Law roundup: Police investigate case of vanishing pumpkins
Concluding the disappearance of two pumpkins from her front porch was more likely connected to thieves than Cinderella's social life, a homeowner contacted the Kalispell Police Department. She said the pumpkins vanished in the evening along with a plant hanger, which was taken off the garage. The homeowner requested extra police patrols in the neighborhood.
When people stopped coming and going from a van, a neighbor became worried about their well-being and flagged down an officer to request a welfare check. The officer knocked on the vehicle a couple of times and heard movement inside, but no one came out to say hello.
Officers warned a motorist about their driving behavior during a traffic stop. Another motorist at a different stop received a warning for driving with expired registration.
A man bearing an American flag was screaming and yelling at people near a casino, causing a passerby to alert the authorities. Officers spoke with the man in the hopes of discouraging him from shouting at people.
Officers detained an alleged trespasser after school staff removed him from the campus at knifepoint.
A pet owner reported a black male Rottweiler and female pit bull mix had run off.
Store employees reported a shoplifter departed their shop with "a bunch of stuff" and threw objects at the workers as she made her escape. They described her as a dark-haired woman wearing glasses, a purple oversized shirt and black or dark gray leggings. The employees planned to turn video and photos of the suspect over to investigators.
A motorist cleaned off the license plate on her pickup truck following a traffic stop.
Apparently seeing a woman she recognized acting disorderly behind the wheel of a red Subaru with a cracked windshield, a caller asked the police to intervene, warning they likely would be dealing with the out-of-control motorist soon enough anyway. The caller described the motorist, who she suspected of using drugs, as yelling and spitting at people. But when dispatchers tried to get more information from the caller, she went on a rant about herself and the motorist doing drugs together before hanging up.
A young driver found themselves caught between their divorcing parents after getting pulled over by the police. Officers first contact the father, who was a registered owner of the vehicle, who explained the vehicle belonged to his soon-to-be ex-wife. When calls to the mother went unanswered, the officers directed the individual behind the wheel to drive straight home and park it until it was properly registered.