November 18 – A woman, a known drug offender, was driving a red 2010 Ford Ranger that allegedly crashed into the side of a patrol car. No one was injured and Montana Highway Patrol was advised to file a crash report for the state.
A man reportedly got lost in the hospital parking lot while trying to find the emergency room and called Kalispell police for help, but hung up when he was put on hold.
An alleged meth user reportedly showed up at her mother’s house with a 21-year-old man and said she planned to break in and kill her. The parent told officers she was familiar with a knife and they tried to take her to the warming shelter for the night, but didn’t think she would stay there.
CPR and three doses of Narcan were reportedly administered to a man who was not breathing and turned blue. It was uncertain whether he had overdosed. Finally a heartbeat was felt and the man started breathing, woke up and started talking. He was taken to hospital.
A black 2008 GMC Sierra was allegedly parked in a designated handicapped parking space. Contact was made and someone moved the truck.
Someone was suspicious of a white Ford truck with no license plates and a missing window that was reportedly parked in front of their house all night. The vehicle was ticketed for not being registered.
A man in a dark gray Toyota Avalon parked at a drive-thru window allegedly told another man he was arguing with in the car, “Go ahead, pull the trigger.” Officers arrested both men while checking the car.
A property manager called police to check on the welfare of a tenant after someone reportedly heard him screaming and said no one had seen him in 36 hours. The tenant reported a burning sensation in the chest and requested an ambulance.
A woman went to the police station after receiving a call from a man claiming to represent Walmart, reporting that $1,500 had been fraudulently withdrawn from her account and that she was now under federal investigation. He also said she would receive a new Social Security number in the mail. Convinced that the caller was a fraudster herself, she said she would inform the local police of the alleged charge, and he hung up. She gave the officers the phone number he called from.
Officers later received a call from someone “who almost fell for a scam.” This scammer claimed they were “federal police” and that the person had a warrant. The scammer allegedly sent an image showing that they owed $50,000 and that 10% of the security deposit was required, then instructed them to go to a convenience store and “deposit $200 into a machine to transfer money to make”. They didn’t either.
