Law roundup: Man assaults driver in fit of road rage

A man experiencing road rage reportedly tailgated another vehicle, following it to a location where he got out and smacked the other driver's phone out of his hand. Then he left in a black Volkswagen with a second male occupant and headed onto U.S. 93.  

A mustachioed man wearing red flannel was “obviously on drugs” as he allegedly tried to break into a shed after “humping a vacuum” minutes before, according to someone who called the Kalispell Police Department. The caller reportedly heard him arguing with a woman, screaming and a popping sound. The caller told officers he had a wooden “stand” in his hand that looked like a table leg. The man asked responding officers for medical help because he was having trouble breathing. 

A middle-aged woman with a pistol in her hand was reportedly spotted across the street by a man who heard two shots after he went behind his house. He told officers that she did not seem agitated and that he was unsure if she was shooting at anyone or anything. 

A man reportedly ignored a restraining order and removed the door handle off a woman’s car because she wouldn’t let him into her house. 

A man was reportedly slamming his door in the middle of the night, making enough of a racket to disturb a neighbor. 

Dispatch had a hard time hearing a woman who lost her voice over the cacophony of barking dogs as she alleged that a man was living out of her truck that was parked in front of a business after it broke down. She accused the man of taking items out of the truck and leaving. She said he had been kicked off the property last week. Officers detained a person and advised the jail about the incident. 

Officers received an online complaint about an alleged increase in vehicles speeding out of new apartment complexes in the area, in particular a green Chevy Chevelle that did a burnout before speeding off toward Idaho Street. 

Someone reportedly thought a man driving a white Dodge Ram 3500 with a flatbed looked intoxicated as he weaved in and out of traffic, tailgated other vehicles and swerved, almost hitting a car.