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.
State says resources limited for road mowing
Mowing the grass and weeds along state secondary highways such as Farm to Market Road is a Montana Department of...
Law roundup ‘Annoying neighbors’ to blame for rodents
A woman called the Kalispell Police Department complaining about “annoying neighbors.” She said the neighbors left so much trash against her fence, it started a mouse infestation.
Law roundup: Florida man gets lost near library
A Florida driver called the Kalispell Police Department because he couldn’t find the library.
Law roundup: Casino asks police to check on penny pinchers
An employee asked the Kalispell Police Department to walk through a casino because there were allegedly two sketchy women who kept coming and going and only playing penny machines.
Law roundup: Man advised 911 dispatch isn’t tech support
A man called 911 wanting to know how to plug his phone in. He hung up after being told to call tech support.
Law roundup: Locked out woman not a happy camper
A woman was reportedly locked out of her house by someone inside.
Law roundup: Man says dead badger has multiple uses
The Kalispell Police Department received a call about someone finding a couple of clothing items and a garbage bag that “smelled like a dead thing” and had maggots on it by some hedges.
Law roundup: Salesmen won't take no for an answer
Two persistent men were reported to the Columbia Falls Police Department after they showed up at a woman’s door and tried to enter the house to give her a “free estimate.”
Law roundup: Woman reluctantly decides to call husband
A woman was “screaming and swearing at dispatch to call her husband.”
Law roundup: Cook’s extra effort goes up in flames
Someone took “extra crispy” to the extreme while cooking a pizza when a small cooking fire erupted on a kitchen stove.
Law roundup: Business owner distressed over hullabaloo
A business owner reportedly heard a big hullabaloo downtown and wanted the Kalispell Police Department to drive by and check it out rather than himself, implying he would incite violence if he caught anyone at hi...
Law roundup: Woman ties up 911 line to report speeders
A woman called 911 extremely upset over vehicles speeding on her road and someone flipping her off.
Law roundup: Man punches, destroys bedroom door
A man alleged a sibling’s spouse destroyed a bedroom door by punching holes in it and told Columbia Falls Police Department the two were arguing outside the Diane Road residence.
Law roundup: Man calls police about vehicle squabble
A man called the <strong>Kalispell Police Department</strong> on his way to the Flathead County Department of Motor Vehicles.
Law roundup: Man gets tongue lashing for rooster complaint
A woman complained to the Columbia Falls Police Department that her husband was “verbally assaulted” by a neighbor he confronted about keeping a rooster on their property.
Law roundup: Ghost, the friendly dog, reunited with owner
Instead of being scary, a big, white dog on the loose who responded to “Ghost” turned out to be friendly to someone who found the canine. The person called the Kalispell Police Department to report the spirited d...