Law roundup: Woman doesn't go with the flow
Someone allegedly told the Kalispell Police Department they returned to their motorhome in a parking lot to find the lock had been messed with and urine on the floor inside.
A woman with “messed-up teeth” reportedly stole cash from a tip jar when an employee turned her back to get water.
The street department was advised about “very vulgar words” written in graffiti on a bridge by someone who was concerned that the “little ones” at a nearby elementary school would see it.
A gray Isuzu Trooper with off-road tires allegedly passed someone speeding at 100 mph through a neighborhood.
Eight to 10 bags of needles were spotted under a tree on a trail by a woman who didn’t want to touch them but wanted them thrown out.
Officers responded to a report of a naked man allegedly screaming and trying to get into a main building. He took off running when officers arrived.
Teens reportedly harassed a black bear in a park by yelling at it and chasing it up a hill.
A driver was reportedly falling asleep at the wheel and his vehicle began swerving.
A belligerent man with a blanket was allegedly impeding traffic in the middle of the street where he was throwing garbage and branches into the road and “sweeping” the middle of the street. He swore, yelled and spit at someone who called the police and said he needed to be checked on.
Officers responded to someone’s claim that they hadn’t seen anyone come or go from a RAV4 containing a large dog for more than 30 hours. When they arrived, the dog was in the vehicle with a sleeping man who said the dog had only been in the vehicle for 15 minutes.
Two calls allegedly came in regarding a man’s welfare who was seen sitting cross-legged in the road in front of a location. He got up and walked away and police were unable to locate him.
A man wearing red and black checkered pants concerned someone who reportedly thought it was odd that he walked around the block “like six times now.” Maybe he was just getting some exercise.
Kids riding four-wheelers were allegedly ripping up the grass on athletic fields.
A pewter-colored Chevy diesel truck was reportedly “rolling coal” and doing burnouts, which irritated someone who flagged down an officer. The officer moved along a female.
A woman allegedly dumped large garbage cans in an alley and went through the trash, making a mess, and someone wanted her moved along. She picked up her belongings and moved along, but the caller still wanted officers to respond.
A woman protesting outside a location was allegedly antagonizing customers and causing a scene.