Police calls: Transient troubles

Whitefish Police calls from June 27 to July 3.

Monday, June 27

9:55 a.m. Dust and debris was flying into the air as workers on West 2nd Street removed insulation from a home.

10:21 a.m. A baggy filled with a suspicious white powder was found on Somers Avenue.

11:05 a.m. A motor-home was stuck on a rock on Highway 93 South.

11:53 a.m. Report of a small buck with a broken back leg on West 4th Street.

3:30 p.m. The keys were left in the door of a downtown barber shop. Police secured the building and returned the keys to the owner.

7:49 p.m. Tires were slashed on a vehicle parked at Riverside Park.

9:28 p.m. Someone in a black pickup tossed firecrackers out the window while on Columbia Avenue.

Tuesday, June 28

6:58 a.m. A security guard was dealing with two people picking huckleberries off Lookout Lane. The pickers said the security person was being rude. Both parties were counseled.

9:50 a.m. Someone threw cement at a window on Spokane Avenue. The window didn’t break because it’s bulletproof.

9:59 p.m. A storage unit was broken into on East 7th Street.

Wednesday, June 29

7:34 p.m. Two “knuckleheads” attempted to hot wire a car on Baker Avenue.

7:44 p.m. Report of five kids jumping off the bridge and throwing trash into the river. The kids were sent home after picking up their litter.

Thursday, June 30

8:18 a.m. A Denver Street resident reported a road rage incident. A driver in a Toyota pickup reportedly tried to pass a truck delivering a porta potty. The driver then confronted the resident on his property before taking off.

12:16 p.m. Report of a suspicious man wearing high heels and a short bathrobe walking on the pedestrian path near JP Road. Police advised the man on an appropriate place to change.

6:22 p.m. Report of 10 teenagers jumping from the footbridge and lighting off firecrackers.

9:34 p.m. A man was found passed out in the bushes behind the middle school.

Friday, July 1

2:18 p.m. A vehicle was vandalized on Highway 93 South.

2:33 p.m. Six transients were drinking, screaming and bothering people downtown.

Saturday, July 2

2:07 a.m. Report of three fights happening downtown.

11:58 p.m. Report of dirty and smelly transients drinking tall cans of beer downtown.

3:40 p.m. Skateboarders downtown were advised of the city ordinance.

5:49 p.m. Ten transients with dogs were fist fighting downtown.

8:40 p.m. Report of two men allegedly beating a man on the side of Highway 93.

Sunday, July 3

2:23 a.m. People downtown were seen standing around what appeared to be a dead body. Police found Canadians taking photos of their passed out friends.

8:12 a.m. A caller advised that all the trash cans downtown were overflowing.