Law Roundup: Motorist struggles with basic direction

A motorist seemingly unable to follow instructions got pulled over a second time in two days because of a lack of license plates and motor vehicle insurance. The Kalispell Police officer who initiated the most recent traffic stop noted she had received a citation the night before and directed her to immediately procure insurance — or alternatively, stay off the road — or get hit with another citation.  

Someone following up with animal control on a dog bite from a few days earlier showed up inside the Kalispell Police Department lobby.

Spotting two people slumped over in a vehicle parked in a lot, a passerby alerted the authorities. The unconscious pair was situated in positions unusual for sleeping, the caller told dispatchers.  

Officers shooed a homeless man away from a dumpster in an alley at the request of a caller, who described him as pleasant but determined. He spends hours rooting through the trash once he gets going, the caller said.  

A delivery driver faced a conundrum after being tasked with making a delivery at a facility that had recently banned him from the premises. The driver, worried about getting in trouble, phoned the police for advice.  

Hearing a noise from underneath her vehicle, a motorist checked it out only to find a man. The interloper slid out, headed to a different vehicle and drove off, she told the authorities. She suspected he might have committed some act of sabotage, possibly letting the air out of her tires, while messing with the vehicle. 

Officers stickered an older model purple Honda after a neighbor complained it had been parked in the same spot for more than two weeks. The registered owner hailed from Washington, and the registration had no associated phone number, so officers left a small plastic liquor bottle on the rear passenger side tire to serve as a time and date stamp. They asked the neighbor to call back if the vehicle remained in the same spot for another 72 hours.  

A woman asked for a civil standby while her ex-boyfriend picked up his belongings from her driveway. She worried he might demand access to the home even though she had placed everything that belonged to him outside.  

When several RVs made an empty private lot in downtown Kalispell their temporary home, a resident logged an online complaint with the police, describing it as a burgeoning "homeless encampment." Though officers were unable to contact the person who raised the problem, they did head out to the scene and spoke to the people setting up shop there. The group said they were working on the RVs and pledged to clean up and leave.