Law roundup: It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there
A man out for a walk feared for his little dog's safety when a black Dobermann-type dog came charging out of a house and allegedly tried to attack them. Officers from the Kalispell Police Department met with the allegedly aggressive dog's owner, who told them the canine snuck out while he was assisting a contractor. He said his dog was interested in the smaller breed, but there was no dustup. Officers advised him of city ordinances and warned him of possible citations in the future.
Officers spoke with another dog owner after a neighbor reported their animal for tunneling under the fence. The enclosed dog was trying to get out to "get at" the neighbor's dog, they told the authorities. The offending dog's owner agreed to fix the holes along the fence after officers explained the city ordinances and warned of potential future citations.
Authorities advised a person with a male cockapoo that they could surrender it to the county animal shelter after it allegedly nipped her 10-month-old son. She had already tried another animal shelter and it was full.
A caller demanded to know why no one in the Police Department had dealt with a pit bull that allegedly attacked a neighborhood child. She said several days had passed and nothing had been done.
After two large dogs left off the leash approached him, a cyclist asked for extra patrols in the area. He described the owner of the dogs as "not very friendly" when he asked why the dogs were running around free.
After coming across a Snapchat post about a person allegedly selling fentanyl-laced weed and vapes, a social media user realized they might know who it was. They went to the Police Department to make a report.
Officers moved along a couple of people in a van after they allegedly set up shop in the parking lot of a bank.
Store employees phoned the police after finding a truck parked in such a manner that it blocked access to the business' dumpster.
The police agreed to mount extra patrols in an downtown alleyway after store employees in the area accused homeless people of lighting campfires there.
Officers attempted to track down a man previously seen using drugs. They were unsuccessful.
A passerby asked officers to intervene with a man allegedly acting aggressively toward motorists near the intersection of Glenwood Drive and West Idaho Street, and throwing his phone around. When they found the man, he explained that he was frustrated but otherwise OK.
Sick and tired of listening to a rooster cock-a-doodle-dooing, a Kalispell resident asked the police to quiet it down. Officers noted that the rooster was in the county.
Spotting a vehicle pulled over on the side of the road near a supermarket with several "creepy" people inside, a passerby phoned the police. They were unable to furnish a description, though, and when officers started asking questions they clammed up before dropping the call.
A person leaving a hotel spotted a masked man allegedly watching them while pleasuring himself.