Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Who wears short shorts
A caller asked Kalispell Police Department officers to check on the welfare of a man standing off the highway, laughing, because it was cold and he was purportedly only wearing underwear and earbuds and his skin lo…
Law roundup: Drunk man wants to fight with the manager
A drunk man wanted to fight with, rather than speak with, the manager of a store he reportedly had shoplifted from earlier.
Law roundup: Tenant dawdles on packing up after eviction
An evicted tenant was reportedly permitted to retrieve her belongings, but she was making little progress and refusing to leave when asked.
Law roundup: Hotel clerk worried that guest was in hot water
An employee suspected a hotel guest checking in was involved in a concerning situation when they reportedly asked them not to tell anyone they were there.
Law roundup: Judgy teens threaten to beat up woman
Two teens in a white pickup reportedly pulled up next to a woman, yelling at her and threatening to get out and, “beat her up ’cause she looks crazy." She requested officers to do extra patrols in the area where sh…
Law roundup: Vehicle attacked with a bottle in Kalispell
A driver and a passenger allegedly attacked someone’s vehicle with a bottle. No damages or injuries were reported.
Law roundup: Not woman’s lucky day
A pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes sitting on the windshield of a woman’s car was suspicious enough for her to call Whitefish Police.
Law roundup: Police investigate case of vanishing pumpkins
Concluding the disappearance of two pumpkins from her front porch was more likely connected to thieves than Cinderella's social life, a homeowner contacted the Kalispell Police Department.
Law roundup: Theft part of woman’s Saturday night out
A woman allegedly checked "theft" off her Saturday night to-do list when an employee she “stole quite a bit” and told officers they would be working with their corporate office to provide information for an investi…
Law roundup: 911 caller seeks ‘search and rescue’ to fill empty nest
A woman allegedly called 911 — although she didn’t have an emergency — to request the phone number for “animal search and rescue,” which she was supposed to use to meet someone to pick up/recover her bird.
Law roundup: Why did the mattress cross the road?
A mattress partially in the road reportedly posed a traffic hazard.
Law roundup: Shopping spree concerns customer
Someone allegedly thought it was odd and unusual for a large group of mostly men to purchase an abundance of children’s clothes and shoes, as no children were with them.
Law roundup: Rooster’s crow carries the death penalty
Officers followed up on a resident’s complaint about hearing a rooster crowing at the neighbor’s after previously warning him about having roosters on city property.
Law roundup: Is mysterious woman silent but deadly?
Someone allegedly saw an older woman wearing glasses and black clothing, walking around with a rifle equipped with a silencer on the top of the hill on North Meridian Road.
Law roundup: Cat’s out of the bag between neighbors
A man was suspicious that his neighbor had stolen his missing cat and filed an online report with the Kalispell Police Department.