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.
Vandalism reported at Bigfork concession stand
The latest in a recent string of vandalism incidents was reported to the
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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…
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 ...
Law roundup: Phantom heavy machine operator plagues fairgrounds
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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…
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…