Law Roundup: Beware of ex bearing gifts

A woman called the Kalispell Police Department after finding a pile of “garbage” with a nasty note affixed to it on her porch. She suspected the repulsive gift came from her soon-to-be ex as the note read: “Hey [expletive] face, you are trash.” It was adorned with drawings of a heart and genitalia.

Responding officers spoke with the woman’s jilted spouse by phone, who admitted to dropping the unpleasant present off at her home as she had missed a scheduled court appearance that day. Officers warned him about the stalking code and told him he was trespassed from the property.

Officers were called to an area bank for a report of an “off-putting” man in the branch manager’s office. Employees described the man as upset and angry. They reported trying to keep him calm, but he kept rambling on about God and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Lady Gaga.

The gentleman was moved along and initially assured everyone that he would be headed home, though he later apparently grew upset again and walked off while talking about combat.

A motorist told authorities that someone siphoned gas from his vehicle several days prior.

Officers responded to a report of a man being loud and disruptive near a food truck. Prior to their arrival, he had refused directions to leave the mobile eatery.

Someone called the police department asking for an inspection of his chicken coop.

A man on a bench yelling and talking to himself left someone worried enough to contact authorities. The man was moved along.

Clinic employees called police after a man in their waiting room began causing a scene. According to the employees, he refused to put on a mask and then refused to leave. His wife, in turn, also was becoming agitated they said. The pair left before officers arrived.

A dogsitter called police after her ward vanished from her car. The vehicle was locked, but the windows were cracked when the dog, a golden doodle, went missing. The woman assured officers it was a very valuable pet. The dog was later returned.

Someone showed up in the lobby of the police department to report the theft of a sim card from a phone. The individual failed to recall when the card went missing. They also did not have the phone.

Flipping the bird at a 13-year-old left the teen’s parents hopping mad. The parents contacted police hoping they could make the woman stop flashing her middle finger at the teenager. When officers tried to contact the woman behind the rude gesturer, they only got hold of a man, who said the woman was unavailable. When officers finally talked to the woman, she flipped the accusation on its head. Officers advised both to keep away from one another.

Officers were called on a man wearing a “drug rug” (also known as a Baja jacket) for talking nonstop and acting as if he “has a few screws loose.”