Police Calls: Men search for phone under car
Thursday, Dec. 26
10:28 a.m. A transient was wandering around a downtown motel.
12:11 p.m. A caller thought they heard gunshots and claimed police officers were killing people.
5:26 p.m. A caller received a fake $100 bill from their work.
Friday, Dec. 27
3:19 p.m. A man was caught smashing things with a rock or brick outside an Akers Lane property.
Saturday, Dec. 28
10:33 a.m. A brown boxer pup was found on a trail off Voerman Road.
12:35 p.m. Two men were spotted laying underneath cars in a parking lot off Second Street. They had lost a cell phone.
6:33 p.m. A man was making no sense and claiming to work for the DEA.
Sunday, Dec. 29
3:13 a.m. A room at a Third Street hotel was destroyed after an argument broke out between several guests.
9:45 a.m. A woman tried to adjust the volume on her phone, but called law enforcement instead.
2:29 p.m. A caller suspected the man dating his ex-wife had slashed his tires.
Monday, Dec. 30
7:09 a.m. Several people were acting suspiciously inside a parked van on Spokane Avenue.
8:17 a.m. A caller believed her Facebook account had been hacked.
10:18 a.m. Two people walking German shepherds were letting their dogs freely chase deer.
11:48 a.m. A caller found a parked sedan with a cat and a makeshift milk carton toilet inside.
10:19 p.m. A man with one boot was sleeping on a bench.
10:57 p.m. A group of people were having a bonfire on the golf course.
Tuesday, Dec. 31
5:29 p.m. A caller complained of fireworks near Karrow Avenue.
8:35 p.m. A Wisconsin Avenue caller heard their neighbors yelling and knocking things around.
9:28 p.m. A Park Avenue caller reported fireworks “everywhere.”
11:45 p.m. A man in ski gear was spotted drinking with a beer in hand.
Wednesday, Jan. 1
10:09 a.m. A woman reported that her purse was stolen at a downtown bar the previous night, and her credit cards had already been used for hundreds of dollars.
12:38 p.m. A large ring of keys was found downtown.
3:53 p.m. A man was trying to smash a log into a vehicle’s window.
7:38 p.m. Someone was lighting off fireworks near Iowa Avenue.
Thursday, Jan. 2
11:27 a.m. A family was leaving a Wisconsin Avenue hotel after their child claimed the place was haunted.
12:24 p.m. Someone broke into the caller’s truck and “stole a bunch of stuff.”
9:57 p.m. Someone was driving around and trying to shoot people with pellet guns.
Friday, Jan. 3
12:28 a.m. An older, overweight husky was found on Flathead Avenue.
1:54 p.m. A caller lost a shopping bag with swimsuits and keys in it.
7:55 p.m. A woman was bitten by a cat.
9:03 p.m. A door looked “like it was jimmied” and a woman’s wallet was gone from a Spokane Avenue business.
Saturday, Jan. 4
3:16 a.m. Two parties had a disagreement over whose hotel room they were in.
12:44 p.m. A man lost his money clip in downtown Whitefish.
11:03 p.m. A man possibly had a gun in his waistband at a Central Avenue bar.
Sunday, Jan. 5
1:07 p.m. A woman lost her wallet on New Years Eve.
2:46 p.m. A Columbia Avenue caller wanted to know if the person parking in front of their house was doing anything illegal.