Law roundup: Misbehaving customers get shown the door
A former customer did a poor job of making amends as he attempted to get a Kalispell business to lift the ban it had placed upon him, allegedly hounding the store and threatening employees. The workers turned to the Kalispell Police Department for help and officers let the man know he was to have no further contact.
Tired of getting the runaround from a potential customer, a livestock owner phoned the authorities looking for advice. They said that a woman was supposed to buy a steer, two pigs and two lambs from them but kept ducking out on their prearranged meetups. The livestock owner said they were directed to the police by the woman's probation officer. The woman later called authorities to accuse the prospective seller of harassing her. She said they had agreed that she would pay once the steer was butchered. After some officer-led mediation, both agreed to call off the deal.
Store employees called the police after a woman banned from the store showed up and demanded to make a purchase. When they refused her, she allegedly became argumentative. Officers moved her along.
Officers cited two drunk teenage girls after they were caught allegedly shoplifting. Store employees told the police that they were uncooperative to start, but eventually handed over the stolen goods. One of the girls was cited for minor in possession and the other for theft. They were both released to their parents and banned from the store.
An upset man left a business while threatening to murder everyone. He was last seen headed west toward U.S. 93. Employees agreed to contact the police if he showed up again.
Vandals struck overnight, knifing a vehicle tire.
A store manager was caught in the middle when a former employee texted them to threaten a current employee.
Officers advised the owner of a new vehicle to turn in the license plates to the state Department of Motor Vehicles after a traffic stop near 10th Street West.
A man who had been hit with bear spray several nights earlier reported the attack to police, telling them he had not reported it earlier because the assailants had threatened him. He described them as criminals and drug dealers, and said he feared retaliation. Officers walked him through the temporary restraining order process.
After their daughter's car was vandalized and someone claiming to be a school resource officer left a mysterious message demanding $700, a parent phoned the police.
Someone turned in a bag of marijuana they found in an alleyway.