Law roundup: A prankster got him gouda

Gee whiz, a customer must have thought as he left a store to find his car covered in Cheez Whiz. He phoned in the possible queso criminal mischief to the Kalispell Police Department, but had places to go. Store employees agreed to scrounge up surveillance footage of the parking lot in the meantime.

Officers cited a woman for trespassing after she showed up at a store that previously banned her presence.

Authorities investigated the stabbing of four Christmas inflatables, but lacked information on any possible suspects. 

Officers took a woman to the county jail after receiving reports she was tearing apart the inside of someone’s home and that someone wanted her gone. 

A neighbor expressed concern about a trio of dogs left outside all day. They were unsure if the canines had access to food or water and the group was huddled up on a deck. The pets also had spent the day barking and whining. Responding officers reported hearing no noise in the neighborhood and forwarded the report along to animal control. 

Hearing a lot of new voices emanating from the next door neighbor’s home as well as banging, a resident phoned the police wondering if it was perhaps suspicious. The resident described the usual occupant of the home as an older woman. Officers checked it out and learned that the woman just had family over. 

A man reported the theft of a battery pack, but was unsure if he wanted to go any further with the case. Officers recommended he call back if he decided to get law enforcement involved. 

The keen-eyed owner of a parking lot noticed the same woman sleeping in the area over the span of three nights on his surveillance cameras. He asked that the police take care of her. Officers were unable to track down the woman. 

After being subjected to a screaming man outside of his storage unit, a caller alerted the police. While the caller felt that they might be in danger, they turned down help from the authorities. 

Someone broke a car window and the vehicle’s owner asked that the police log the vandalism. 

A possibly faulty car alarm prompted a motorist to phone the authorities. She said the alarm started going off while the vehicle was parked in the carport. Though she tried to turn it off using her keys, the alarm persisted. Officers noted she was mostly concerned that her car keys were on the fritz. They later learned that the car has an alarm for when it is left unlocked. 

Officers recommended that a resident block the phone number of an acquaintance in Whitefish after the acquaintance sent threatening messages.