Law enforcement doesn’t regulate ‘fowl’ odors

A woman reportedly told Flathead County Sheriff’s Office there was a “very foul odor” coming from chickens that were “not in good condition” on Winchester Street in Kalispell. She claimed there wasn’t an adequate chicken coop, adding that the neighbors were “not orderly with anything they own.” She was advised that law enforcement does not have the authority to “regulate foul odors,” or enforce homeowners association rules. She was told she may possibly need to pursue a civil case.

A motorcyclist “aggressively stopped” a deputy on the highway and reportedly screamed at them about “not protecting motorcycle riders enough.” The motorcyclist purportedly said he was “going to start handling things on his own,” after using some choice words to describe law enforcement in the valley. When he finally got down to the source of his agitation, he told the deputy he had called in “numerous complaints” about a woman “he was enraged with,” including where she worked. The older woman reportedly told the deputy that he “had been passing her on the right and flipping her off,” but didn’t want to make a statement because she feared him.

A man’s girlfriend reportedly wouldn’t let him in the room they shared when she blocked the front door with a refrigerator on U.S. 2 in Kalispell.

A lot of yelling and hitting was reportedly occurring at a Cottonwood Drive residence in Kalispell. Three people were said to be involved in the fight, which started “over so many things,” and may have led to a broken wrist.

A truck with out-of-state license plates and a raft in the back allegedly almost drove into the ditch and was driving in the wrong lane of traffic on Montana 40 in Columbia Falls. A tow truck was called.

Someone reportedly broke into a Kalispell building through a drive-thru window and stole between $500 and $1,500.

A woman on a skateboard allegedly went around asking children if she could use their phone on Klondyke Loop in Somers.

A man with scratches all over his face was allegedly acting strange on Main Street in Kalispell and matched the description of a man involved in a crash. He was transported to the hospital.

A passerby thought they saw what appeared to be an injured or dead horse lying on a property that didn’t have horses on Columbia Mountain Road in Columbia Falls. The horse was allegedly “bleeding from his feet,” and the passerby was concerned it had gotten loose and was hit by vehicle. The horse was taken to a vet and the owner notified.

Signs were allegedly vandalized on Lupfer Road near Whitefish and a pile of rocks put on the road to cover rebar sticking out of it, which someone thought could damage passing vehicles.

Someone claimed “a whole house worth” of garbage was dumped on Hubbart Dam Road in Marion.

A man calling from Belton Stage in West Glacier landed his helicopter on his property and alleged a neighbor took the fuel cap off the tank because they had asked him how often he would be landing his aircraft there.

Longhorns on the loose were sighted around Whitefish.

A camp host was allegedly verbally abused by people after he approached them about their illegally parked motorcycle. The male driver supposedly turned red in the face as he screamed and used profanity at the host before leaving the park.