Law Roundup: 'End of days' awaits man
Daily Inter-Lake | UPDATED 1 year, 7 months AGO
A man went to the Kalispell Police Department wanting it documented that another man was allegedly sending him threatening text messages that he would “meet the end of his days.”
An employee was disconcerted by a man with a “creepy-evil smile,” holding a wet paper bag, when he claimed he was being chased and needed help and a safe place to be but couldn’t explain who was chasing him.
A motel guest allegedly got out the popcorn and watched a man in a silver Toyota 4Runner allegedly take items from a store every few hours nightly, reporting it to police. The latest item the man took looked like a giant picture or a mirror and drove away onto U.S. 93.
A customer using the bathroom was reportedly locked in a store when he walked out to find it closed for the night and called the police for help. He said he thought the store was open for 24 hours; couldn’t find anyone else in the store and would wait by the front where his wife was waiting outside by their rental car. Eventually, he spotted an employee who let him out.
Someone thought officers should check on a man who reportedly knocked over a garbage can and was screaming at it.
A drunk woman with a ponytail allegedly rolled around the sidewalk, singing and swearing.
Someone reportedly broke through a resident’s bathroom window and stole their credit cards. The resident called the police about two hours later saying he had to first close the accounts.
Two men were allegedly taking pictures of license plates and looking into vehicles.
An officer explained the city’s animal cruelty ordinance to a dog owner who reportedly left two panting German shepherds in a vehicle with the windows open and a shade on the windshield.
The cruelty ordinance was later explained to a man who allegedly left an overheated dog in a red Toyota Camry where someone had attempted to pour water through a window into its a bowl. Officers told him he could be ticketed next time.
A woman reportedly bought a gift card for $499.99 and gave the card number to a scammer. She was advised to report it to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center at https://www.ic3.gov.
A man allegedly attempted to purchase a 1992 Chevy 1500 from Facebook Marketplace by paying an individual $820. He tried to get a refund but was told — likely by a scammer — he needed to buy a gift card to “activate the refund.”
A woman reportedly drained her and her boyfriend’s joint bank account after the couple broke up.
A woman in her mid-20s wandered around an alley and into people’s yards. Someone thought she seemed confused and asked officers to check on her welfare.