Police Calls: Snow takes out trees

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

October 31

8:19 a.m. A small, gray Honda has been parked on Kalispell Avenue for so long that you can see where the street sweeper has gone around it. Reportedly, another vehicle, a gray Dodge has not moved in a month.

9:51 a.m. A male was just sitting in his car, looking around near the baseball fields on Seventh Street.

10:46 a.m. An old ambulance that has been converted to have some kind of living quarters inside was parked near the hospital.

7:56 p.m. Reportedly, there was a drunk dad yelling at his kids and wife on Seventh Street.

12:40 a.m. A “clearly intoxicated” man fell at least three times as he walked around, aimlessly.

1:00 a.m. A concerned caller wanted law enforcement to make sure the male sleeping on a bench in the rain was ok.

November 1

9:38 a.m. Someone lost their keys in Whitefish last night.

10:06 a.m. Extra patrols were requested on Highway 93 because people were speeding on their way out of town.

4:21 p.m. The caller was not happy about a female protesting on Baker Avenue and using the word clitoris.

4:33 p.m. He says the neighbor is putting rocks on his property without permission and wants law enforcement to make the neighbor stop.

10:16 p.m. There were no injuries when a car struck a light pole on Washington Avenue.

November 2

8:57 a.m. The pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle on Second Street was uninjured.

10:44 a.m. Two drivers involved in an accident that caused minor damage have exchanged information.

1:57 p.m. Heavy snow on leafy branches caused a tree to fall on a male on Baker Avenue.

2:22 p.m. Trees that appeared as though they were about to fall were reported because they were partially impeding traffic on Pine Avenue and on Park Avenue.

2:41 p.m. A tree on East Seventh Street was touching the power lines but had not snapped yet.

3:19 p.m. Someone reported losing their brown wallet on Baker Avenue.

3:20 p.m. A tree on Park Avenue was on fire and the caller was keeping an eye on it until Flathead Electric Cooperative arrived.

3:50 p.m. A neighbor on Iowa Avenue is tired of the RV across the street that has been parked there at least three nights.

4:24 p.m. The female with slurred speech and a small, black SUV was apparently too intoxicated to pump her gas on Wisconsin Avenue.

5:56 p.m. The citizen who found a dog and turned it in to the police department thinks a vehicle dumped the dog.

10:42 p.m. The caller thought a chainsaw would be necessary to remove a tree that was down on Good Avenue.

November 3

2:03 p.m. A woman stole two skirts from a business on Central Avenue. She was recognized by staff as a known shoplifter yet she was able to use a dressing room, emerge with an item and proceed to the cashier. She then claimed to have left her wallet in her car and said she’d return but she did not.

2:37 p.m. A black and white dog was reported missing from Edgewood Place and soon after, the owner called to report the dog was found.

3:00 p.m. A large, wooden planter was taken off a front porch on Central Avenue and the caller documented footprints in the snow.

7:52 p.m. A 15-year-old youth was “not doing anything wrong.”

3:32 a.m. Two long-haired males, who seemed to have been drinking, were making a scene at a location on Highway 93. They were in the hallways, banging on doors and cussing.