Law roundup: Dispatcher isn’t in need of saving

A woman reportedly called 911 to quote scripture to a dispatcher who abandoned the call to answer multiple emergency calls coming in.

Dispatch had already answered several 911 hangups throughout the day including one where a woman said, “They do not value you.” No one answered dispatch’s multiple calls to see if emergency help was needed.

Dispatch called back a phone number linked to an abandoned phone call and a man answered who purportedly thought it was “weird” where a motorcycle was parked on the road, saying it “just didn’t look right.” The suspiciously parked motorcycle was gone by the time officers arrived.

An employee allegedly asked Kalispell Police Department officers to be on standby when they pulled another employee aside to have a conversation about him telling people he had a gun.

A patient at a facility reportedly asked a staff member to tell officers that he wanted to report his kidnapping and thought he saw his father kill someone about 20 years ago. The employee asked about what steps to take before the patient became involved.

A man in a wheelchair was sweeping his driveway when he reportedly fended off a neighbor’s dog with the broom when it ran toward him and he thought it was going to bite him. He wanted to talk to a responder to let them know “what they are dealing with,” saying the dog goes through a hole in the fence and this wasn’t the first time. The dog owner allegedly acknowledged her dog repeatedly got out, but told officers that “people lie” and her dog would not attack someone, but rather, go up to them “only to lick them,” as if that made the situation OK.

A man called officers alleging that his brother stole his wallet and wanted to meet up at Begg Park to fight. He called back to say he got his wallet back and didn’t need police to respond. 

Someone allegedly walked into a location to find a woman lying on the ground. They helped her up but called the police concerned that she smelled like alcohol or something medicinal and was not sure if she should be driving. An ambulance was dispatched to check her out because although officers didn’t smell alcohol, they noticed she was exhibiting odd behavior.

A tire came off a vehicle in a turning lane onto Meridian and the driver didn’t know how to get it back on. 

A man driving a bronze GMC was reportedly crossing the double lines on the highway.