Law roundup: Stranger wags finger at woman

A stranger wearing a brown jacket and cowboy hat reportedly went up to a woman shaking a finger in her face and said “If I ever catch you ...” but she did not understand whatever else he said.   

A Kalispell Police Department officer reportedly waited for a woman hiding in a vehicle parked in a gas pump area to drive away so they could do a traffic stop, telling two men she was free to leave but couldn’t drive the car. One of the men said he would drive her home while his passenger went into a casino.   

An alleged shoplifter wearing a green puffy jacket and white headphones was given a one-year ban from the mall. 

A man driving a BMW sedan at an “inconsistent speed” reportedly “brake checked” the vehicle behind him then got out and kicked a headlight on the other vehicle.   

A man allegedly camped overnight in the backyard/alley of the house of a woman rented. She contacted the police with concerns about “what this could lead to.”  

A woman alleged her ex stole a phone she owned and was letting him use it. He told officers the phone was a gift and logged into the phone showing them his Apple ID. Officers told the woman she would have to pursue the matter in civil court.  

A drunk and belligerent man wearing a red and black jacket allegedly assaulted a woman, groping her all over. 

A slumped-over woman in her 20s allegedly went up to someone’s vehicle mumbling and asking to go to the hospital so they called the police. She told officers that “her brain told her to go to the hospital” but was unable to provide specifics about the problems she was experiencing and when further pushed for details got up and walked away.  

Officers stopped a vehicle and warned the driver about having an illegal tint percentage on the windows.  

A woman reportedly tried handling an issue with a neighbor blasting music in his car but said he was “too drunk” when she tried talking to him.  

A man’s green and blue mountain bicycle was reported stolen.