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Law roundup: Man curses cult reportedly stalking him

Law roundup: Man curses cult reportedly stalking him

Yahoo17-03-2025

Mar. 16—A man called the Kalispell Police Department reportedly yelling and cursing about a cult stalking him and he wasn't making much sense to the dispatcher.
A woman allegedly hung out in a store's bathroom for an hour and a half and the manager wanted her gone.
A man, who appeared to be in his 30s, allegedly shoplifted blue spray paint and fled on foot.
Officers reportedly detained two men and a woman who were passed out in a running vehicle. An ambulance was called to respond but was not needed.
A man was reportedly concerned a woman's ex was dealing drugs in front of her children.
Someone had questions about keeping chickens within the city limits.
A man went to the police department alleging he was threatened and yelled at the previous week but couldn't remember where other than "in an area of his house," and wanted to speak to an officer.
A parent picking up his child at a school complained that it was inappropriate for three men, who were possibly drinking, to be hanging around the school by "graffiti rock" with stuff strewn around them. The group told an officer they would clean up and move along.
Two vehicles parked in spots designated for guests reportedly overstayed their welcome and an employee at the location wanted them towed away.
Someone thought the driver of a gray Ford Ranger was drunk when he allegedly "couldn't do so well" backing into a parking spot and stumbled away when he got out of the vehicle.
A man called the police alleging a homeless woman he let stay at his residence was hiding in his garage trying to take items after he kicked her out and gave her her belongings. He said he had kicked her out several times and locked all his doors but she had a "psychotic break and was volatile." Responding officers attempted to call him back but the number was disconnected. Officers tried to make contact at his house but no one was home.
A man was reportedly assaulted by his house guest multiple times and told officers he was also worried about his roommate's mental health.
After an alleged 30 years of harassment and stalking by his ex-wife's family, a man reported his concerns, saying he recently found a note on his car and then had a flat tire. He also saw someone sitting in a vehicle next to his car who drove off when he got into his vehicle. Officers advised him on how to apply for a temporary restraining order.
A man driving a white Ford Super Duty truck reportedly cut off another vehicle several times and was passing recklessly. On the "final pass," after reportedly trying to push the vehicle off the road, the reckless driver flipped the other driver off.

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