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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.

Updated 13 years, 9 months ago

Vandalism reported at Bigfork concession stand

The latest in a recent string of vandalism incidents was reported to the

Updated 1 day, 11 hours ago
Law roundup: Teens back in the high life again

A group of teenagers looking to enjoy the high life jumped from the balcony of their apartment to the roof of an adjacent business in Columbia Falls.

Updated 2 days, 11 hours ago
Law roundup: Every time a bell rings, an angel commits burglary

Multiple “angels” reportedly broke into a woman’s apartment one morning, stole her groceries, fed her cat and flew away.

Updated 3 days, 11 hours ago
Law roundup: Mowing the grass one blade at a time

Unfettered by modern technology, a man clad in flannel pants and a green vest got out a knife and began cutting grass by a park pavilion, putting the clippings in a shopping cart.

Updated 4 days, 11 hours ago
Law Roundup: How many people does it take to move a Jeep

A man with a large knife on his side who was working on a disabled Jeep in a parking lot was allegedly making employees and customers nervous after overstaying his welcome.

Updated 5 days, 11 hours ago
Law roundup: Car owner does not appreciate side of sauce

A man in a blue Ford Ranger reportedly threw “crazy sauce” at someone’s car.

Updated 6 days, 11 hours ago
Law roundup: Firebug threatens to blow up building

A man reportedly “freaking out” and playing with a lighter, at a gas station, lit a cigarette and threatened to blow up the building.

Updated 1 week, 1 day ago
Law roundup: Police sicced on disc golfers mistaken for homeless people

After getting into an argument with two men they suspected of being homeless, a college employee asked the Kalispell Police Department to intervene. Upon further investigation, though, the men turned out to be play…

Updated 1 week, 2 days ago
Law roundup: Man unhappy with gun-for-vehicle swap

Someone reportedly traded a gun for a vehicle but wanted the gun back when the vehicle broke down.

Updated 1 week, 2 days ago
Law roundup: Naked man spotted in the wilds of Kalispell

A passerby reportedly spotted a naked man in the area, who was lying on the ground at the time. Kalispell Police Department alerted the jail.

Updated 1 week, 4 days ago
Law roundup: Man clocked by stranger in ski mask

A man was reportedly left bleeding from the head in a Wendy’s parking lot after a stranger wearing a ski mask hit him on the back of the head with something metal and took off on a bike.

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
Law roundup: Woman saves ducklings from storm drain

A woman called the Kalispell Police Department, reportedly concerned about the fate of ducklings that fell into a storm drain at the location where she worked, saying Fish and Game advised her that they couldn’t he…

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
Law roundup: The cup is half empty when chucked at car

A blue sedan reportedly drove around a park a few times checking out a man when one of the passengers, a teenage girl with red hair, threw a partially filled drink at his car. The gas station cup landed ...

Updated 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Law roundup: Man with gas can seen by truck leaking gas

A blue truck was allegedly leaking gas in front of a store, and a passerby told police they saw a man with a gas can by the vehicle and took pictures of him, thinking he might be stealing the gas. Officers received…

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Law roundup: There’s a new sheriff in town

Someone's agitated upstairs neighbor allegedly yelled out the window that he was a sheriff and was on the phone with law enforcement. Responding officers told him to keep it down, through the open window, because h…