.
9:25 p.m. A vehicle window was smashed on Somers Avenue.
Sunday, June 7
12:17 a.m. Two teens were trying to get customers to buy them cigarettes at a store on U.S. 93 South.
12:48 a.m. Report of men urinating in the middle of O’Brien Avenue.
1:53 a.m. Report of a man trying to start fights at a downtown bar.
2:16 a.m. Someone jumped the fence to use a private pool on Wisconsin Avenue.
2:49 a.m. An intoxicated man was ringing the doorbell of a home on Cedar Avenue.
3:02 a.m. Report of someone prowling vehicles on Colorado Avenue. One vehicle’s alarm went off and doors were found open.
9:41 a.m. Report of a transient sleeping on Central Avenue.
11:41 a.m. Report of an attempted burglary on Central Avenue.
12:49 p.m. Report of a vicious dog at a playground on East Second Street.
5:30 p.m. A caller told police someone stole her longboard while she was jumping into the river off the footbridge. Her friend rolled up on the board as she was making the theft report.
11:23 p.m. A group of transients with a dog were setting up camp in a downtown alley.