Law roundup: Man pulled out of dumpster fire

Someone reportedly helped pull a man, who wasn’t wearing any pants, out of a dumpster that was on fire. The man made it out without any burns and the fire was extinguished. It was unknown at the time how the fire started. The Kalispell Police Department ticketed the man for something.

A store employee allegedly called 911 to report stolen trash. The employee wanted the person who stole the trash from the dumpster ticketed for trespassing and asked the police to call back with the results.

A 7-year-old lost his debit card at a big box store and someone tried to use it at a tool store.

Three boys and two girls allegedly cruised around yelling at people while one of the boys waved a “pistol” out the window. The group ended their joyride by parking at the main entrance of a high school. Officers contacted the kids’ parents. The pistol turned out to be a Nerf-type toy gun. 

A woman allegedly hit a man in the chest, trying to prevent him from getting into his truck because she was upset he broke up with her. He eventually got in and left.

A purportedly known drug dealer threatened the staff at a store by calling and saying he’d “[Expletive] them up and the store and then dip out of town.”

A man was allegedly yelling and swearing at customers in the corner of the parking lot.

Someone having an event complained of an ongoing issue with someone blocking an electric power center with a 16-foot trailer that had built up sides.

A crying man was seen crouched on the side of the bypass with his hands over his face, rocking back and forth. A passerby was concerned for his safety

Another passerby reportedly saw a man on the ground with his tongue sticking out and what looked like old blood on his hands. They said he was conscious but not talking and there were car keys on the ground, but no car.