Law roundup: Officers help man tighten his belt

Officers with the Kalispell Police Department briefly dabbled in tailoring after receiving multiple reports of a man walking around town struggling to keep his pants up. During the first indecent exposure call, officers found the man walking near a big box home improvement store. His pants were reportedly too large for him, but he was keeping them up. After the second call, this time originating near Grandview Drive, officers fashioned a makeshift belt for the man. 

Despite being told to hit the bricks, a tenant was still hanging around their former home, according to a local landlord. She hoped the police might convince him to leave. Officers recommended that she begin the formal eviction process in Flathead County Justice Court and suggested that he pack up and leave in the meantime.  

A different tenant phoned officers looking for help dealing with his landlord. He had a few complaints about his lease.  

Spotting a syringe on the street near a few garbage cans, a passerby decided to pick it up. They asked authorities for help in disposing of it.  

Employees of a store reported that a man wearing sunglasses, a brown jacket and a baseball cap skipped over a few items at the self-checkout area. 

Worried that a man with a megaphone allegedly shouting slurs was driving customers away, a property owner asked that authorities move him along. Officers noted that the man was on a public sidewalk.  

The traffic signals at three intersections temporarily lost power.  

Sick of waking up to a dog barking down the street, a resident phoned the police looking for help. He said he preferred to try and work it out with the neighbor first. Officers recommended he keep a bark log or video.  

The owner of a compost business told the authorities that a man was harassing her, accusing her of running over his son's bicycle.  

Someone spotted a vehicle speeding through an alleyway and blowing through an intersection.  

A summer camp counselor phoned the police after a man hanging out in Woodland Park allegedly taunted a group of children. Officers counseled the man.  

Tired of homeless people in the area, a property owner asked for extra patrols.  

Officers counseled a woman who took her dogs along on her errand and left them in her vehicle. They reminded the canines' owner that it was 91 degrees Fahrenheit out. 

Authorities checked in on a man reportedly slumped on the sidewalk near the street. They found the man with another person sitting on the sidewalk chatting.  

A group of kids in a Toyota 4Runner allegedly pulled up next to a woman and her daughter and tossed a full glass of Mountain Dew at them.