Law roundup: Crime pays for snack thief

Officers with the Kalispell Police Department were asked to investigate the theft of a Hostess snack after a woman allegedly walked out of an Idaho Street store with the product. Employees told authorities that the woman apparently paid for $1 in gas before entering the business. She tried to make off with four Hostess products, but only got away with one item, they said.

The eagle-eyed employees described the woman as in her 20s with brown curly hair and wearing green pants, a black hooded sweatshirt and tennis shoes. She left in a vehicle that contained a male passenger. The employees planned to turn over surveillance video to authorities.

Someone wanted a loiterer cited for trespassing after he allegedly returned to a property he was previously banned from.

A caller reported spotting a man and a woman arguing with each other. The man, they said, had begun throwing things around. When officers arrived at the home where the reported disturbance occurred, the woman confirmed the disagreement and described it as an argument.

The victim of a theft told officers the suspected thief was threatening him. He had received text messages from the alleged culprit agreeing to return the stolen items but would knock the victim’s face off if they came face-to-face. Some of the tools were later returned.

A motorist parked in front of the entrance of a building told officers another man threatened him, saying he would beat him up “if he doesn’t get out of there.” Responding officers determined the confrontation arose from a misunderstanding.

The owner of a local firm accused an employee of pilfering money from a business account. They headed to police headquarters to file a report of fraud.

The former mother-in-law of a woman on probation told officers her one-time in-law planned to flee to Washington state via the train. She said she tried to contact her ex-daughter-in-law’s probation officer.

A caller reported running into trouble after a box full of marijuana broke open the week prior. Authorities, he said, had confiscated the contents. But now the intended recipient of the marijuana was coming around every day looking for the package. Officers counseled the caller.

Directed by a physician to contact authorities, a patient told officers that their bottle of Xanax had gone missing. They needed to file a report before the doctor would refill the prescription.

Officers counseled a man on how to care for puppies after one of the animals he sold came up positive for canine parvovirus. Authorities learned of the litter after a caller reported seeing them up for sale in the parking lot of a local grocery store. According to the caller, the puppies seemed skinny and the conditions of the improvised pet store — a green Chevrolet Tahoe — appeared less than hygienic.

A woman released from a local medical facility refused to leave despite being discharged. The woman told employees to call the police as they would give her a ride. She left before officers arrived.

Someone called dispatchers, concerned their car was stolen. They found the car, parked in a different lot, while still on the phone with dispatchers.

An employee contacted authorities to report a forgery. They accused a woman of signing for her husband on loan documents. The documents were then notarized by a former colleague, they told officers.