Law roundup: Truck throws mystery substance at vehicles

Three people in a white truck were purportedly driving around throwing chemicals at vehicles that “smelled sweet but burnt [their] tongue.”

Someone called the Kalispell Police Department disconcerted by a man and a woman who reportedly pulled up in a red pickup, photographed them and stared.

An intoxicated and bloodied pedestrian wearing a brown camo sweatshirt and gray sweatpants allegedly almost “fell into traffic” and had a laceration on his nose. He was taken to the hospital and released. Officers issued a citation and a court date.

Someone’s teenage daughter, who was with a friend, allegedly used a black marker and orange paint all over their truck when she was supposed to be in school.

An 18-year-old allegedly jumped a 16-year-old.

A woman complained about an ongoing issue that several youths or young adults were allegedly meeting by a lamppost in a back alley to do drugs using a spoon or straw.

A man and woman in a white GMC truck reportedly pulled up and tried to “squeeze” another truck out of the way hitting a side mirror. The other driver said their vehicle wasn’t damaged but it looked like the couple were drinking during the incident.

A woman wearing purple scrubs was allegedly banging on the door of a house, yelling at someone who told officers their landlord told them that she used to stay there but not to let her in. Officers spoke to all occupants and the landlord who agreed to handle matters civilly and were working it out.

A red push mower and painting equipment were reported stolen.

A drunk man dressed in black reportedly got mouthy with staff at an establishment and refused to leave. 

Two dogs on the loose reportedly got into a man’s yard and barked aggressively at him and his harnessed cat that scratched him. He told officers that if the dogs kept going after his cat on his property “it may not go well” for them.

A man called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office after his pregnant wife reportedly chased two individuals on foot after they stole his vehicle and slashed tires on other vehicles in Kalispell. He said he retrieved one of the knives.

Someone allegedly thought it was strange to see two trucks parked side by side near railroad tracks in Kalispell and told deputies the vehicles took off when they tried to take a photo. 

A motorcyclist reportedly parked at a Columbia Falls location and was walking around a hill using a flashlight “just looking for rocks.”

Someone claiming to be with BNSF Railway reported a stolen skid steer in Coram.