Law roundup: Dog in its element chasing squirrels

A spotted white and brown dog was in its element to a property owner’s dismay, when it reportedly spent 25 minutes barking at squirrels up a tree in their yard. The dog didn’t have a collar and the owner told the Kalispell Police Department they didn’t know who it belonged to.

A homeless man, possibly looking to brighten someone’s day instead got banned from a property when he was found dumpster diving — grabbing mostly flowers — behind a grocery store for about 30 minutes.

Bank tellers were taken aback when a man allegedly came into the branch and berated them, saying he hoped they would die.

A man with a pipe and bags decided to sit down for a spell in a third-floor stairwell and reportedly refused to leave. Someone called the police, asking he be kicked off the property for good.

A concerned parent had questions for police after allegedly finding her 17-year-old’s marijuana stash.

A patient reportedly refused to leave a treatment room during an incident that was not an emergency. He was taken to the shelter.

Someone reported their son’s bicycle was stolen.

A Kalispell woman allegedly found fraudulent accounts claiming to be her posted on dating and social media websites. The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office advised her to contact the websites about the accounts.

A Kalispell woman reportedly heard a man talking behind her home for a minute or two and recorded him saying, “Unless they delete it.”

Someone asked deputies to respond to their Kalispell location again after a man allegedly kept returning to their property. They were concerned the situation would escalate when he began walking around to the other side of the house.

A man claimed the rear passenger window on his vehicle exploded while he was driving in Martin City and thought someone shot it with a BB gun.

Someone complained a lady across the street reportedly had animals running loose that were not very well taken care of. They didn’t know what to do when she wouldn’t answer the door to bring the animals inside.

A Bigfork resident reportedly came home to find a broken window.

A passerby allegedly thought three dogs killed another dog in a fenced yard in Kalispell and the canines wouldn’t let him help a woman remove it. After an examination, it was determined there were no signs of an attack and the dog died of a medical issue.

A hacker reportedly stole money from a Bigfork man’s account.

A vehicle allegedly hit a power pole and the line fell on the highway, which traffic drove over.

A dog looking for a new friend jumped into someone’s car in Columbia Falls.

An employee in Columbia Falls was suspicious that someone was sleeping in one of the units.

A vehicle was swerving all over the road “aggressively” in Columbia Falls.

Someone in Lakeside had questions regarding selling a firearm online.