The Blotter: Neighbor blocks drive with boulders
Monday, June 1
A caller reported a malfunctioning traffic light on Ninth Street and said vehicles were speeding through the area.
The caller’s husband was being threatened by a neighbor in Columbia Falls.
A man with a “short and husky build” was yelling at a woman inside a Ninth Street store.
A stop sign was knocked over on Third Avenue West.
Tuesday, June 2
A woman was waving a stick and throwing clothes and bottles from a boat near Martin City.
A Columbia Falls caller heard a fight escalate into a threat in the apartment upstairs.
Wednesday, June 3
Tools and building materials were stolen from a Fourth Street location.
The caller was worried about three young children that had been left in a vehicle for over an hour in Columbia Falls.
A newspaper delivery person noticed a bunch of cars had been rummaged through on Darlene Road.
Another caller on Darlene Road reported a vehicle break-in.
Thursday, June 4
A woman on Hilltop Road heard her dogs barking late in the night and awoke to find a smashed window.
A Columbia Falls caller was worried someone was “casing” his mother’s home after finding tire tracks from an overnight visitor.
Someone broke a lock on a Columbia Falls storage unit and stole “important documents.”
A Berne Road caller had an ongoing problem with people dumping appliances on his property.
Friday, June 5
A 12-year-old boy dumped a jar of pickles on a friend’s doorstep, then cleaned it up after his mother brought him back to apologize.
A Highway 2 business’s waterslides were broken into the previous night, and a chain saw and gas can had also disappeared.
A Hungry Horse caller was reporting her mother in law’s illegal puppy mill, though an officer advised her that there are no puppy mill laws in the state.
After using his driveway for 20 years, the caller’s neighbor began putting boulders in front of the driveway to block him from entering on Mooring Road.
A black bear was frequenting Hilltop Road and had already taken down a bird feeder.
A customer ended his screaming fit by throwing his phone at a woman at a Columbia Falls casino.
Saturday, June 6
The caller reported a friend’s suicidal messages, though it was later revealed the friend was using “reverse psychology.”
An aggressive driver nearly ran the caller off the road in downtown Columbia Falls.
Items outside a Mountain Timbers Drive home had been smashed and the perpetrator was threatening violence against the caller’s family.
A man driving through the caller’s private property in Martin City threatened to shoot her.