Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Snowball fight too much for neighbor
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Law roundup: ‘Mom car’ driver runs over man’s foot
A passerby reportedly saw a man yelling and hitting the hood of a silver vehicle and then heard him yell, “you ran over my foot,” when the vehicle drove away. The man got in a low-rider truck and took off after the…
Law roundup: ‘The lord’ is no longer welcome at casino
A casino employee reportedly wanted the Kalispell Police Department to move along a customer who only referred to himself as “the lord.” They also wanted officers to tell him he was banned from the premises.
Law roundup: No illumination in Marion light incident
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Law roundup: Resident reports homeless migration
Someone calling from Somerset Drive in Kalispell reportedly told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office there seemed to be “an infiltration of homeless people walking the tracks” behind their residence.
Law roundup: This town isn’t what it used to be
An annoyed Whitefish resident on Goat Trail reportedly flagged Flathead County Sheriff’s Office deputies down and told them she was in her home and saw a middle-aged man taking pictures in her backyard, so she open…
Law roundup: Man punches truck over parking
A man was purportedly punching a woman’s truck on Ninth Street because he was mad she parked in a walkway. She told Columbia Falls Police Department he might be intoxicated.
Law roundup: Phone and watch battle results in 911 call
A man accidentally dialed 911 and hung up. Dispatchers called him back and he said his phone and watch “were having a battle.”
Law roundup: Call for help turns out to be dirty prank
Someone called the Kalispell Police Department after seeing “I need help,” written in dirt on the back of a vehicle.
Law roundup: Man or beast, vomiting is disturbing
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Law roundup: Trusting visitor gets cars confused
A visitor in Columbia Falls mistakenly put his luggage into the trunk of a car that resembled his rental vehicle.
Law roundup: Woman calls 911 over shooting noise, upset animals
A Columbia Falls woman called 911 because people had reportedly been shooting firearms near a bridge for the past hour and she and her animals were upset about the noise.
Law roundup: Robed woman winds up in hot tub
A school bus driver on Prairie View Road was suspicious of a man who reportedly pulled up behind her in a pickup and asked if she had seen a woman wearing a robe in the area. She told Flathead County Sheriff’s Offi…
Law roundup: Drunk man lets deputies know he’s home
An extremely inebriated man on Lake Blaine Road reportedly called Flathead County Sheriff's Office to tell them he was involved in an argument about politics and was kicked out of a casino, but he was now home.
Law roundup: Unwanted spotlight shone on house
A woman allegedly saw a spotlight shining in the alleyway behind her house and then in front of her house. She told Kalispell Police Department the light was coming from the back window of a vehicle and wanted offi…