Law roundup: How the Grinch tried to steal Christmas in Kalispell

The Grinch descended upon Kalispell, allegedly vandalizing a homeowner's Christmas decorations. While he had no identifying information to pass along to the Kalispell Police Department, he told investigators that the small-hearted miscreant ripped the decorations out of his yard, tore and slashed them, and then dragged them up the street.

Officers stopped the driver of a silver Honda for motoring around town without a license plate.  

Residents found a medium-sized dog with a pink collar, but no tags. They agreed to try and find the owner before taking it to the animal shelter.  

Sick of receiving threatening messages from a former employer, an erstwhile employee turned to the police for help. Ultimately, they decided to block the employer's number after officers walked them through their options.  

Officers cited a driver during a traffic stop and then turned the wheel over to a passenger with a valid license.  

Someone called the authorities after finding a pile of ID cards as well as debit and credit cards. Officers collected the items.  

A private investigator told police that she was working a case in the area.  

Officers unsuccessfully searched for the driver of a white truck with a topper after a passerby reported him for possibly driving under the influence. The passerby told authorities the driver left a store and was headed southbound on U.S. 93. The driver previously was jumping around and acting strange, and he sped off as he left, very nearly running a red light.  

Told that she couldn't park in the alley while she tried to get personal items out of an old friend's home, a woman called the police to ask "what her rights are" in that situation.  

The police tracked down a man who a passerby thought was possibly high or drunk. The passerby said the man, who had two children with him, was in a parking lot with his truck with the music turned way up. He was dancing to the tunes, they told officers. But when the police found him, they deemed him fit as a fiddle.  

Officers let the owner of a recreational vehicle know it was time to move along after he allegedly spent about two weeks camping out in a neighborhood. A resident alerted authorities after noticing that he was helping himself to the residential garbage cans. The man told authorities he would get a friend to give him a jump and then be on his way.