Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Man reports stolen electric blankie
A man allegedly called Kalispell Police Department to report his electric blanket was stolen “from the outside of his car” during the night.
Law roundup: No place like home for armed roommate
A disgruntled roommate was reported to the Kalispell Police Department for showing up outside a residence with a firearm at 3 a.m.
Law roundup: Neighbor wants bees to buzz off
An unhappy neighbor wanted the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to help him move a bunch of bees. He said his neighbor ordered bees to harvest their honey, but they quickly dispersed all over his property and made …
Law roundup: Caller wants to know legality of horse droppings
Someone calling the Flathead County Sheriff's Office from Many Lakes Drive allegedly wanted to know if it was legal for horses to defecate on the street without the riders cleaning it up.
Law roundup: Man's hunch about going to jail is correct
Someone called Kalispell Police Department to report a truck hitting a center divider and dispatchers could hear a man in the background asking them not to call 911 because he would go to jail if he got another tic…
Law roundup: Smelly dog should be easy to sniff out
A woman told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office she lost her German shepherd. She said the missing dog “stinks really bad” because of a recent encounter with a skunk.
Law roundup: Woman spooked by leaking camper
A property manager wanted Kalispell Police Department to check out a scary-looking camper with two orange stripes on it that had been abandoned on the property four days ago and was leaking something before they ha…
Law roundup: Man hoofs it after stealing stuffed animal
Kalispell Police Department responded to a report that a transient purportedly stole a stuffed mountain goat from a gift shop.
Law roundup: Cleaners get more than they bargained for
A cleaning crew told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office they found a box of explosives while cleaning a utility van in Kalispell. The box was collected by law enforcement.
Law roundup: Object blowing in the wind isn't litter
A man calling the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office from Swan Mountain Drive wanted to know about littering ordinances
Law roundup: Guests take to crawling and rolling on the floor
Kalispell Police Department received a report from a front desk clerk who alleged a highly intoxicated man was crawling around on the third floor and they weren’t certain he was a guest.
Law roundup: Neighbor knows what dog’s been doing since last summer
A dog on Haywire Gulch might want to be considered for the longest bark on record when someone claimed it had been barking “since the beginning of last summer,” specifically most days from midnight to 6 a.m.
Law roundup: Bar removal ends up in fisticuffs
A fight took place in a bar parking lot after a father and son were reportedly kicked out for refusing to leave. Two bouncers got hit in the face during the alte
Law roundup: Man quenches thirst with stolen beer
A cashier allegedly told the Kalispell Police Department an older man wearing a black leather jacket opened a case of beer and drank some of it without paying.
Law roundup: Caller puts skateboarders on notice
The driver of a late model white pickup was reportedly driving to the top of a hill and dropping off skateboarders who then gleefully raced down the road.