Law roundup: Ale ditched in unsuccessful beer run
A male wearing a white hoodie and sweatpants allegedly lost his shoes while he fled a store with two cases of stolen beer, which he ditched. The Kalispell Police Department retrieved the beer and sandals.
A semi-trailer full of turkeys was reportedly vandalized and the gas siphoned out. Extra patrols were requested.
A woman was making a night deposit at a bank when a group of four to six teens in a truck allegedly blocked her in and hung out the windows, yelling and flipping her off. The vehicle had been involved in a previous reckless driving complaint. Officers left a message with the registered owner, advising her of the multiple complaints.
Someone was suspicious of a man standing underneath a light in an alleyway because of recent break-ins. They wanted him moved along when he didn’t answer their question about what he was doing.
A parent wanted an ambulance to check out their 14-year-old after he fell off his bicycle when struck by a car. The boy was reportedly riding his bicycle in a crosswalk when a blue car stopped but not far enough away, striking the rear tire of the bicycle and causing him to fall. The driver reportedly offered to get the boy help but he said he was OK and rode away.
A woman was allegedly throwing up in a dumpster area and wouldn’t answer when asked if she needed an ambulance. She eventually left in a silver vehicle.
A woman was reportedly ranting about “section 5 and Gianforte” on a 911 hangup call.
A strange man with a long black beard was purportedly lurking around an apartment building entryway and kept knocking on someone’s door asking for food and disregarding their request for him to go away.
A scruffy tall man with curly hair was allegedly “freaking out on drugs” when he was seen “popping his arms and twisting his body in weird ways” while smoking an e-cigarette. One of the residents took care of the man until he could get a ride.
A man with a mustache and black hat, who was hanging out at a park, reportedly asked a woman’s 20-year-old grandson and his 17-year-old girlfriend if they watched porn while he smoked methamphetamine.
A woman allegedly called officers out of concern that a man walking around a park with a large pole might be a threat to vehicles or staff at nearby businesses.
A woman tied up 911 with calls ranting about being owed millions of dollars and being a “victim of crimes against humanity.”