Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Landlord lashes out at tenants
It wasn’t a candy cane that a woman’s roommate received from their landlord.
Law roundup: A five-finger discount with a green thumb
The Kalispell Police Department received an online report of an alleged plant heist from the president of a condominium owners association board.
Law roundup: Concerned citizen hits the roof about unsafe working conditions
Someone called the Kalispell Police Department seeking advice regarding an unsafe working environment, allegedly due to the business remaining open despite a partial roof collapse.
Law roundup: Woman wants officers to police Prize Patrol
A woman, allegedly being harassed by Publishers Clearing House, was fed up and called the Kalispell Police Department, wanting advice on how to stop it.
Law roundup: Resident fears house sitter harassment
A woman called the Whitefish Police Department, concerned about a neighbor who had reportedly been "calling them in" for unnecessary reasons, because she was scheduling a house sitter and thought they would harass …
Law roundup: Stolen vehicle in aisle two
Someone allegedly called the Kalispell Police Department because they felt a man’s ongoing name-calling was “threatening in nature.”
Law roundup: Every penny counts
Someone allegedly filed an online report of an alleged theft, stating the item was valued at $3.75.
Law roundup: They don't even work here
Two people among a gaggle of five to six teens wearing vests were allegedly trying to impersonate store employees. The business wanted them kicked off the property.
Law roundup: Man needs to dial his tone down
Dispatch received a 911 hangup. On the callback, a man answered, yelling, “Is this you?” followed by a string of expletives.
Law roundup: Family doesn’t find zen in man’s company
A bearded man wearing shorts and a black sweater was allegedly acting strangely, according to a caller who told the Kalispell Police Department that he kept getting in and out of a white Toyota and scratching himse…
Law roundup: Passerby spots a sign of possible trouble
Concerned that a man taking down a sign displaying the speed limit was doing so without permission, a passerby alerted the Kalispell Police Department.
Law roundup: Man goes out lurkin' after midnight
A man holding a baseball bat and wearing a black hoodie was spotted walking around outside after midnight.
Law roundup: Staff have no problem finding needle in a haystack
Needles were allegedly dropping out of a woman’s tie-dyed skirt as she walked out of a business.
Law roundup: Neighbor smells something fishy
A man allegedly smeared fish oil all over a neighbor’s car. The neighbor tried to clean up the oily mess and told Kalispell Police that it still smelled very fishy.
Law roundup: Man is on a butter knife-edge
Two residents who normally sat together at breakfast got into an argument. One of the men told the other he could not act that way. The other man reportedly responded by picking up a butter knife ...