Law roundup: It all started over a hot dog in a cooler

A man with a short circuit allegedly started recording an employee while screaming at them about the store’s bathroom policies. The man also tried to reach across the counter to touch them. The whole incident purportedly started over “a hot dog in a cooler.”

A woman reportedly told the Kalispell Police Department she was driving with her dogs in the truck bed when one of the canines jumped out while she was stopped at a red light, so she got out to get it. A man in another truck started flipping her off and cursing at her to pull over. She drove into a parking lot where a woman allegedly screamed at her that she was the “worst dog owner ever,” and hit her, knocking her to the ground, while the man egged her on. The man claimed he had the whole incident recorded on a dashcam and said he was going to get his gun.

Someone allegedly lit their dumpster on fire.

A man was reportedly yelling and badmouthing a business he was standing across the street from while holding up his phone and saying he was recording. Officers advised the man about an ordinance regarding bicycles on the sidewalk and told him would be considered trespassing if he went on the business's property.

A blonde woman with a pillow under her arm and a dog at her side allegedly kept ringing the doorbell at a location.

A father and his three daughters were out looking for the family dog when a vehicle allegedly began following them. The parent said he would drive to the police department, but afterward, he was going to a friend’s house to “get his guns and do what it takes to protect his daughters.” He ended up at the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office because he was not sure where the police department was and the other vehicle stayed in Evergreen.

A “kid” with a criminal history was reportedly seen walking down the street with a brand new leaf blower not far from a trailer with lawn equipment. The leaf blower ended up in a garage where people claimed it “just showed up” and they had no idea where it came from. Officers spoke with Whitefish Police who had a case on a man for a theft of a backpack and leaf blower.

A man on a fat tire bicycle was allegedly in a rush to get to a job interview and rode through wet concrete despite a worker yelling at him warning about the wet cement. The man later returned and apologized. The workers advised him it was OK and had fixed it.