Law roundup: Errant Christmas trees lands in road

The holiday season apparently got off to a rough start for one family after a caller reported spotting a Christmas tree in the middle of a southbound lane to the Kalispell Police Department. Officers unsuccessfully searched the area for the wayward Tannenbaum. No word on whether they spotted a 1989 Ford Taurus wagon returning to retrieve the evergreen.  

Officers cleared a building after a burglary alarm went off. 

Authorities investigated a seemingly abandoned delivery truck after a passerby spotted it parked behind a building with its rear door open and the lights turned on. The passerby suspected the vehicle was stolen and said it looked like it had once been used to ferry appliances. Officers contacted the trucking company, who said they were in the process of getting the truck removed from the area.  

A resident reported a black four-door truck left parked in front of their property for three days.  

A motorist on the receiving end of a fender bender accused the offending driver of taking off for parts unknown in a maroon 2004 GMC Envoy.  

After sliding off the road, a black Chevrolet Blazer struck a mailbox and a tree. No one was injured in the wreck.  

A distraught daughter contacted officers from Alaska after being unable to reach her mother for three weeks. She knew the older woman was being evicted and may not have had a new place lined up yet.  

Hoping to get her dog back from an ex, a jilted lover phoned the Police Department looking for help. They said the ex-boyfriend refused to give up the dog. He claimed he had evidence that the animal had been given to him.