Law roundup: Noisy bear gives Lakeside resident pause

Yahoo

11-06-2025

Jun. 11—A bear allegedly got stuck outside a Lakeside residence and was heard struggling by someone who reported to the Flathead County Sheriff's Office that it might be caught on a fence.
A "free roaming" German shepherd allegedly cooled off at the lake, swimming and barking at people on a beach while nine puppies hung out in a tent with two women despite signs stating dogs were prohibited.
A neighbor's two loose huskies reportedly dined out at a Columbia Falls resident's yard and killed 10 chickens.
Someone reportedly chased a black cow out of the roadway in Whitefish. The caller told deputies other cows were roaming around and noticed a fenced area but heeded the "No trespassing" signs. The area turned out to be an open herd district.
Not long after, deputies received another call about the loose cows. A man told deputies his wife called him concerned that a loose cow in a ditch in Whitefish would get on the road.
A driver called deputies, alleging someone in a vehicle that was tailgating them had thrown stuff at their car. The caller said they saw someone sitting in the passenger seat with the door partly open. The vehicle eventually turned into Martin City.
Four to five gallons of fuel, possibly from a gas can, leaked into a Kalispell parking lot about 15 spots from a building.
A woman called the Columbia Falls Police Department, complaining neighbors were intentionally disturbing her by riding four-wheelers around the block and through the alleys because she had asked them to stop. The owner of the four-wheelers then called the police, wanting clarification on applicable city ordinances.
A man alleged that his girlfriend, who may not be anymore, texted him, stating she was going to throw all his belongings out of their apartment and had changed the door code and wouldn't allow him back into the apartment. He also said she had been drinking heavily recently.