Law Roundup: Woman uninterested in ‘meat-cute’

A tattooed man bearing the gift of bloody meat frightened a local woman, who asked that the Kalispell Police Department move him along. The woman, who said she lived near the walking path, said he had approached her before and inquired about her interest in having a good time. She described the man as sporting facial tattoos, a green jacket and beanie. Officers were unsuccessful in trying to track him down.

An upset caller reported seeing drug activity right in front of his eyes, telling dispatchers that they witnessed a woman taking off her clothes and trying to stick a needle in her foot. The caller said the woman was raving and described her as being in an area where authorities “let them hang out all day.”

Responding officers found the described individual hobbling down the hill near a public park. It turned out that the woman was actually a man and he was tending to an injured foot.

An event organizer let authorities know that they might hear gunshots later in the day as they were performing a ceremony that involved the shooting of blanks.

Officers tracked down a motorist at the behest of another driver who watched them run a red light and nearly hit a vehicle. Police located the pickup truck in an area parking lot and met with the driver, who said his foot slipped off the brake and onto the gas. He said he swerved to avoid a collision. Officers counseled the man about his driving.

Workers wanted authorities to move along a man hanging out in the lobby. They said the man told employees not to approach him. When officers met with the man, they found him “super cooperative.” He declined a list of resources and left of his own volition.

The victim of bicycle theft took the matter into his own hands when he saw his former bicycle being ridden around town. He told officers that he got it back after confronting the rider. The rider, he said, knew it was stolen and did not contest ownership. Despite a few missing parts, the man was happy to report getting his bicycle back.

Authorities searched for a man in a wheelchair trying to get through the snow.

A caller expressed concern about a TikTok account wherein the woman, who lived in China, would go live on the social media platform and start signing for help.

Officers were on the lookout for two trucks, one a Toyota and the other a Chevrolet, driving recklessly, to include weaving through the lanes of traffic.