Police Calls: DIY slow signs prove ineffective

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 3

7:42 a.m. The caller said her debit card was stolen from her purse and the thief has spent over $200 already.

5:19 p.m. The neighbor keeps parking in the caller’s spot on Baker Avenue.

5:54 p.m. A concerned caller thought a deer stuck in his fence might need help, but it freed itself and was still alive at the time of the last call.

9:31 p.m. A woman who had been drinking was helped into a car with a sober driver.

9:33 p.m. The second hit and run incident of the day was reported to have happened on Wengen Place sometime in the last two days.

12:46 a.m. While the black bear running in the neighborhood on Baker Avenue did not appear to be aggressive, the caller was worried about “out-of-staters getting in contact with it.”

October 4

7:34 a.m. Apparently, a bear knocked over a garbage can on Pine Avenue and there was trash all over.

9:25 a.m. A woman from Texas lost her ID and cards on a walking trail in town and had to obtain some form of identification, as she was traveling in a matter of hours.

4:20 p.m. Though the caller did not see the incident, some “kids'' said they did and explained that a white pickup with a black boat trailer hit the street light post on Dakota Avenue. The caller said wires were exposed and the public works department was quick to clean it up.

8:38 p.m. A caller lost a small, navy, over-the-shoulder purse with her ID, cards and cash.

October 5

1:14 p.m. According to the caller, people are “ripping through” the neighborhood despite a ‘slow down’ sign she erected. She says law enforcement told her she was allowed to do so and that a man just harassed her by moving it out of the way. She would like drivers to be reasonable and wants an officer presence on Lupfer Avenue.

2:46 p.m. Another caller’s ‘slow down’ signs were vandalized, this time on Fir Avenue and two males are being sought.

3:09 p.m. Some young boys were sitting atop the parking garage with their legs dangling off the side.

October 6

9:49 a.m. Two vehicles had an accident near Central Avenue. The parties exchanged information and will handle the situations themselves.

9:51 a.m. Some concern was expressed over a woman and her children apparently living in their car.

10:03 a.m. A torn up bag of water-logged items was placed near the trash can at a business on Highway 93, mostly likely because the bag and its contents were trash.

11:31 a.m. A green Jetta parked on Shiloh Avenue earned a citation for blocking the path of delivery vehicles.

12:40 p.m. The caller said his neighbor on Crestwood Drive left the garbage out and bears got into it last night, thus, garbage is strewn all over the ground today.

4:12 p.m. Police were called to help someone who lost a brown leather wallet, maybe around the soccer field but maybe anywhere in Whitefish.

4:31 p.m. The individuals who were seen removing the windshield from an older car on Edgewood Place said they owned the vehicle. Still, they were asked to take both vehicles off the property before they were towed.

4:44 p.m. A BMX bike with yellow tires and yellow grips was reported stolen.

7:48 p.m. A bear was reported near Second Street.

9:08 p.m. There were people standing outside near the location of a big black bear who was walking past another business on Third Street.