Law roundup: Shoplifter sucked in by pricey vacuum

A woman allegedly cleaned up by stealing an $800 Dyson vacuum from a store and drove away in a black Subaru, leaving her “accomplice” to continue shopping. An employee preferred the vacuum was returned rather than pursuing prosecution and the alleged accomplice was contacted. She was reportedly willing to help get the vacuum back but said she couldn’t talk at the moment and would call back. That’s when the line of communication stopped.

A blonde woman saddled with bags was reportedly feeding dolls inside a store. Kalispell Police Department was cautioned that she was delusional due to meth use and kept uncapped needles in her purse. The woman and her dolls moved along to dine elsewhere.

Someone got the poop on a neighbor and shared the information with police. Their neighbor was allegedly letting dog feces pile up and they wanted to know if the lack of sanitary conditions was considered animal cruelty.

A woman involved in a collision at an intersection allegedly said she was headed to the hospital because she had swollen legs and couldn’t feel her left leg. She was ticketed.

A 12-year-old reportedly received a call from his best friend’s mother about a 13- and a 14-year-old “jumping” his friend. He got on his bike to search for his pal. The friend was located by his own mother and uncle. Officers spoke with her and she said she had her son and it was an incident of “childhood drama.”

Officers were unable to locate a man who was allegedly using rocks to draw and write “odd things” on a trail sidewalk while screaming and posing religious questions to passersby. 

A resident couldn’t g peace and quiet when someone allegedly kept riding a loud yellow and white dirt bike with gold rims back and forth on the street multiple times a day.

A man, who reportedly lived nearly a dozen other adults was concerned a woman was using methamphetamine when someone found white powder in the bathroom. He told officers he didn’t want meth around his child because they had respiratory issues. Police collected a small bag of meth for destruction, provided him with options, advising him to move out.

A man allegedly thought the political activity he was involved with was related to why vehicles were pulling into the driveway at different times. He thought they were casing the house, which he was turning into a short-term rental. He also said he was receiving multiple calls from random numbers where the callers would hang up.

A woman was reportedly found curled up on the floor of a bathroom stall surrounded by her belongings.

A van with damage on the passenger side, and a sliding door on the driver’s side, allegedly parked next to a woman’s vehicle and a man and woman got out. They began looking into her car with a flashlight and checking to see if the doors were unlocked.