Police calls: Scam claims Obama will deliver $1M prize
Monday, Feb. 11
10:42 a.m. A delivered package was reported stolen from a home on Columbia Avenue.
1:47 p.m. A pair of skis were reported stolen at the ski joring event in January.
Tuesday, Feb. 12
8:07 a.m. A resident on Railway Street reported kids acting suspiciously in the trees.
10:05 p.m. A woman on State Park Road was taking the trash out when a small dog ran into her house.
Wednesday, Feb. 13
1:54 a.m. Residents on Dakota Avenue reported an intoxicated man passed out in their hot tub.
7:06 p.m. Possible child abuse was reported on Hospital Way. A caller reportedly witnessed a woman smack a child several times and say, “I wish you would die.”
Thursday, Feb. 14
9:41 a.m. Vitamins and medicine were reported stolen on Lupfer Avenue.
11:24 a.m. A man on Wisconsin Avenue reported receiving threatening text messages from two women in Columbia Falls who allegedly said they would cut and kill him.
2:29 p.m. A little dog covered in snow was at large on Fox Hollow Lane.
4:09 p.m. Road rage was reported on Big Mountain. A man said he passed another vehicle on Big Mountain Road, and a rock flew up and broke their windshield. The other driver followed the man, then kicked a hole in his tail light.
5 p.m. A resident on Stumptown Loop said her neighbor’s dog was defecating in their yard and that the owner refused to pick it up. The resident offered a bag to the dog owner to pick up the poop, but the neighbor refused and reportedly called the woman a stupid tourist. The neighbor was advised of the city ordinance.
10:37 p.m. A woman on Locarno Drive said her boyfriend was scaring her.
Friday, Feb. 15
12:06 a.m. A vehicle was left in the ditch on Texas Avenue.
9:23 a.m. A woman on East 4th Street received a phone call stating she won $1 million and that the prize would be delivered at 11 a.m. The man on the phone claimed to be President Obama.
1:48 p.m. Possible DUI was reported on Shiloh Avenue. A man was seen driving in the center lane.
4:55 p.m. A teenage girl was bit by a black lab on Fir Avenue while walking home from school.
10:45 p.m. People were being loud and drinking at a hotel on Spokane Avenue.
11:04 p.m. A man in a beanie hat refused to leave the basement of a business on Central Avenue.
11:09 p.m. An intoxicated man attempted to break into a vehicle on Baker Avenue.
Saturday, Feb. 16
12:55 a.m. A man was crawling in the middle of East First Street.
12:58 a.m. A disorderly man hit three people on Central Avenue.
7:25 a.m. A man told police he had an argument with The Ride Guy.
Sunday, Feb. 17
12:41 a.m. An intoxicated man was taken to the hospital.
1:08 a.m. A vehicle was in the ditch in East Edgewood Drive.
Monday, Feb. 18
3:02 a.m. An intoxicated man in a black suit walking on U.S. 93 South was acting like he had been hit by a vehicle.