Law roundup: When company housing means a tent in the parking lot

Spotting someone camping out in a tent erected in the parking lot, a casino employee asked the Kalispell Police Department to shepherd the individual off the property. Officers approached the camper and learned that he also worked at the business and claimed he had the general manager's permission to make camp in the parking lot. The manager, though, asked the authorities to move him along. After a little more back and forth, officers let the manager know that unless she wanted to ban her employee from the grounds, the department was extricating itself from the situation.  

Seeing a woman slumped over in a gold Chevrolet SUV, a passerby phoned the police. Officers learned that the woman was sleeping in her car after getting into a fight with her boyfriend.  

An artist attempting to make a green box his canvas earned a citation from the police. 

After a man with a sign started pacing around a corner, an onlooker asked officers to move him along.  

A vandal keyed another person's car.  

Someone phoned the police with questions about the city's parking ordinance.  

Hearing the neighbors in a camper one site over getting increasingly rowdy, a caller asked the authorities to intervene. They said the pair had been arguing for a couple of hours and the disagreement had escalated into yelling. Officers learned the couple was arguing about their adult daughter. They agreed to keep it down.  

A motorist's trip was detoured to the county jail after they allegedly pulled a gun on another driver. The victim told officers that the driver of a gray Toyota RAV4 flashed a revolver at them. Using a photo provided by the victim, officers tracked down the motorist and pulled him in for an interview.  

Noticing a shirtless man nailing cardboard signs to trees, a passerby alerted the authorities. They learned the man was just looking for a ride home.