Law roundup: Salesman in hot water with stolen spa
The most expensive hot tub on a sales lot was allegedly stolen during the night after an employee did an inventory count. Kalispell Police Department received a later call from someone who spotted the hot tub across the street from a location and also thought someone had tried to steal it. A white van with inactive license plates that expired in 2018 was believed to be involved in the alleged theft.
A woman driving a dark gray Denali Suburban with a dent on the driver’s side reportedly ran over someone’s foot in a store parking lot and drove away.
Two men were purportedly standing next to a green Jaguar “smoking and looking shady.”
A 3- or 4-year-old was allegedly crawling in the backseat and back windshield area of an older gold Honda sedan headed south on U.S. 93. Two adults were also in the vehicle.
A man who drives a Ford Explorer reportedly returned to a store on multiple occasions — despite being told not to — and stole low-value items like a corn dog and cups of coffee.
Two alleged shoplifters, a woman with hair dyed red and knee-high black boots, and a woman with a ponytail wearing a black cardigan, reportedly filled a duffel bag in a cart with merchandise. The woman with a ponytail, reportedly left in a gold Lexus GS 400 and then got out and ran into a nearby store. The other woman left in a silver Chevy Sonic. One woman was taken to jail.
A man who was reportedly flagged for being anti-law enforcement called the police complaining that management hadn’t helped him when co-workers called him names and told him that what he “does is wrong” and that he is “wrong for not supporting the same thing they do.” He was counseled.
A woman allegedly walked out of a store with stolen hunting ammunition and got into a white newer model GMC pickup.
A neighbor allegedly yelled at a woman about using a parking spot designated for handicapped people and she told officers the neighbor was stalking her.
A man with a tent was reportedly staying between snowplows and using power from a storage area where a property manager wanted him moved along. He gathered his belongings and left.
Two teens tried to get into a vehicle.
A silver Honda sedan reportedly cut someone off and then slammed on the brakes.