An Elk Trail woman contacted the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office in reference to a theft she had reported after having found an old cigarette butt in her garage. Although no forced entry had been discovered, there were no suspects and nothing was missing from the garage, she requested the cigarette be sent to the state crime lab for DNA testing. She was advised and agreed that there was not enough evidence to support the testing.

A mortified motorist reported she picked up a hitchhiker who proceeded to talk about going to Kalispell to kill his brother by smashing his head in and that he had “immunity.” She then kicked him out of her vehicle. A responding officer reported the man was mentally ill, but OK.

A drunk man who was denied alcohol at a U.S. 2 East gas station decided to try again, getting into his pickup truck and driving to an adjacent supermarket before driving through a parking lot and across the highway to an apartment building.

A 16-year-old boy at a Commerce Street school in Bigfork suspected of smoking marijuana was reported for smelling of the drug. Other youths also reported having seen him smoking. An officer was requested to speak with the boy.

A deputy responded to at least two calls regarding a man walking in traffic on U.S. 93 South, stopping traffic and screaming curses at passing motorists. Another man was reported walking into traffic on Fir Terrace.

A frightened Conrad Drive woman reported she has received several texts from a man saying she should die and that he had been running his lawnmower for two days straight then sent her a text asking her if she liked it.

A woman reported that her spurned coworker she had gone on a date with was now sending her threatening text messages saying such things as “I will knock your teeth out,” and “looking for blood.”

A representative from a Birch Grove Road church planning on holding a concert called with questions about acceptable noise levels.

A man was arrested during a traffic stop on U.S. 2 East near Columbia Falls for drunk driving.

Someone shot a window out of a truck on U.S. 93 South.

An apparently drunk or high man was shot with a Taser by a Kalispell Police Department officer then arrested after striking a telephone pole with his vehicle, leaving the driver’s door hanging open, then continuing to drive around the area.

A Liberty Street man was cited and released after threatening a neighbor about her dog. Among other things he was known for, the man was known to carry a large knife and handcuff keys he refers to as his “keys to freedom.”

A report of an obviously dead person turned out to be not so obvious when the elderly man was found to still be breathing (and bleeding from his head) after having fallen, drunk, near his mailbox.

An officer helped an Airport Road resident round up her runaway 7-year-old daughter, then provided her with other solutions so she might not have to call next time.

A man turned over a $100 bill to police after discovering it was counterfeit.

The owner of a Central Avenue business requested a Whitefish Police Department stop by the business to look at “war propaganda” posted on his bulletin board. The owner gave the responding officer four small sheets of paper that had been posted bearing such messages as “Communism for Our Future” and “Big Brother is Watching.”

A 14-year-old boy was reported to police for possibly being under the influence of an intoxicating substance at an East Second Street school.

A package and a prepaid coffee card were stolen from an unlocked vehicle on Mountain Park Drive.

A man was arrested during a traffic stop on East Fifth Street for drunk driving.

The Columbia Falls Police Department received a report of a 19-year-old man assaulted and robbed at knifepoint on Frontage Road.

A high school student was reported for asking a female student to touch him inappropriately.

Pain medication was stolen from a Seventh Street West home.