Law roundup: Shoplifter gets a free lifetime ban with purchase
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A purported serial shoplifter returned to the scene of the crime — this time to make a purchase. After selling the man a firearm, the employee told him he was also getting a free lifetime ban from the property, which was relayed to the Kalispell Police Department.
A man in a silver Ford Lariat reportedly refused to leave a fire lane.
Someone thought a man wearing a turban who was allegedly taking photos of the fair and license plates warranted a call to the police because they thought it was “abnormal behavior.” Turns out, snapping ordinary photos in a public area isn't a crime.
Officers responded to a report of an obnoxious trio of males in a white Toyota 4Runner who were allegedly yelling and one of them got out and poured water on a woman’s vehicle before driving away.
Officers checked on the welfare of a woman allegedly lying down in the middle of a walking trail, using a backpack for a pillow. Officers didn’t find anyone lying on the trail and spoke to two people who were OK.
A man reportedly used a knife to defend his dog and himself from a dog that was attacking them. He declined medical attention, saying he didn’t see any broken skin.
A man reportedly called police with concerns about stalking and harassment. He alleged that his in-laws kept driving by his house and parking on the street when asked not to, and his mother-in-law had reportedly elbowed him out of his wife’s hospital room. He was concerned their reportedly controlling behavior would escalate.
A woman went to the police department wanting to press charges after someone allegedly kicked her in the head while she was lying in the grass along Park Line Trail and stole her cellphone. Officers spoke to people identified as witnesses who reportedly said they did not see the alleged assault, saying she wasn't being truthful about it, but “heard her get her phone back” after it was taken.
A woman asked police to check on the welfare of an elderly man wearing a cowboy hat and leather work gloves who was out walking, claiming she had worked in memory care and it looked like he had signs of dementia.