Flathead Valley Police Blotter: Kalispell, Montana News

7:37 a.m. Someone drove into a power pole near the Conrad Complex softball fields, knocking out traffic lights and power in the area. The careless driver refused medical treatment.

11:14 a.m. A 2-year-old girl was found running east on East Oregon Street. Her babysitter had fallen asleep.

1:49 p.m. A landlord called and said he had received an anonymous tip that some of his renters on Poplar Drive were engaging in some illegal horticulture. They were allegedly growing marijuana plants.

9:27 a.m. Someone on Harmony Road reported that their dog had been stolen. Come to find out, the dog left of its own accord.

2:00 p.m. An individual placed a rifle on top of their vehicle at the Columbia Falls dump. He then drove away without retrieving the gun.

9:12 a.m. A motor-home and camp trailer were evacuated of approximately 25 dogs on Flathead Drive. The creatures had been living in deplorable conditions with no access to food or water and appeared to be covered in their own waste. The dogs’ owner was taken into custody after helping transport them to an impromptu facility at the county fairgrounds.

11:02 a.m. Somebody was impersonating a FedEx worker, claiming to have a delivery for a resident of Beaver Lake Road. The homeowner quickly saw through his ruse as he was not wearing a FedEx uniform nor driving a FedEx truck.

1:42 p.m. A resident of West Cottonwood Drive evidently does not know what to do about the squirrels. The agitated caller requested assistance in contending with the creatures, complaining that the local law enforcement does not deal with them properly.

9:24 p.m. A sparkler bomb detonated on White Fawn Lane. A neighbor claims that she was “scared to death” and that the force of the explosion shook her house.

10:35 a.m. A large python was seen hanging from a tree in Bigfork. The creature proved elusive, however, and was gone when authorities arrived.

1:56 p.m. A raft carrying two adults and three kids overturned on the Flathead River near Essex. The craft was seen floating downstream unoccupied, reports of which prompted an ALERT response. All individuals were out of the water within an hour of the capsize and none sustained injuries.

10:38 a.m. Representatives of a local church were riding their bicycles on Airport Road, occasionally knocking on residence doors.

1:33 p.m. Someone in Evergreen had questions about a “peacock problem.”

12:33 p.m. Someone driving near Foys Lake felt that the runners in a triathlon posed a major road hazard.

4:55 p.m. A woman showed up to visit a friend at the county jail and was found to have a warrant out for her arrest. She quickly joined her friend behind bars.

3:00 p.m. A recently arrested individual was released, much to the dismay of a neighbor. Evidently, the individual had been “terrorizing” the trailer park and the neighbor feels that he shouldn’t have returned.

3:51 p.m. An attempted burglary went awry when the would-be thief encountered the homeowner’s dog. The dog bit and cornered the individual in the home, prompting him to call for medical attention.