December 10 – A man wearing a colorful hat that resembled a ladybug reportedly stood on someone’s front lawn with a shopping cart, fiddling with his sweatpants while staring at nothing for 10 minutes before the resident called Kalispell police.
A man wearing a black hat, jacket and pants was reportedly walking southbound on an overpass with what appeared to be a 12-gauge shotgun.
A man and a woman in a store allegedly hit each other with toys, took security photos and refused to leave. They eventually left, driving a red Dodge pickup with black rims. The staff wanted officers to inform the pair that they were no longer welcome and were banned from the store.
A 9mm gun was reportedly found in the bathroom by an employee, which was unloaded by staff. The gun’s owner returned to the location to retrieve it, but it had already been picked up by police.
A man reportedly wanted officers to come to his home to document the condition of the house before his ex-wife was granted a temporary restraining order “so there would be evidence” if she returned and destroyed something. Officers told him this is not something the police do, and advised him to reopen the house and call if a crime has been committed or is in progress.
A resident was suspicious of two men dressed in camouflage who were looking for something about 5 meters from their home. The pair had been doing target practice with a bow and lost an arrow in the field.
A family reportedly got into a heated argument over a relative’s attitude, which culminated in a fight that left a father splitting the relative’s lip.
A woman driving a maroon Mazda extended cab pickup allegedly swerved in and out of lanes on US 2.
A woman allegedly stole an ex’s firearm from his apartment. She was given a ticket by the police and released.
A man called officers claiming that his girlfriend, who he had previously argued with, asked him to bring her things but would not give him the car keys to leave and was shouting and cursing in the background.
Someone saw a man wearing a Pokémon hat pushing a shopping cart on the side of the road and called the police.
A passerby reportedly saw three to four people in a building and thought they had gained access through a broken window.
