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: No slam dunk for noise complaint
Someone called to complain that teenagers were yelling and playing basketball at a neighborhood court.
Law roundup: Reckless driver goes buggy on the road
A woman driving a red Volkswagen Beetle was being a reckless pest on the road as she reportedly tailgated vehicles, wove in and out of a traffic lane, passed unsafely, flipped people off, threw things out the win...
Law roundup: Police apprised of friends’ alleged theft
A man told the Kalispell Police Department that his homeless friends, who sleep in his car, stole his $50 e-cigarette. Although he did not want to formally report the theft, he was still salty
Law roundup: Man learns guns and booze don’t mix
A man disarmed by a police officer after mixing a gun with alcohol phoned the Columbia Falls Police Department to inquire about where and how he could recover the weapon.
Law roundup: Naked man takes one toke over the line
A naked man with a ponytail allegedly wandered outside an apartment building and walked around acting devastated. He told the responding Kalispell Police
Law roundup: The time is not right for dancing in the street
Someone was spooked by a bearded man with long hair as he reportedly danced across the street and inched closer to them, making “weird movements.”
Law roundup: No-return policy for man’s bad behavior
A beastly 6-foot-tall man dressed in black allegedly chewed up a receipt and spit it at an employee. Someone
Law roundup: Woman isn’t going to teddy bear picnic
A woman called the Kalispell Police Department to report a suspicious young woman with bags of teddy bears who was allegedly hanging around a car shop and repeatedly
Law roundup: Woman clumsily pepper sprays merchandise
A manager called the Kalispell Police Department to report a woman who allegedly purchased pepper spray and accidentally sprayed it onto pairs of sunglasses, causing more than $1,800 in damage. The manager said
Law Roundup: Case of the doughnut thief
A man, who apparently is a known offender, took a doughnut from the grocery store and ate it without paying, according to the Kalispell Police Department.
Law roundup: Man entranced by messages
Kalispell Police Department responded to a report of a man who was allegedly sitting in a parked vehicle, slumped over. An employee told officers the man was unresponsive after they banged on the window. Turns ou...
Law roundup: Police told to look for man with attitude problem
Someone told the Kalispell Police Department to look for a young man with an attitude problem who was wearing a red T-shirt after he reportedly refused to leave and kept returning to the business.
Law roundup: Man wants investigation of stolen meth pipe
Law roundup: Man wants investigation of stolen meth pipe
Law roundup: Man makes empty threat to pharmacist
A man reportedly threatened to shoot a pharmacist, showing him an empty holster.
Law roundup: Discarded clothes cause traffic hangup
Looking to dispose of old threads, but apparently too busy to make it to either the donation box or dump, someone dropped off “a huge pile of clothes” in the middle of Ninth Street, according to a worried passerb...