Law roundup: Man in boxer shorts poses a threat

A man decided to keep his family inside their residence with the doors locked and called Kalispell Police Department reportedly because a man, who could usually be seen “working on wood,” was standing outside in his boxers and told the patriarch he had “another thing coming” and that his family needed to “watch out.”

A woman drove her boyfriend, who was in the backseat “passed out drunk,” to the emergency room when he tried to choke her. His next car trip — jail.

Security footage recorded a cleaning crew stealing items off the floor and attempting to break into cash registers and electronic cases, which may have resulted in one of them making a side trip to the hospital.

A woman thought a man was breaking into a garage after he parked a black vehicle in a church lot and walked over to the residence. He told officers he parked his vehicle at the church and walked home because it had a loud exhaust and he didn’t want to wake up the neighbors.

A man went out to his vehicle after doing after-hours cleaning at a theater and reportedly found it had been vandalized and equipment was missing.

Someone thought a bearded man was on drugs when they claimed he was in the middle of a parking lot “arguing with the voices in his head” and then began “playing” with a shopping cart.

Three men with bandanas on their heads in a pickup were purportedly watching everyone at a store, which gave someone the impression they were casing the business.

Someone requested officers check on a man’s welfare when he stumbled in the street and fell into their yard. They said he had a big cut on his head and might be drunk.

Someone reported neighbors for animal cruelty when they said a dog with very thick fur and a “shock collar” would sit on rocks and moan all day and had very little water, so another neighbor tried to feed it ice cubes.

Someone reportedly stabbed a person’s tire.

A Jeep abandoned “in a bad spot” was allegedly leaking gas.

A water sprinkler was running for two days and someone didn’t know if it was on public or private property.

Two males allegedly stole a beer and ran out to a green pickup that headed eastbound on 13th Street.

Someone calling on a phone line with a bad connection alleged a rock with something written or painted on it was thrown in their yard but nothing was damaged.

A man who was reportedly served one drink fell asleep at a machine. Staff said he would wake up for a couple of moments and then pass out again and requested officers check on his welfare, which they did. He denied medical assistance and staff said he could stay.

The driver of a green older car was reportedly switching between slamming on the gas and slamming on the brakes.

Someone was suspicious of what two boys and a girl were really up to when they were seen getting into cars and going up and down the road. The group was then seen using flashlights in the alley behind their house and told them they were looking for friends. The kids ran off while the resident was on the phone reporting their suspicions.