Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Pizza delivery guy undeterred by vandals
A dedicated pizza delivery driver calling from Whitefish Stage Road in Kalispell told Flathead County Sheriff’s Office he didn’t immediately report three kids throwing snowballs and rocks at passing vehicles, which…
Wet bandit soaks woman's clothing
A woman told the Kalispell Police Department someone had broken into her house, “ransacked” the place and stolen some of her clothing. She also reported the burglar had taken her water jug out of her refrigerator a…
Piglet custody divides pet owners
A woman called the Kalispell Police Department because her ex-boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend had apparently stolen his guinea pigs. The pigs reportedly gave birth to piglets and the pig thief refused to give them back. …
Police check on suspicious sneaks
Kalispell Police Department received a phone call from a business owner on North Meridian Road who wanted an officer to drive through the area periodically because three men who purportedly didn’t look like “upstan…
Thief steals special Christmas package
Although a woman on Talbot Road reportedly didn’t want a “full-blown investigation” done, she wanted to provide Columbia Falls Police Department with a description of the likely sentimental contents of a package st…
Bucks gone wild give woman a fright
Whitefish Police Department received a call from a woman on Second Street who thought she saw someone in the window, so her husband ran outside but there was no one there. She reportedly also heard someone banging …
Man test drives vehicle never to return
Kalispell Police Department received a report from a woman who allegedly allowed a man to take her vehicle for a “test drive” and he never returned. She claimed it had been a month since he took the car for a spin …
Package on porch attracts unwanted attention
A homeowner told the Kalispell Police Department he saw an older truck “in rough shape” in front of his house. The vehicle “sped off” when his daughter pulled up to the house and he was worried the driver might be …
Man stores pocketknife outside his pocket
The Kalispell Police Department got a call when a man was seen putting a stolen pocketknife down the front of his pants in a store. He apparently stole movies as well and made a fraudulent return for $52. The perso…
Woman's life could be episode of 'Stranger Things'
A woman advised the Kalispell Police Department there were allegedly “some strange happenings,” going on in her apartment complex” after experiencing a series of incidents, the most recent being a man who “started …
For a good time, follow that car?
A man told the Kalispell Police Department he was suspicious of a vehicle that supposedly followed him around a school. When he pulled over to allow the driver to pass, the other driver pulled up behind him. He pur…
Plenty going on at Plentywood Drive
A Plentywood Drive resident in Kalispell was “freaked out” after reportedly finding a random truck parked in their driveway after officers had already been to the scene that morning to deal with another incident in…
Suitcase surfer was good to go
Someone called the Kalispell Police Department about a woman sitting on her luggage in the lobby. She felt it was strange because the luggage surfer didn’t appear to be homeless. When the caller asked the woman wha…
Argument turns into slapping and kicking
A woman allegedly told Kalispell Police Department a verbal disturbance reportedly involving her ex — and drinking — turned physical with slapping and kicking. Both parties supposedly continued arguing and denied m…
Customer 'freaked out' by purple bike
The Kalispell Police Department received a report that a man rode up to a grocery store on a purple bicycle carrying an empty backpack and wearing what might have been a “blue holiday beanie.” A customer felt “frea…