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: Fresh paint job vandalized with razor blade
An employee reportedly found the handiwork of some scallywag who took a razor blade to a freshly painted truck and called the Kalispell Police Department.
Law roundup: Man wants a break, steals candy bars
An employee allegedly saw a man put three Kit Kat bars in his pockets and walk out without paying.
Law roundup: Tough cookie threatens to beat employee
Columbia Falls Police Department received a report about a customer in a black SUV reportedly yelling at staff about cookies and threatening to pull an employee through the window and beat him up.
Law roundup: Arguing former roommates level accusations
A pair of former roommates accused each other of committing crimes and asked the Kalispell Police Department to sort it out.
Law roundup: Mysterious cry raises concern
The woman told officers she thought the noise could have been a kid calling for “mom.”
Law Roundup: Man puts his feet up in drive-thru
A restaurant employee called the Kalispell Police Department requesting an officer move along a man sleeping in the bushes because his feet were in the drive-thru.
Law roundup: Man fears girlfriend was kidnapped
A man allegedly thought his girlfriend was kidnapped after she went to the bathroom at a business and never came out.
Law roundup: Not a clean getaway for toothbrush thief
A man possibly seeking a healthy smile was detained for trying to steal a toothbrush.
Law roundup: Lost man asks police to find his location
A man allegedly called the Kalispell Police Department asking if they knew his location.
Law roundup: Customer detains combative milk drinker
A customer allegedly detained a combative man who was trying to fight employees after he was seen drinking chocolate milk in the store and carrying a propane bottle in aisle 11.
Law roundup: Suspicious behavior is actually a man doing a favor
A man rummaging through a vehicle left parked in an area lot raised the suspicions of an officer with the Kalispell Police Department.
Law roundup: Employee spots ballooning bag
A woman’s bag suspiciously got bigger and bigger as she perused the home decor and grocery aisles in a store.
Law Roundup: Woman wants her car and husband back
Law Roundup: Woman wants her car and husband back
Law roundup: Woman not a happy camper with alleged break-in
The Columbia Falls Police Department followed up with a woman who claimed someone got inside her camper, hid under her bed and “maced her” although she did not see anyone nearby.
Law roundup: Coworker whacks man with a chair
Kalispell Police Department received a report that a man’s intoxicated coworker reportedly grabbed a chair during an argument and hit him with it, hurting their wrist.