Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Balloon blowers just biding time
A mother called the Kalispell Police Department when she saw some teenagers blowing up balloons and “huffing the helium.” Officers didn’t pursue the issue further after the balloon-blowers said they were just waiti…
Alien invasion suspected in Bigfork
A Bigfork woman told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office she believed someone was “circling around her backyard” with a flashlight all night long. She said law enforcement had also been visiting the area throughou…
Woman’s Antifa fears unfounded
A woman told the Whitefish Police Department she believed a black male dressed in black clothes on Baker Avenue was a “part of Antifa.” She asked law enforcement to “see what he’s doing in the area” and they drove …
Man sees no evil in two skulls
An Evergreen man called Flathead County Sheriff’s Office after his girlfriend was surprised by a man knocking on a window with a flashlight and then she found two “hear no evil skulls,” outside. The man later calle…
‘Very good friend’ not very reliable
A man called the Whitefish Police Department after he allegedly sold his truck to “a very good friend” in exchange for a shotgun and $500. The friend apparently refused to pay the $500 after he received what he cal…
Man is done with criminal mischief
A man allegedly had enough of ongoing shenanigans when he told Kalispell Police Department his house was egged, flowers were stolen and shopping carts left on top of fire hydrants and “he has taken all of it he can…
Butter knife attack unsuccessful
A woman told the Kalispell Police Department her roommate tried to stab her with a butter knife. The victim of the butter knife attack decided to stay with a friend until her belligerent housemate moves out.
Coworkers get raunchy group chat
A man who reportedly has a history of indiscretions involving lewd behavior got in trouble with the Kalispell Police Department. While he was working at a local business he sent “pornographic pictures to the work g…
Toothless tormentor has the wrong man
A man reported another man—who reportedly had no teeth—to the Kalispell Police Department for pulling up next to him and warning him, “if you ever call the cops on me again, I’ll kill you.” The man believed the too…
Caller needs to know: What is going on?
A man called the the Columbia Falls Police Department on behalf of his wife, who wanted “to know what’s going on.”
Woman salty about towed vehicle
An agitated woman was in the Kalispell Police Department lobby seeking assistance with finding her towed vehicle. She was “rambling” about how officers are supposed to protect and serve, but that they just put on t…
Man takes frustration out on tree
A man, who appeared high, allegedly yelled at a woman’s husband and called him names in an attempt to get him to fight with him. He then supposedly ran across the street and began hitting a tree with his fist and t…
Person sees odd things fall from sky
Someone calling Kalispell Police Department from First Avenue East reportedly saw “odd things falling from the sky” and noticed an “almost smoky, rainy texture in the air.” The caller claimed there was a very brigh…
Woman missing lug nuts might have a screw loose
A woman told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office someone had intentionally loosened the lug nuts on her vehicle. She suspected it had happened when she was at a Columbia Falls bar the night before, but she also id…
Woman unimpressed by knife tricks
Someone told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office she was suspicious about a man flipping a large knife around in a patch of grass.