Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Drivers lose their minds at malfunctioning light
Flathead County Sheriff’s Department responded to multiple calls that traffic lights were malfunctioning and causing traffic to back up on West Reserve Drive. One caller said she waited 10 minutes for the light to …
Roommate rumble ends in spilled blood
Roommates got into a rumble and there was reportedly a lot of blood after a man fell into a door and cut his ear. People involved in the fight were allegedly uncooperative when it came to telling Kalispell Police D…
Lights out for man at intersection
A man was supposedly sleeping in his vehicle in the intersection of E. Idaho Street and Fourth Avenue East North and had to be woken up to continue driving. He appeared to be driving normally and was OK, but he was…
'Paul is Dead' hoax threatens woman
A woman called the Kalispell Police Department to report a man who had called to tell her, falsely, Paul McCartney is dead. She told the police it was a “threatening phone call,” but she couldn’t explain how the fa…
'Monkey man' strips in the streets
A caller told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office there was a man “running around in the road, acting like a monkey and taking his clothes off.”
Man defends horses against deer
Someone told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Department his son reported a mountain lion on his property. He tried to protect his horses by sitting up in a tree with a gun. He later realized the intruder was just a d…
Man needs divine help to get back home
A man on Angel Point Road in Lakeside was heard shouting “biblical things” and something about getting back home to California.
'Flying' cars pose danger on Lakeside road
A Blacktail Road resident in Lakeside asked Flathead County Sheriff’s Office deputies to patrol the road once in awhile because visitors were “flying up and down the road.” She purportedly saw an SUV drive at “exce…
Dips throw unwanted side of sauce
Kalispell Police Department received a phone call about criminal mischief in the neighborhood when “kids” were reportedly seen driving around throwing fast-food dipping sauce at vehicles.
Firefighters respond to restaurant fire
Whitefish Fire Department responded to a kitchen fire around 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Ciao Mambo, 234 Second St. E.
Whole lot of shaking is simply tree removal
A man called the Whitefish Police Department to report a supposed “earthquake.” Then he changed his mind and thought someone had run into his apartment building. It turned out there were trees being removed in the …
Girl goes missing, but only for 5 minutes
Someone called the Kalispell Police Department because he thought a 6-year-old girl was missing, but within 5 minutes she had returned with her mother.
Teen's voicemail threatens Lakeside employee
A store manager on U.S. 93 in Lakeside told Flathead County Sheriff’s Office that a 14-year-old who was kicked off the store property allegedly left a voicemail message wanting to blow an employee’s head off with a…
Man tells teens to get off his lawn
A man on U.S 2 in Hungry Horse alleged three bicycle-riding teens were on his lawn and wouldn’t leave. He claimed the boys had been a nuisance all summer, according to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office.
Woman fears ineffective poisoning
The Columbia Falls Police Department learned of a woman who believed she was poisoned by her husband even though she had no symptoms. She requested an ambulance to “check her out.”