Law roundup: Adverse drug reactions not a crime

After allegedly suffering an allergic reaction to pain medication, a patient turned his doctor over to the Kalispell Police Department. He asked to press malpractice charges against the supposed quack. Officers recommended he get a lawyer and pursue the issue in civil court as allergic reactions to prescribed medications did not constitute a criminal offense.

The manager of a local business contacted authorities after growing tired of playing a cat and mouse game with a man living in a car parked on the side of the firm's building. The man had taken to hiding from her or pretending he was asleep when she approached. She asked that officers move him along.

Apparent vandals struck a pair of parked vehicles, possibly over the weekend, draining them of fuel. The individual who reported the vandalism said it didn't appear as though theft was the motive. Most of the gas was left on the ground.

Officers secured a firearm during a consent search.

A friendly-enough man was apparently out in front of a business imitating a traffic guard and directing motorists about. A worker, worried that the man was on drugs, rang the police. Officers determined that he was fine. 

A caller asked the police to return to a spot where they had earlier dislodged several homeless people. The group had left behind a tackle box and, fearing that it contained drugs, the caller wanted officers to make a return trip to clean it up.

Officers banned a man from city parks for one year.

A "Karen" was allegedly leaving harassing and threatening voicemails with someone.

Officers were asked to check in on a woman screaming while running southbound on Second Avenue East. She was described as in her 20s and carrying a pair of duffle bags.

After her shipments failed to show up, a woman approached the police concerned her mailman was stealing them. Tracking the packages, she saw that they were marked as delivered, but they never arrived, she told officers. She reported having already spoken with the postmaster to no avail and wanted to report the missing packages as thefts.

Officers headed to a business after the silent alarm went off only to learn that a child accidentally hit it. 

Officers intervened after a resident allegedly threatened to damage a neighbor's home, possibly by setting it alight. 

A tenant in the process of moving out asked for a civil standby when her soon-to-be former landlord blocked in her moving truck. She admitted to owing him money and said they went to court over it. As she couldn't cover the debt, she said she was asked to leave the property.

The driver of a red Volkswagen Beetle saw their driver's license seized and a citation issued after a traffic stop. 

Officers unsuccessfully tried to track down a Chevrolet pickup truck after the driver allegedly flashed a gun at another motorist while playing chicken on the roadway. The truck was described as festooned with stickers featuring an American flag, Fox logo, antlers "and something about Montana."