Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
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Bar won’t squeal about stolen metal pig
A man in Columbia Falls told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office he was missing a large metal pig.
The burglar alarm is not pet-proof
It’s entirely possible a boxer named “Boomer,” a French bulldog named “Gus” and a white, short-haired cat named “Stinky” set off an alarm in Columbia Falls.
Owner retrieves gun left in rental car
An employee at a rental car business found a handgun while cleaning the vehicle and called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to see what needed to be done. An officer collected the gun, called the last person to…
‘Volunteer from God’ helps the homeless
A woman reportedly told Kalispell Police Department two “tweakers,” were refusing to leave the room of a homeless man she was bringing food to. She claimed she was a “volunteer from God,” who helped transient peopl…
Person cuts cords in possible copper caper
Power cords and battery cables to trailers were allegedly being cut and someone suspected whoever was doing it was after the copper inside.
Noisy device prompts headaches
Some neighbors thought there was an “ultrasonic” dog barking device in a nearby residence that was causing them to get headaches. One of the people who had allegedly developed a headache greeted Kalispell Police De…
Road wasn’t built as a drag strip
Someone called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office and reported cars were using Three Mile Road as a racetrack.
Intoxication leads to fight in Bigfork
A man was reportedly “sucker punched” and kicked in the face on Electric Avenue in Bigfork. Someone told Flathead County Sheriff’s Office the semi-conscious man was lying on the sidewalk and spitting up blood. All …
Daughter’s trip a ‘silent’ protest
The mother of a “silent” protester called the Columbia Falls Police Department because her daughter was headed to Oregon. She was concerned because the daughter was talking about everyone being against her and acti…
Woman jumps out of car in lovers’ quarrel
Kalispell Police Department responded to a report of a driver who allegedly swerved at a pedestrian and “threw herself out of the vehicle” on Quincy Loop. The vehicle reportedly rolled into a nearby power pole. The…
Owners report stolen vehicle parts
Wheel wells and mud flaps were allegedly removed from a woman’s vehicle while she was working. She requested extra patrol at the business from Kalispell Police Department.
Man with jug of milk draws suspicion
A man was concerned because he saw another man talking to some young children near a church on Main Street in Kalispell. The caller thought something was off because the suspicious man was holding a gallon of milk.…
Persistence doesn’t pay off for job seeker
A woman interviewing for a job didn’t make a good impression when she refused to leave the property after the interview and employees resorted to calling the Kalispell Police Department on her.