Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Big, bad wolf on the loose in Kalispell
A vicious hybrid wolf-husky type dog was reportedly on the loose in Kalispell.
Law Roundup: Impatient driver attempts to exit line
A cargo trailer that was reported as abandoned was actually part of an active construction site and is being moved to be reloaded with supplies.
Law roundup: Purple-haired shoppers raise suspicions
Officers advised the victim of a theft in Plains to contact law enforcement in Plains — rather than Kalispell — about the case.
Law roundup: Concerns about sex workers forwarded to detectives
Getting a tip that one of their guests may be a sex worker from an online escort service, a hotel employee alerted the Kalispell Police Department.
Law roundup: Police help man see the writing on the wall
A man’s email to a woman stating that he needed to know why they could not be together was the last straw and she called the Kalispell Police Department from a store.
Law roundup: Man blows a gasket over dinged car
A man called the Kalispell Police Department, sobbing about his BMW allegedly being vandalized.
Law roundup: Sister decks the halls with mom’s oxygen tank
A neighbor called a woman about her 65-year-old sister, who was reportedly throwing things outside, including their mother’s oxygen tank.
Law roundup: Van sprints down highway
Someone was reportedly driving a light gray Ford Sprinter van recklessly, speeding southbound on U.S. 93 North, weaving in and out of traffic and cutting off other vehicles.
Law roundup: Juveniles committing crimes or helping neighbors?
They told the Kalispell Police Department that the group of possible criminals had made off with quite a haul of canned goods and were headed south on Fourth Avenue West. So concerned was the passerby that they cir…
Law roundup: Motorist holds city liable for their wreck
A woman allegedly hit a curb dividing the roadway after running over the sign marking it, which she said had previously been knocked to the ground.
Law roundup: There’s trouble in the HOA
The Kalispell Police Department responded to alleged ongoing neighborhood disputes about decks, flood lights and dogs.
Law roundup: Kids prank call 911
A child reportedly dialed 911 and hung up. On the callback from dispatch, the child said their mom was home, but they could not speak to her. The child allegedly called 911 again and refused to give the phone to th…
Law roundup: Man wants to save the trees from dog pee
A man reportedly had a bone to pick with leashed dogs urinating on trees on public property. He called the Kalispell Police Department, wanting to know what he could do to save the trees from a death sentence by do…
Law roundup: Hitting stop sign is Instagram-worthy event
Three giggling teens allegedly got out of a black Lexus sedan after hitting a stop sign, took pictures and then hit the road. Someone told the Kalispell Police Department that the sign was in the yard of a residenc…
Law roundup: Vehicle owner confuses repo man for a thief
The owner of a vehicle told the Kalispell Police Department that a man showed up at his residence and towed it away, alleging the act constituted theft, particularly since he had left four guns inside it.