Law roundup: Reckless driver caught on candid camera

After a home security camera captured a motorist driving down the wrong side of the road, a Martha Road resident turned the license plate number over to the Columbia Falls Police Department. They also said the vehicle was going roughly 15 miles over the posted speed limit.  

A van left in a school parking lot raised suspicions, but officers determined it belonged to a man painting his house. He expected to relocate his vehicle to his house within a few days. 

Employees of a grocery store asked officers to ban a man from the premises after they allegedly caught him shoplifting pain medication.  

A Coram homeowner told authorities that his neighbors were out in the street firing guns again. They were always out there, he said, armed with rifles and flashlights. 

Officers recovered two lost wallets.  

A 13th Street resident reported a neighbor's vehicle as a traffic hazard, telling officers that they had to drive in the wrong lane to get around it. Officers noted the vehicle moved regularly and was parked legally.  

Receiving a message that $645 was pulled from his account, a confused resident checked in with the authorities. He told them that he eschewed online banking. Officers warned him against responding to the message and urged him to contact his banks. 

Firefighters headed to a Columbia Drive building after a caller told the authorities that the laundry room was on fire. They screamed "Just send everyone here" before hanging up. It turned to be a small dryer fire.  

Officers checked in on a woman sleeping in a vehicle at the behest of a passerby who said there was a child in the backseat of the Nissan Murano. The driver said that she fell asleep while waiting on a friend who never showed up. She planned to drive to her mother's to rest before going into work that night. Officers reported seeing no signs of impairment.  

A woman reported another motorist for a bout of road rage, describing them as tailgating and screaming at her.  

After an employee wandered off mid-shift, a supervisor asked that the police perform a welfare check. It's not the first time it had happened, they told officers.  

Faced with a skunk living in his garage, a man on Fourth Avenue called the police wondering if he could shoot it.