Cheese-stuffed PVC on the menu

Someone will have to cook spaghetti rather than drugs when a suspicious crystal-type substance contained in a bag that was discovered in an old PVC pipe on U.S. 2 in Martin City turned out to be Parmesan cheese, according to Flathead County Sheriff’s Office.

A Kalispell woman was told to file her complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration when she reportedly complained about a low-flying helicopter and said she had post-traumatic stress disorder, which causes stress and sleeplessness.

Someone on Third Avenue in Columbia Falls reported that someone allegedly smashed the front window of a business and “ransacked” the place.

A man was spotted dumpster diving on Willow Glen Drive in Kalispell.

Someone on Edgewood Drive in Whitefish reported a physical disturbance after allegedly seeing a man leaning into a woman’s car, hitting her.

A concerned citizen on Fifth Avenue East reported a vehicle was allegedly cutting people off, passing on the shoulder and using center lanes to pass.

A driver on Montana 35 in Kalispell reported that a truck with a fishing raft was reportedly swerving all over the road.

Things weren’t sunny on Shady Lane in Kalispell when someone saw a man sit on a porch who purportedly had several items that he didn’t have earlier. The suspicious man was supposedly looking into vehicles and “acting sneaky.”

Criminal mischief was underway in Kalispell when a vehicle’s back window was discovered broken by a rock and two other windows had been damaged from fruitless attempts.

Destruction of county property was reported on Main Street in Kalispell.

Someone reportedly threatened to break into a man’s residence and beat him up according to Columbia Falls Police Department.

The driver of a four-wheeler on Sixth Avenue had questions after he or she reportedly got into a confrontation with an “older person” in the area who was upset about the noise.

A belligerent driver on Fifth Street reportedly gave police a difficult time during a traffic stop regarding a headlight out when he allegedly ignored an officer’s emergency lights and drove to his residence. The driver supposedly told the officer that he or she was on his property and therefore couldn’t do anything. When the officer told him to provide identification he purportedly yelled that his dad was a cop and who his attorney was, then threw a packet on the trunk. When asked if it was his insurance the man supposedly “ripped the packet and threw it down.” Ultimately, the driver was given a warning and he supposedly said he was going to file a report on how he was treated.

Someone on Council Bluff Drive reported a Jeep was cruising back and forth, blaring music for a half hour.

A ruckus was raised on U.S. 2 when someone alleged that more than 20 people were involved in a fight where there was punching and people rolling around. Everything had calmed down and parties separated by the time law enforcement arrived.

Whitefish Police Department received several calls over the weekend regarding transients.

Stuff was found scattered all over a parking lot on Spokane Avenue. A person was also reportedly in a sleeping bag by the library.

Three panhandlers reportedly wouldn’t let up on Baker Avenue and returned after having been removed from the property the previous night.

A guest was causing a scene in a lobby on U.S. 93 in Whitefish with claims that luggage had been stolen out of his room. It turns out the luggage had been put into the wrong room.

Two men were spotted jumping in and out of equipment on Railway Street.

A disagreement between eight people clad in brown leather on Central Avenue allegedly turned into a food fight in addition to beer cans being thrown.

Disorderly conduct was reported on Central Avenue when two men got into a fight. One of the men reportedly hit another in the face and said “bring a [expletive] gun.”