Law Roundup: Uncertainty surrounds hidden camera in kitchen

A woman reportedly dialed 911 and hung up. On a callback, a woman, who was difficult to understand, allegedly said she found a hidden camera in her kitchen that looked into the living room and wasn’t sure if it had anything to do with her husband, whom she had a temporary restraining order against, or her daughter, who recently moved in. She also wasn’t certain if it was her camera or her daughter’s.

A man reportedly locked himself in a shop and called the Kalispell Police Department when he thought his mother-in-law, who wanted him out of the house, was going to stab him with scissors. He had allegedly asked her why she cut wires to security cameras inside the house when she held up the scissors and said, “If you put cameras up again I will gut you.” Responding officers learned that the situation may be linked to his possible drug use.  

A woman reportedly thought a man carrying a bag that “looked like it had a cat in it” was her missing cat. She also voiced concerns that people were making bird calls to lure cats and sic dogs on them.  

Six bored boys were allegedly causing chaos in a parking lot where they ran around harassing customers. The boys were told to move along. 

Someone allegedly attempting a "quick sale" of their house was receiving “weird information” and was worried the house was “going to be taken in a scam,” so they wanted it documented. However, they hung up when dispatchers put them on hold to answer emergency calls.  

A phone reportedly found in the middle of a road was turned in and returned to the owner.  

A man alleged his ex-wife broke into a neighbor’s house to get her son’s belongings and didn’t think they would report it, so he called the police, wanting it documented.   

Someone’s neighbor reportedly wanted them to call the police but didn’t know why and returned to her house. Responding officers learned it was a dispute between two people over a living situation.  

Someone submitted an online report about $700 worth of items were stolen from a pawn shop.  

Officers received reports of hockey club members parking vehicles in “no parking” zones and handicapped designated spots on an ongoing basis. The vehicles were gone when officers arrived.  

A “warming fire” was extinguished and the people who started it were advised that open fires are not allowed in city parks.