Law roundup: Knock, knock, knockin' on the neighbor's door

No joke, a man's continuous knocking on a neighbor's door was driving a resident crazy. They phoned the Kalispell Police Department looking for help and asking that officers move the individual along. Officers instead recommended they contact the property manager to see if they wanted the nettlesome knocker banned from the area. The property manager was unavailable.  

Though his car was apparently stolen in 2022, a man wanted compensation for the loss. He walked into the Police Department hoping to speak with an officer and said that he had the title to the vehicle, which was towed and later crushed.  

Authorities intervened after employees of two downtown businesses complained that a homeless man was attempting to settle in near their properties. The man had taken pallets to make a roof and laid out blankets. Arriving officers gave the man an hour to relocate.  

Someone wanted a white camper stickered after it was left parked on the street for nearly three weeks.  

Checking in on a man described as slumped over in his parked vehicle for nearly three hours, officers ended up dealing with a DUI case.  

A property owner alerted authorities to several people found hanging out in the lobby of his building. A contractor replacing the locks stumbled across the group. At least one received a lifetime ban from the premises.  

Officers were asked to intervene between two neighbors feuding over the building's elevator. They instead counseled at least one of them about only calling the emergency line with criminal matters.  

A trash can was reportedly rolling around in a lane of traffic.  

A motorist whose vehicle was struck by a garbage can that flew off the back of a truck reported the incident to the police, who directed her to Montana Highway Patrol.  

Officers unsuccessfully tried to track down a shoplifter that took off on foot with a green reusable shopping bag containing "a lot of things." The woman, described as wearing a camo tank top and black leggings with a burgundy and white flannel tied around her waist, was last seen heading toward a movie theater.  

The owner of a parking lot said that people continue to park in it without permission.  

The president of a homeowners association told officers they were having trouble with a neighbor parking too close to a corner and blocking a fire hydrant.  

Officers warned a pet owner that her dogs' continuous barking could earn her future citations. A neighbor had reported the canines, describing them as barking throughout the day. The owner denied that the dogs barked.  

After getting caught, a suspected shoplifter began screaming and struggling, according to the store employees who detained her. Arriving officers banned her from the premises, cited her and released her.  

A resident called in a "fluffy grey" murderer, telling officers that the cat was killing wild birds in her yard. She asked that animal control trap the feline.