Wednesday September 23, 2009

-A black bear was seen ambling down Bridger Drive around noon.

-Someone at the National Guard Readiness Center in Belgrade “fat fingered” a keypad, mistakenly setting off a duress alarm there.

Friday September 18, 2009

-Four dogs running loose hampered a worker’s efforts to get fresh concrete poured on Sitting Bull Road around 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday September 16, 2009

-An intoxicated man was driving home and called 911 and then hung up. He said he got his tooth knocked out. Police determined that he had had “a wrestling match with his friend.”

-A caller had questions about shooting pigeons that had infiltrated a heating system.

Monday September 14, 2009

- A deputy nearly collided with a vehicle going the wrong way on Interstate 90. Reportedly, the driver is from England and has been in the U.S. on vacation. The couple was planning on “learning to ranch.” The driver had missed an exit and panicked. Doing what came naturally, the driver reverted to driving on the left side of the road. The couple was escorted to their hotel.

Friday September 11, 2009 - Never Forget

-The friend of a driver who drove off without paying for gas took care of the bill.

-A caller reporting hearing shotguns going off near Cameron Bridge Road and was advised that it was bird-hunting season.

Thursday September 10, 2009

-Deputies responded to a residence near Three Forks for the second time in a few weeks for a report of gunshots in the area around 2:30 a.m. The man initially denied any wrongdoing but later admitted to “having come home and wanting to impress his possible future girlfriend with his marksmanship skills at night.” The officers warned the man about his behavior and told him he’d be cited if it happened again.

-A man who had had an argument with his wife earlier in the evening was found sleeping in his car in the driveway of his home around 2:30 a.m.

Tuesdday September 8, 2009

- A man in a white truck reportedly drove up to a house on Dooley Lane and asked the resident if he’d like “any of his fresh vegetables.” The resident said the man got back in his truck and drove away, but that “it was very strange.”

- A 20-pound pig was reportedly running loose on Thorpe Road. The caller was concerned the pig might cause a traffic hazard.

Thursday September 2, 2009

-A man accused another man of having his coat, which had been stolen a year ago from a house in Louisiana. An officer explained to the accuser that the manufacturer had made more than one of that particular coat.

Tuesday September 1, 2009

- A filmmaker requested a deputy in a cruiser for a shot in a movie around 3 p.m

- An unknown number of people were performing karaoke around 11 p.m. on Sage Drive.