Law roundup: House party revelry takes a nosedive

Someone heard a lot of screaming and a person threatening to mess someone up at an apartment house party where a drunk man and a sober man got into a shoving match; the drunk man had a seizure and hit his head on a countertop, leaving a laceration; and a verbal argument ensued between the drunk man and his girlfriend. The drunk man’s father, who was called earlier out of concern things would escalate, allegedly told the sober man he was not welcome at the residence at his son’s request.

A man said his snowblower was back in his possession after he found it down the street with an empty tank of gas and wanted to thank the Kalispell Police Department officer who assisted him for “being a very nice person.”

A property manager described a foul ­odor allegedly emanating from a woman’s apartment as burnt urine, claiming it was indicative of methamphetamine being cooked. They said they noticed the odor was heavier on the previous day and wanted officers to check it out. Officers knocked on the resident’s door but no one answered. Police did not notice a smell. Officers discussed the legalities and laws that applied to police as opposed to landlords in these types of situations.

Two rowdy drunk men carrying alcohol bottles were allegedly going up and down the stairs of an apartment building, knocking and shaking doors and yelling.

A passenger allegedly would not get off a bus after riding it for a while and the driver was uncomfortable confronting him about it. The bus stopped at a hotel to wait for law enforcement. The man was taken to the warming shelter, then given a courtesy ride to the east side of town and then back to the warming shelter where a final decision was made he would stay there.

An orange Prius with “seven county plates,” reportedly drove in and out of lanes and then slid through a red light.

Two adults with children in tow were reportedly prevented from leaving a store by a manager standing at the front door when it was believed one of the individuals put on new shoes and put their old shoes in the box. It could not be determined if a theft occurred and the group left. Officers told employees to call if the group returned to have them moved along because they made employees uncomfortable.

Officers reportedly received orders that a man was not to be left outside overnight due to the extreme temperatures and was talked into going to the warming shelter.

A belligerent drunk man allegedly went to a grocery store three to four times in one night and was told to leave each time.

Parents were reportedly perturbed that a 14-year-old wasn’t “charged with something” when the unaccompanied teen tried to enter the same bathroom as their 11-year-old at the theater.

Someone thought it was suspicious when a thin young man with a shovel went to a residence claiming he shoveled their driveway the previous day and wanted money. They said their sister gave him $5 and he left, but they wanted officers to check him out because they thought it was odd.