Law roundup: Bat-wielding woman wants a crack at fixing crooked parking job

A woman was reportedly beating vehicles with a bat she also swung at two men who lived with her. She allegedly told a Kalispell Police Department officer that one of the men was supposed to pull a limo into the garage for repairs, but he was driving crookedly and she yelled at him to get out so she could park it “correctly.” When he reportedly refused to get out, she grabbed the bat to “defend her property” and give him an incentive to get out. He grabbed the bat and left before officers could get his version of events. She complained about the men and the officer reportedly provided her options for obtaining a temporary restraining order and eviction, but she responded by saying she was going to sue the police department, Flathead County Sheriff’s Office, and, for good measure, Montana Highway Patrol for “violating her rights” because the agencies “don’t protect her.” 

A bald tattooed man reportedly walked up and down Main Street screaming and cursing at people after he picked up an order at a restaurant yet kept asking employees if he already paid, which led someone to think he was “on something.” 

A 14-year-old out riding his bicycle on the bike path was startled by a man with his eyes closed lying under a rickety bridge trestle who he thought was “choking to death” and called police. The alarmed teen began swearing when the dispatcher asked for more information, saying he was just a kid riding by on his bike and that the man was drinking “Listerine-like alcohol.” Officers had a good idea of who the man was and found him coughing up blood, unconscious, but it appeared he was passed out rather than in distress.

Used needles were reportedly found in the street next to someone’s house who asked officers to do extra patrol because there was “increased activity with people snooping.” The person said they noticed homeless people living on the block were digging under rocks and thought that was how they hid things. 

A woman reportedly saw a shadow pass by her living room. She grew more suspicious when she saw the shadow again in her bedroom. Opening the curtains, she was alarmed to see a “younger kid” trying to remove the screen from the window. She asked him what he was doing, said no, and he left. 

Dogs reportedly left in a dark gray Subaru Outback parked by the movie theater were lunging out the window barking at people walking by and although the vehicle was parked in the shade with the windows open, it was still hot out, and they had no water. 

An aggressive neighbor was reportedly putting notes on “patron vehicles” parked on the street and someone wanted advice about how to deal with it. 

The driver of an old gold minivan with a reputation allegedly “stared down” someone and sped away.