Law roundup: ‘Nefarious’ man agrees to avoid car wash

A man described simply as acting “nefarious” sparked a call to the Columbia Falls Police Department. Employees of a local car wash reported the man after surveillance cameras captured him wandering around the property. Officers met up with the man, who said he swung by the business to drop off trash and ended up collecting a few coins off the ground, at his home. While the employees opted against banning the man from the property, he said he planned on avoiding the place in the future. Officers endorsed that idea.

Homeowners reported spotting a drone flying around their neighborhood and hoped that officers might get to the bottom of the aerial nuisance. While it wasn’t flying into backyards, it was hovering over homes. Seeing that no homes in the area were for sale, investigators ruled out real estate agents as being behind the drone. They were also unsure if the drone had broken any laws. The homeowners agreed to phone the police if it returned in the hopes investigators could find the drone operator. 

Officers took a German shepherd to the Flathead County Animal Shelter after it turned up on a resident’s porch.