Four drunken women on U.S. 2 near Hungry Horse
The police log
Aug. 26
A resident on Hems Rd. in Columbia Falls reported someone stole an air conditioner and some gas cans.
The owner of a Jeep reported stolen in West Glacier said he located the missing vehicle and a suspect in a bar in Coram.
Two floaters reported missing on the Middle Fork of the Flathead River were located by the ALERT helicopter.
5 a.m. A man reported someone breaking into one of his shop buildings on Jellison Rd.
Aug. 27
A man said he confronted a motorcyclist who was spinning his tires on Fourth Ave. South in Hungry Horse and got punched in the face by the rider.
Aug. 28
Four drunken women were reportedly causing a traffic hazard as they walked down U.S. 2 East into Hungry Horse.
Columbia Falls police responded to a report of a man and woman fighting in a vehicle as it drove down Highway 206. The vehicle reportedly swerved through traffic and nearly hit a motorcycle. When the officer stopped the vehicle, he found a child in the back seat. The couple told the officer nothing was going on, and that they were “just out for a drive with the kids.”
A Columbia Falls police officer apprehended four youths who were seen at night along 13th St, West. A caller suspected they were breaking into vehicles. The youths were eventually released to their parents.
Report of someone placing a couch outdoors on Cedar Pointe Loop in Columbia Falls and setting up a camp fire nearby.
Aug. 29
A woman on Trap Rd. in the Columbia Falls area reported a “young Russian man” came to her door and was persistent and wouldn’t leave. The man told her he’d be back, she said.
Two men selling books door-to-door in Columbia Falls were told to get a permit from City Hall.
A wallet was turned in at the police station after it was found on Sixth St. West in Columbia Falls with a significant amount of money and an ID.
Aug. 30
A man in a road rage incident was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after threatening a Columbia Falls police officer in a parking lot.
A caller reported seeing two people on the U.S. 2 strip in Columbia Falls exchange money and a package. One was riding a bicycle.
Sept. 1
Report of a possible break-in at a garage on 10th St. West in Columbia Falls.