Law roundup: Police respond to reported ‘tweaker activity’

Kalispell Police Department responded to a report of alleged “tweaker activity” where two men and a woman were seen tearing apart the inside of a white Nissan sedan and then trying to jump it. The person calling in the report said they were also in the grass fighting. Officers determined the people were working on the vehicle that had previously been reported abandoned at a church.

A man was spotted in a store who was allegedly part of a scheme to buy fraudulent gift cards and an employee told police he bought a gun there the previous night. He was detained and released without a citation, however, he did receive a lifetime ban from the property. 

A woman was disconcerted by two guys reportedly carrying automatic weapons in a parking lot because they were “so close to the general public” with “guns like that.” She allegedly said she understood there was probably nothing illegal about this and didn’t want contact from law enforcement. Police called her anyway, leaving a voicemail, trying to get more information.

A woman called the police when her ex reportedly parked in front of a business and refused to leave until she talked to him, which she didn’t want to do. She told officers that it was an ongoing issue and he was “well aware he should not be there.” She was advised he was not breaking any laws and to seek a temporary restraining order to prevent these issues. In a follow-up call, the man was allegedly blaring music that shook the building. Officers counseled the man about his behavior.

Someone was allegedly beaten by their brother and given a bloody nose. The brother reportedly beat and threatened his sibling regularly.

A store customer allegedly left their phone at the counter of a self-checkout register, but when they went back to get it, it was gone.

A transient woman with shopping carts was allegedly causing issues for a resident by hanging out near their garage door in the alley.

Someone asked officers to check on the welfare of a man in an alley who was allegedly “acting delusional” and looked like he hadn’t eaten in several days.

A man wearing sunglasses reportedly put a woman in a headlock, trying to “rip” her out of the car she was driving. She drove away and he left on foot. Bank employees told officers she came into the bank asking for security because there was a man following her whom she didn’t know. An officer left a voicemail for the woman to contact them.

Someone asked officers to check on the welfare of a man walking on the side of the road who was throwing his hands in the air and talking to himself, concerned he was going to get hit.