Law roundup: Attic insulation mistaken for squatter

Perhaps a little rattled after reading "Jane Eyre," a woman told the Kalispell Police Department that she believed an ex-boyfriend's girlfriend was now living in her attic. She asked that officers come and remove the offending woman. Investigators determined that she had possibly mistaken insulation for a human figure and assured her the attic was vacant.  

A woman was reportedly banging on windows, kicking cars and trying to fight employees at a business.  

Thieves made off with a check left in a mailbox.  

Officers warned a motorist for ignoring a stop sign.  

Worried that a motorhome left in the same spot for a week was hosting drug activity, a passerby asked the police to check it out. Officers deemed the vehicle abandoned and stickered it. They also left a message for the registered owner.  

Officers issued a warning to a motorist for driving a vehicle with only one functioning brake light.  

The owner of a white 2006 Ford Mustang convertible insisted that thieves had jacked his ride. He later called back to announce he had found the muscle car in the parking lot.  

Parents disciplining their child got a visit from the police after a neighbor called in concerned that someone was about to be hurt. The neighbor told dispatchers it sounded like people screaming and someone saying they were calling the cops. Officers checked out the 8-year-old, who appeared fine, and spoke to the parents about the amount of noise they had generated.  

Hotel staff called in the police after a member of the cleaning staff found what looked like a firearm left in one of the rooms. Officers determined it was a pepper ball gun and secured it for safekeeping before leaving a message with the person who had rented the room. A passerby scooped up a chocolate Labrador retriever after finding it running around a parking lot, nipping at children.  

Someone turned in a book about insects they found left in a lobby.