Flathead County Sheriff’s and Kalispell Police Reports
12:46 a.m. A Kalispell man walked up to an ATM, pulled his pants down and just stood there. A police officer asked that he pull his pants up and move along.
3:40 a.m. Someone pulled up to the pump at a Kalispell gas station and just left their car.
7:47 a.m. Someone parked their big truck diagonally across multiple spots.
8:29 a.m. A Kalispell man called to complain about all the cats in his neighborhood.
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