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Law roundup: Man locked in bathroom at closing time

by Daily Inter Lake
| January 7, 2024 12:00 AM

A man allegedly went to use a store’s bathroom and was locked inside during closing time. He called the Kalispell Police Department saying he was locked in there for two to three hours and his phone battery was at 1%. He said he didn’t try to open doors, fearing it would set off alarms. The owner responded and the relieved man got out.

Someone delivering milk to a school reportedly found a door unlocked and duct tape over the lock. Officers took photos of the duct tape and of minor damage to the door frame. It was unknown if the damage was done on purpose or from wear and tear.

Someone trying to dial into a conference call accidentally dialed 911 and hung up. Dispatch called the number back to confirm there wasn’t an emergency.

A drunk man holding a bottle of alcohol was reportedly stumbling into people and vehicles. Someone called the police “very worried” that he would go up to vehicles and try talking to people.

Officers told people in a “rather large” homeless camp above Woodland Water Park to clean up their mess and move along.

Two teens allegedly stole four cases of Twisted Tea at a grocery store and left out the back door. They got into a white Ford F-150 and were pulled over by police.

A van with a pink hood reportedly caught fire while someone was working on it in a parking lot.

A man wearing a black backpack and a blue hoodie was allegedly trying to open door handles on vehicles and left behind handprints on the windows where he had wiped snow away to look inside in addition to footprints. He was taken to jail.