Law roundup: Black bear hits the honeypot

A black bear may have hit the honeypot when a woman allegedly saw it trying to get into the neighbor’s yard where a compost bin was located. Columbia Falls Police Department received a second call about a black bear getting into trash in the back of a pickup. Eventually, it went up a tree.

A woman reportedly went to the police department lobby and told dispatch she was going to each police department to speak to officers about an incident that occurred in Whitefish. She would not describe the incident to dispatch other than it was a “see something, say something” situation.

A man wearing a bandana over his head reportedly went to someone’s apartment where he yelled to be let in and then sat on the patio to smoke. The man eventually called his mother for a ride and walked to a gas station.

An employee purportedly heard thirdhand that a man using a casino machine had passed out after huffing the contents of a tan can of aerosol. A later call said he was unconscious behind the business and the aerosol can was lying beside him. It wasn’t clear if inhaling the contents also led huff the magic dragon to wear his jeans down to his knees. When he awakened, he told officers he was just resting in the grass and declined medical assistance. There was no evidence of canned air or aerosols.

A man was allegedly creeping a woman out enough to ask for police assistance. Officers gave her a ride to her destination.

Two vehicles were reportedly partially blocking a roadway and someone complained they almost hit a kid trying to avoid them.

A group of five to six teens were moved along after allegedly loitering in front of a store.