Police calls: Bear struck, E-bike hazards

The police calls section does not reflect the nature or the volume of the calls received by local law enforcement.   

Sept. 17 

Alcohol was provided to a minor on Central Avenue.  

Transients were allegedly living near the river, but when police arrived no transients nor build structure were found.  

A citizen who was imagining things was assisted.  

A group of six 10-12 years olds on E-bikes flipped the caller off on Edgewood.  

A juvenile didn’t come home from school.  

A black bear was hit on US 93 south. The bear was unable to walk but was found in the ditch.  

Sept. 18  

Officers conducted a welfare check but no one was home and appeared to not have been for a couple of weeks.  

The caller reported a transient near the library.  

The caller was bit by a dog.  

The caller wrote a public comment for a city meeting and the developer allegedly showed up at their doorstep and said they were misinformed.  

There was a butt dial at a gas station. 

A man with a lot of bags on foot was trespassed from a Kalispell Avenue home.  

Extra patrol was requested for frequent speeding on Monegan and Voerman Roads.  

A camper was abandoned at a bowling alley.  

The caller reported a women driving drunk with her daughter in the vehicle.  

A man’s mandolin and case were stolen on Central Avenue.  

A hammer was taken to a truck on Wisconsin Avenue.  

A DUI was called in, but the man was sober and drinking a seltzer.