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Police calls: Kung-fu dancer seems suspicious

| October 23, 2013 11:15 PM
Monday, Oct. 14

8:30 a.m. A friendly karelian bear dog named Rocky was on the loose at the high school. He was eventually contained in a classroom.

10:50 a.m. An older white lab was attempting to do his “constitutional” on a Dakota Avenue lawn. A neighbor intervened before the dog was finished and the dog growled at the man.

11:25 a.m. Report of insurance and registration forms stolen from a vehicle on Central Avenue.

6:08 p.m. Employees at a business on U.S. 93 South reported receiving death threats. One person had a note stuck to their vehicle that was written in text message shorthand. Another person received a threatening phone call.

Tuesday, Oct. 15

6:53 p.m. Report of a man on a ladder and noises coming from some bushes on Somers Avenue. Someone may have been picking fruit in the dark.

11:49 a.m. A black bear was spotted on Iowa Avenue.

5:42 a.m. A suspicious man in a stocking cap was seen dancing around in a parking lot on U.S. 93 South. It appeared he was doing kung-fu moves.

Wednesday, Oct. 16

1:35 a.m. A bank bag containing $1,000 was found on Baker Avenue. The money is being kept in a safety deposit box until it is claimed.

11:54 p.m. Report of an ex-boyfriend who refused to leave an apartment on Wisconsin Avenue.

Thursday, Oct. 17

12:40 a.m. Possible drug use was reported on Wisconsin Avenue. People inside a Jeep were seen with foil and lighters.

1:35 a.m. An unattended vehicle was found smashed into a tree on Houston Point Drive.

7:43 a.m. Report of a man who jumped out of a moving vehicle, landed on his feet and ran across Baker Avenue. It seemed suspicious.

11:50 a.m. Report of a reckless driver that nearly hit flaggers at a construction site on Spokane Avenue.

7:30 a.m. A woman reported she was followed by a man driving a red coupe.

8:03 p.m. Report of an injured cat in a yard on Wisconsin Avenue. It appeared something chewed on its leg.

Friday, Oct. 18

10:20 a.m. Someone squirted mustard all over a man’s Jeep and garage and across the alley near Baker Avenue.

3:05 p.m. A black bear was spotted on O’Brien Avenue. The caller nicely asked the bear to leave, but it didn’t.

Saturday, Oct. 19

12:10 p.m. Report of bloody fingerprints found inside a black SUV parked in a lot off U.S. 93 West. Turns out a dog with a bloody nose had been in the SUV.

5:38 p.m. A stolen bike was found at a pawn shop in Columbia Falls.

12:10 A police chase hit nearly 80 mph on Edgewood as a driver with a beard and shaved head sped toward Columbia Heights.

Sunday, Oct. 20

1:56 a.m. A person was held at Taser point after a fight downtown.

2:15 a.m. Report of a car that was spraypainted and its windshield smashed on Birch Point Drive.

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Monday, Oct. 14

8:30 a.m. A friendly karelian bear dog named Rocky was on the loose at the high school. He was eventually contained in a classroom.

10:50 a.m. An older white lab was attempting to do his “constitutional” on a Dakota Avenue lawn. A neighbor intervened before the dog was finished and the dog growled at the man.

11:25 a.m. Report of insurance and registration forms stolen from a vehicle on Central Avenue.

6:08 p.m. Employees at a business on U.S. 93 South reported receiving death threats. One person had a note stuck to their vehicle that was written in text message shorthand. Another person received a threatening phone call.

Tuesday, Oct. 15

6:53 p.m. Report of a man on a ladder and noises coming from some bushes on Somers Avenue. Someone may have been picking fruit in the dark.

11:49 a.m. A black bear was spotted on Iowa Avenue.

5:42 a.m. A suspicious man in a stocking cap was seen dancing around in a parking lot on U.S. 93 South. It appeared he was doing kung-fu moves.

Wednesday, Oct. 16

1:35 a.m. A bank bag containing $1,000 was found on Baker Avenue. The money is being kept in a safety deposit box until it is claimed.

11:54 p.m. Report of an ex-boyfriend who refused to leave an apartment on Wisconsin Avenue.

Thursday, Oct. 17

12:40 a.m. Possible drug use was reported on Wisconsin Avenue. People inside a Jeep were seen with foil and lighters.

1:35 a.m. An unattended vehicle was found smashed into a tree on Houston Point Drive.

7:43 a.m. Report of a man who jumped out of a moving vehicle, landed on his feet and ran across Baker Avenue. It seemed suspicious.

11:50 a.m. Report of a reckless driver that nearly hit flaggers at a construction site on Spokane Avenue.

7:30 a.m. A woman reported she was followed by a man driving a red coupe.

8:03 p.m. Report of an injured cat in a yard on Wisconsin Avenue. It appeared something chewed on its leg.

Friday, Oct. 18

10:20 a.m. Someone squirted mustard all over a man’s Jeep and garage and across the alley near Baker Avenue.

3:05 p.m. A black bear was spotted on O’Brien Avenue. The caller nicely asked the bear to leave, but it didn’t.

Saturday, Oct. 19

12:10 p.m. Report of bloody fingerprints found inside a black SUV parked in a lot off U.S. 93 West. Turns out a dog with a bloody nose had been in the SUV.

5:38 p.m. A stolen bike was found at a pawn shop in Columbia Falls.

12:10 A police chase hit nearly 80 mph on Edgewood as a driver with a beard and shaved head sped toward Columbia Heights.

Sunday, Oct. 20

1:56 a.m. A person was held at Taser point after a fight downtown.

2:15 a.m. Report of a car that was spraypainted and its windshield smashed on Birch Point Drive.