Law roundup: ‘No parking’ means ‘no parking’

Officers with the Kalispell Police Department ticketed a vehicle for parking in front of a “no parking” sign.

A white Ford Transit van allegedly hit a drive-thru canopy, damaging it, and took off. The business provided the police with the name on the credit card the person used. 

A dispatcher reportedly heard a woman yelling at a toddler on an open line to 911. The woman said the child keeps calling 911 and there was no emergency. The dispatcher discussed keeping the phone away from the tot and spoke with the homeowner about the incident. 

Two teens allegedly ran into a gas station and stole two 24 packs of alcoholic iced tea. 

A pharmacist allegedly checked on a customer they previously helped during a heart attack and the man started blaming him for it. 

A man allegedly strolled down the block, screaming obscenities. A passerby grew concerned he was not in the “right frame of mind" and told police they were worried about others in the area. 

Meanwhile, in another part of town, a man and a woman screamed in the more socially acceptable way, out of the public eye at home, but were still the source of a noise complaint from another apartment dweller. A neighbor alleged the screaming and arguing was an ongoing issue. The couple agreed to give each other space and keep it down. 

A woman in her 20s was reportedly walking in and out of a store holding an aerosol can and the business asked for assistance in kicking her out.