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: Know when to hold'em, fold'em, walk away
The disappearance of a Kalispell man after an argument over money left his wife worried. She told the Kalispell Police Department that the disagreement occurred about 7:30 a.m. the day before. He left in her truc...
Law roundup: Woman needs to put a hold on anger
An uncouth woman left a business after reportedly slugging an employee on the chin when she did not get what she wanted. Sluggo decided to
Law roundup Man’s bathroom art heist unsuccessful
Three men who allegedly stole a painting from a bathroom had returned to the scene of the crime at a restaurant and casino.
Law roundup: They come from a land Down Under
Officers with the Columbia Falls Police Department met with the couple, who were visiting from Down Under, and learned that it was a misunderstanding. The two were just looking at their phones.
Law roundup: Woman’s heart belongs to Whitefish
A woman voiced her concerns about a man’s intentions to dispatchers alleging he was behaving like he owned her despite being causal friends and describing him as being “like an orphan on crack.”
Law roundup: Obnoxious man not welcome in store
A Kalispell employee asked the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to remove a man from the store because he was acting erratically and being obnoxious.
Law roundup: Repeat beating prompts police response
A woman allegedly broke into a house and beat up a resident. The resident said they didn’t need medical attention, had security footage of the incident and wanted to press charges. They said the woman had done th...
Law roundup: Man chased out of library, threatened with knife
A man went to the Kalispell Police Department after a man wearing thick glasses and a bright orange jacket reportedly threatened a man with a knife and chased him out of the library and then went back inside.
Law roundup: Wild, wild horses near Smith Lake Road
A caller phoned in a report of a pair of horses running free down Smith Lake Road. Headed toward Whalebone Drive, the duo lacked bridle or tack, the individual told dispatchers. They looked untamed to the caller...
Law Roundup: Motorbikes too fast and too furious for one neighbor
A homeowner was less than thrilled with the children of a family new to their neighborhood. The two boys had quickly taken to riding up and down the nearby streets on motorbikes and at high speeds.
Law roundup: Women get into rhubarb at farmers market
Two women reportedly got into a spat at the farmers market when one of them parked next to the other’s vehicle and hit it when they opened their door.
Law roundup: Alleged vendetta delivered instead of package
A man allegedly went into a long spiel with an officer about a delivery service company not holding a package containing $800 in goods at their facility until he could pick it up and was adamant the matter was cr...
Law roundup: Man found peeking by buildings
A man was purportedly seen peeking behind some buildings by a woman who said he then ducked behind a tree.
Law roundup: Man’s rude behavior needs removal
A man was allegedly spraying weeds for a neighbor in Whitefish with the owner’s permission when someone came out and confronted him by getting in his face and saying he was on the wrong property.
Law roundup: Make way for ducklings
The Kalispell Police Department received word of a group of ducks headed down the road. The person who spotted the waterfowl described them as a mama duck and 10 ducklings. They worried that the birds would get h...