Law roundup: Fence hopping dog caught in the act

A resident told officers with the Kalispell Police Department about ongoing troubles with a neighbor’s dog. The animal chased deer, his dog and got into the trash. When officers confronted the dog’s owner about it jumping the fence, she denied that her pooch could do such a thing. The officers responded by pointing out that the dog had just cleared the fence to greet them. At that the pet owner confessed and officers walked her through possible solutions, including getting a higher fence. They also warned her of potential citations if the situation went unresolved. 

Officers released a man that set off a security alarm in a building after verifying he was a tenant.  

Someone called dispatchers looking for answers and seemed upset about not getting any. She asked to speak with an officer.  

Tired of listening to her neighbor’s five dogs bark all day long, a resident took it up with the authorities. She described it as a longstanding problem. Officers recommended she keep a bark log and paid the neighbor a visit, leaving behind a notice.  

An anonymous caller reported a rooster crowing. Officers tried to call back, but the individual’s voicemail was full. The roosters they found were all out in the county.  

Someone agreed to pay off a resident’s credit card, but they were now asking for cryptocurrency in what investigators suspected was a scam.  

Officers intervened between two feuding neighbors, recommending that they consider restraining orders.  

A passerby reported seeing a homeless man kicking a homeless woman and demanding his stuff back. Arriving officers deemed the report of an attack unfounded.  

Authorities gave a would-be chicken farmer the OK to get his permit from City Hall after inspecting his coop area.  

Saddled with a broken down 1996 Subaru Legacy that no one wanted to buy and without the cash to pay for a tow, the vehicle’s owner called the police for help.  

A resident reported a man for allegedly digging through garbage and tossing out items from his backpack.  

After speaking with officers about two homes on his street with constantly barking dogs, a resident opted to try and talk with his neighbors about the situation.  

Officers banned a man from a store’s property after an employee reported them camping out near the dumpsters.  

The police tried to move along two other people sleeping out in the public at the behest of a local business, but one of the individuals complained of blood pressure issues and said he could not move.  

A woman told authorities that she and another woman both suffered harassment from landscapers working on a neighbor’s yard.  

Alleging her boyfriend had struck her while the two were driving near Kalispell earlier in the day, a woman walked into the Police Department looking for help. After determining where the alleged abuse occurred, officers arranged for her to speak with a Flathead County Sheriff’s Office deputy.  

A man walking his dog told authorities that several people on dirt bikes shouted and gestured at him while they rode on an empty field near a school. Officers added the location to the department’s hot sheet.