Law Roundup
The Daily Inter Lake's Law Roundup provides daily updates on crime and public disturbance news happening around town. Browse the latest stories below.
Kalispell man surrenders following SWAT response
Kalispell man surrenders following SWAT response
Law roundup: Caller wigs out over stranger
Someone allegedly called the Kalispell Police Department because they were suspicious of a woman wearing a blonde wig who was at a location across the street and wanted officers to “check it out.”
Law roundup: Woman blow off steam at trees
A middle-aged woman wearing a black trench coat and sandals was allegedly swaying in Woodland Park smoking, screaming nonsense and swinging a stick around.
Law roundup: Tunnel dweller threatens to beat up teens
A woman hanging out in the pedestrian tunnel underneath the bypass reportedly yelled at high schoolers that she was going to beat them up.
Law roundup: Employee tries on donated handcuffs
The Kalispell Police Department was asked if they had a key to free an employee who tried on a pair of donated handcuffs.
Law roundup: Maybe leave the policing to the police
Taking a vigilante approach to allegedly speeding motorists in his neighborhood, a Columbia Falls resident learned that policing traffic safety laws might be better left to, well, the police.
Law roundup: Police tell catnapper to free Steve
A neighbor reportedly stole a woman’s cat, Steve, and refused to give him back.
Law roundup: Man tries to hitch a ride outta here
A hunched-over man with a walker was allegedly hitchhiking very close to the highway and someone was concerned he “may have escaped from a home.”
Law roundup: Truck throws mystery substance at vehicles
Three people in a white truck were purportedly driving around throwing chemicals at vehicles that “smelled sweet but burnt [their] tongue.”
Law roundup: Woman rolls around the ground, screaming
A woman wearing a blue hoodie and purple pants was reportedly having quite the day when a law firm employee saw her rolling around on the ground, screaming.
Law roundup: Partier crashes man’s tranquil slumber
A Whitefish resident was allegedly awakened by a man banging on his door.
Law roundup: Legally parked car threatens to disrupt boating plans
A man worried that a vehicle parked in an alley behind Ninth Avenue West would disrupt his boating plans and phoned the Kalispell Police Department looking for help.
Law roundup: The boom is lowered for man
A man standing in front of a business was reportedly shouting “boom” and punching the air, making customers uncomfortable. Kalispell Police Department counseled the shadowboxer and moved him along.
Law roundup: Rotten eggs wreak havoc
Someone reportedly threw eggs at a thrift store, tossed food all over the porch and parking lot and possibly rummaged through donations that had been dropped off, leaving a huge mess.
Law roundup: Man scares customers with singing and dancing
A noisy, shirtless man hanging out in a parking lot by a white Chevy with out-of-state license plates was purportedly scaring customers with his dancing, singing and yelling. An employee described his boisterous be…
Law roundup: Man gets on his knees refusing to move
A vehicle came upon a drunk man allegedly standing in the middle of the road at 1:46 a.m. As the vehicle crept closer he eerily “got down on all fours” and ...