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'Captain Underpants' to the rescue?

| September 24, 2020 12:00 AM

Kalispell’s version of the book character “Captain Underpants” came to town in the form of a man who was purportedly seen walking around a store parking lot off U.S. 93 North in his underwear “with his privates hanging out.” He was also described wearing a hat and an orange shirt. Kalispell Police Department was unable to locate the freewheeling man.

A football coach was reportedly concerned about people “becoming unruly” because others weren’t wearing masks and referees were threatening to cancel the game. The coach claimed it was the “same issue with the same parents from last week,” and requested police drive through the area. The parents left.

A man wearing a red hat and a camo backpack allegedly broke into a gas station’s “sharps container,” took all the dirty needles inside and then ran northbound on Third Avenue. This was not the first time he had done this, according to a person who wanted to pursue charges.

A woman purportedly pulled a knife out and threatened someone in a bar and left with a man in a truck headed southbound on Woodland Park Drive. The person didn’t know why she did this and told police the duo said they were from Ohio.

An unattended 1-year-old child was allegedly screaming in an unlocked vehicle on Hutton Ranch Road.

Someone told police they had video of a neighbor’s tires getting slashed.

A young woman on her phone allegedly ran a red light and someone thought officers should “have a chat” with her about distracted driving and believed she was very lucky that everyone else was paying attention.

Someone alleged a thin man wearing a black jacket and black pants, who was walking down the Rails to Trails path, tried to get into their apartment and they saw him looking in their window.

An intoxicated and uncooperative woman allegedly attempted to push past employees to get inside a store.

Someone went to the police department lobby to talk to an officer about a property manager who reportedly pushed them.

Someone was concerned about the welfare of a shirtless man on Meridian was allegedly yelling at people, breaking glass and banging his head on a wall.