Law roundup: Man found passed out in dumpster

An employee opened a dumpster and reportedly found a man passed out inside. The man moved, but he did not get out and the employee called officers for help because of safety concerns.

Fifteen guys allegedly tried to jump a man at a traffic light about a week ago and he called the Kalispell Police Department asking for camera footage from the area “to prove the incident happened.” 

A man out walking the streets reportedly grabbed a tree in a pot and threw it on the ground.

A disorderly woman allegedly charged toward a store, yelling. Officers were cautioned that she carries a piece of glass in her bra. 

A hunting knife and a hatchet were reportedly stolen from a vehicle.

A woman allegedly thought someone went into her unlocked house while she was gone because windows were closed, a door was closed and items were moved. Nothing was reported stolen or missing. She wanted the suspicious activity documented, saying she had issues with this happening before and asked officers to do extra patrol in the area.

A driver on a road in the county’s jurisdiction called the police alleging that a small white hatchback hit a school bus stop sign arm and called the police “extremely frustrated” with the response to vehicles passing school buses at this location and requested extra patrols. 

A woman who was reportedly stumbling around fell down and appeared to be wandering in a circle.

Someone reportedly replacing batteries in two vans noticed fuel leaking underneath and found holes drilled in the gas tanks estimated to cost $4,000 to replace.

A man was upset he couldn’t park in a specific handicapped space occupied by a vehicle with a placard that expired two years ago. 

Flathead County Sheriff’s Office received a report from an alleged former extremist with online stalkers who posted their old address on social media.

Starving dogs were reportedly attacking other dogs in Coram by someone who found remains in a yard.

A man allegedly bleeding from the head called deputies and said he was almost killed last night and “might be found hanging from a tree later,” but didn’t provide his location.

Someone reportedly tied a white dog to a tire that was dragging it around traffic in Evergreen.

A Kalispell resident’s cat was allegedly trying to attack a neighbor’s dog and was peeing in the horse’s water and defecating in the front yard.

A real estate agent in Kalispell told deputies about a man reportedly trying to sell an empty lot that he did not own.

People were allegedly swerving around a large and very dangerous trash bag in the middle of the road.