Law roundup: Pacing hatchet man moves along

An agitated man carrying a hatchet and a 9 mm was reportedly pacing between buildings where someone called the Kalispell Police Department and said he had previously been kicked off the property and had a history of aggression.

A 6-foot-tall man in his 40s, who was wearing a white rain jacket and blue pants, allegedly approached a woman walking on a trail around the community college and said he was friendly before asking if she lived alone or if she lived in a house or apartment. She said she didn’t speak English and walked away, but he followed her to the pedestrian tunnel where he reportedly hugged her, pushed her into the wall and left. The woman did not wish to make a report to the Kalispell Police Department but one of her children wanted officers aware of the incident and reported it.

A mountain lion was spotted in a construction area. 

A vehicle allegedly cut off a tow truck and began brake-checking it, eventually forcing them off the road. The vehicle pulled into a gas station and the driver approached the tow truck driver while reaching into his pockets. Then, another vehicle pulled over and a thin man, who reportedly looked like he was on drugs, also approached the tow truck. 

The tow truck driver called 911 to report the incident and said they saw a small pocket knife on one of the men and headed to the police department. Both individuals wanted to report the other for reckless driving An officer separated the two parties, advising them to cool off. 

A woman went to the police department wanting to speak to an officer regarding the safety of her children, alleging her son had been attacked and dragged through a house. She said it was an ongoing issue and she spoke to police about it before but the issue was not being resolved.

A man with a knife on him reportedly passed out at a table and would not get up. Another man showed up at the location and escorted him out of the building.

An officer administered Narcan to a 56-year-old man who allegedly overdosed on fentanyl. The man declined to be taken to the hospital against medical advice. The officer saw tinfoil with hardly any drug residue at the scene. Police advised him to stop using fentanyl. The officer counseled him and his girlfriend about their decisions and reported the drug use to a front-desk employee.

A mysterious red Cadillac with no front license plate reportedly kept showing up at the location. One morning another vehicle pulled up and the drivers chatted and possibly exchanged something.

Someone complained about tenants noisily moving in, saying they were running up and down stairs, knocking things into their door and banging around over a couple of nights. An officer advised them to be courteous to their neighbors.

Someone calling from a phone number connected to a history of physical disturbance reports claimed a man threatened them and wanted law enforcement to do something about it and hung up.