Law roundup: Woman’s truck merges into patrol car

A woman, who was a known drug offender, was driving a red 2010 Ford Ranger allegedly merging into the side of a patrol car. No one was injured and Montana Highway Patrol was advised to complete a crash report for the state.

A man reportedly got lost in the hospital parking lot while trying to find the emergency room and called the Kalispell Police Department for help, but hung up when placed on hold.

An alleged meth user reportedly showed up at her mother’s house with a 21-year-old man, saying she was going to break in and kill her. The parent told officers she was known to carry a knife and that they tried to take her to the warming shelter for the night, but didn’t think she stayed there.

CPR and three doses of Narcan were reportedly administered to a man who was not breathing and turning blue. It was uncertain if he was overdosing. A pulse was finally felt, and the man started breathing, waking up and talking. He was taken to the hospital.

A 2008 black GMC Sierra allegedly parked in a handicapped designated parking space. Contact was made and someone moved the truck.

Someone was suspicious of a white Ford truck with no license plates and a missing window that reportedly parked in front of their home all night. The vehicle was ticketed for not being registered.

A man in a dark gray Toyota Avalon parked at a drive-thru window allegedly told another man that he was arguing with in the car, “Go ahead, pull the trigger.” Officers detained both men while checking the vehicle.

A property manager called the police asking them to check on a tenant’s welfare after someone reportedly heard him screaming and said no one had seen him for 36 hours. The tenant reported a burning sensation in their chest and asked for an ambulance.

A woman went to the police department after getting a call from a man claiming to be representing Walmart, saying her account had been fraudulently charged $1,500 and she was now under a federal investigation. He also said she would receive a new social security number in the mail. Suspicious the caller was a fraud himself, she said she would let local law enforcement know about the purported charge and he hung up. She provided officers with the phone number he called from.

Officers received a later call from someone “who almost fell for a scam.” This scammer claimed they were “federal police” and the individual had a warrant. The scammer reportedly sent an image showing they owed $50,000 and 10% of bail money was required, then directed them to go to a grocery store and “deposit $200 into a machine to wire transfer money.” They didn’t do either.