Law roundup: Resident wants to apply vigilante justice to traffic violations

Sick of speeding motorists, a resident lobbied the Kalispell Police Department to issue him a dozen stop signs so he could put them up on each avenue in the area to slow drivers down. He claimed that about 90% of the drivers in the area were speeding, many of them using “it like a bypass.” Officers told him they do not hand out stop signs, but recommended he present his concerns to Kalispell City Council. They also offered to arrange for extra patrols in the area. 

Alleging harassment at the hands of a debt collector, a woman turned to the police looking for help. She said the man had visited her at her job over money owed to a local medical center and made a scene. Before he left, he said he was heading to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to get her arrested. She told officers she would have preferred he contact her outside of work. 

A resident awoke to find vulgar words written on their door in feces, the odorious act committed likely around midnight. The excrement was also smeared on the door handle. They passed information about a possible suspect along to investigators.