Police Calls: Firework overload over the Fourth

The police calls section is presented for entertainment purposes only and does not reflect the nature or the volume of all the calls received by local law enforcement.

July 4

8:41 a.m. A green light pole was down, possibly due to being hit by a car, and wires were exposed on State Park Road.

8:49 a.m. Someone requested information about Fourth of July festivities.

9:40 a.m. The caller wanted to know if it was legal for his neighbor to allow a guest to park a camper in front of the house on Icehouse Terrace.

3:40 p.m. A resident on Woodland Place called about someone living in a Suburban overnight in a parking lot. Apparently, the Suburban sleeper is sick and is isolating in the vehicle.

3:44 p.m. There was a lost female Labrador retriever on Fairway Drive.

3:50 p.m. “An old hippy” was trying to chase trespassers off the property on Baker Avenue and requested extra patrol in the area.

4:56 p.m. The caller didn’t feel comfortable checking on a subject who is isolating in a vehicle on Woodland Place.

7:18 p.m. The owner of a car with a flat tire was given until morning to move his car from a “two-hour parking only” area.

7:40 p.m. A driver of a vehicle with a boat attached had to be advised not to park over six spots on Central Avenue.

9:09 p.m. A couple of cars were blocking the alley on Idaho Avenue and the caller could not get out.

9:25 p.m. The driver of a Honda was tailgated by a semi-truck on Highway 93.

9:42 p.m. Some people were lighting fireworks in the roadway on Pine Avenue.

9:58 p.m. The caller is upset over the fireworks and is concerned about her pets, too.

10:02 p.m. Someone was locked in the bathroom at the parking garage but got free.

10:12 p.m. Teenagers were reportedly spitting at people from the top of the parking garage, asking for beer and yelling at people walking by.

10:33 p.m. Police were alerted to a male walking between Kalispell Avenue and Columbia Avenue who was “very wacked out and aggressive.”

11:18 p.m. On Wisconsin Avenue, some people were shooting fireworks at each other in a parking lot.

11: 35 p.m. The caller reported the dumpster fire on Armory Road was contained to the dumpster but was still active.

11:38 p.m. There was a motor vehicle accident with no injuries between a Toyota and a Ford on Minnesota Avenue.

12:06 a.m. A caller reported a group of people on Colorado Avenue with “illegal fireworks.”

12:27 a.m. Someone reported two transients were getting into a squabble on the corner on Central Avenue.

2:00 a.m. Fireworks were going off on Colorado Avenue.

2:13 a.m. Another caller reported fireworks, this time on Labrie Drive and was advised to call the non-emergency number for the WFPD.