Law roundup: 911 caller seeks ‘search and rescue’ to fill empty nest

A woman called 911 — despite not having an emergency — to request the phone number for “animal search and rescue,” which she was supposed to use to meet someone to pick up/recover her bird. When she was counseled about using 911 for non-emergencies, she said she wished she had been advised about it in the past when working with police on the matter. Officers attempted to call the other party, but the phone was disconnected. The officer advised her that the situation was a civil matter. She said she would call back and talk to the officer later.   

An argument heard half a block away reportedly became physical at an east side house when a man, who was described as having a heavy build, stomped on a woman and retrieved a hatchet from his vehicle. Someone at the scene wrested the hatchet from him and he fled in a white Subaru with red tape on the back. The injured woman declined medical attention.   

A man reportedly called the police with concerns about gang activity at a Kalispell motel but didn’t know the name of it or the street it was located on. 

The same man called the police later, rambling about seeing “gang cars” in the parking lot of a building that looked abandoned and said he saw a cat in the office as well. He also expressed concerns about potholes in the lot and said the whole property was a hazard but had a difficult time answering questions or pinpointing what exactly he needed from the police. Not too long after hanging up, he called back, wanting an officer to call him.  

A driver called the police when someone in a brown truck started following them “aggressively” in a fit of road rage. The caller admitted they “accidentally cut them off a tiny bit.”   

A man was found slumped over in a vehicle that was recovered and returned to the registered owner.    

A gray Ford Bronco surrounded by junk was allegedly parked near a park bridge where vehicles weren’t allowed.