December 17 – Someone asked to speak to an officer in person because “what the Kalispell Police Department is doing is illegal.” They provided no other context.
When a motorist on US 93 passed a vehicle with one too many children in the backseat for all of them to possibly be wearing seat belts, a motorist deemed it a situation requiring police intervention. The motorist told authorities there were at least four children in the back of the silver Nissan hatchback and two adults in the front. But after investigating, officers discovered that all the children were wearing seat belts.
Officers checked a motorist who had stopped on the side of the road. The driver told them he had to send a text and didn’t want to do that while he was behind the wheel.
A motorist who saw their license plates confiscated a few months ago because they were in the wrong vehicle asked officers how to get them back.
Authorities told a woman she was no longer welcome on the premises of a store after she was caught allegedly shoplifting.
Someone reported receiving text messages from a woman who had escaped from pre-release.
Because a dog burst through a fence next door, the neighbor called the police for help. They said the black wolf had destroyed property in the past and although it had not harmed anyone, they didn’t want to take any chances with it. But Cujo’s owner returned before authorities could arrive, put the dog away and got to work repairing the damage to the fence.
Called to a report of a woman defecating behind a business’s dumpster, officers informed her that she had been denied access to the property – after she had cleaned up her mess.
Concerned about a group of teenagers smoking something before getting into a dark gray Acura MDX, a passerby called authorities to report a possible case of drunk driving. Officers found the youths in the parking lot of an apartment complex and saw no evidence of drug activity.
