Law roundup: Police asked to police the police

Someone asked to speak with an officer face-to-face because "what the Kalispell Police Department is doing is illegal." They provided no other context.  

Passing a vehicle on U.S. 93 with one too many children in the backseat area to possibly be all wearing seatbelts, a motorist deemed it a situation requiring police intervention. The motorist told the authorities that there were at least four kids in the back of the silver Nissan hatchback and two adults up front. But after investigating, officers learned that all of the children were donning seatbelts.  

Officers checked in on a motorist who had pulled off to the side of the road. The driver told them he needed to send a text message and didn't want to do it while behind the wheel.  

A motorist who saw their license plates seized a few months back because they were on the wrong vehicle asked officers how to go about getting them back.  

Authorities let a woman know she was no longer welcome on the grounds of a store after she was caught allegedly shoplifting.  

Someone reported receiving text messages from a woman who had escaped from pre-release.  

With a dog next door ripping through a fence, the neighbor phoned the police looking for help. They said the black wolf dog had destroyed property in the past and while it had not harmed anyone, they didn't want to take a chance with it. But Cujo's owner returned before authorities could arrive, putting the dog away and getting busy patching up the damage to the fence.  

Summoned for a report of a woman defecating behind the dumpster of a business, officers let her know she had been banned from the premises — after she cleaned up her mess.  

Concerned about a group of teenagers smoking something before hopping into a dark gray Acura MDX, a passerby phoned the authorities to report a possible case of driving under the influence. Officers caught up with the youths in the parking lot of an apartment complex and saw no indications of drug activity.