Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: O brother, where art thou?
Unsuccessfully trying to track down his brother, a man phoned the Kalispell Police Department from Oregon looking for help.
Law roundup: Man alleges ‘neighbors are through the roof’
A man, who sounded drunk, reportedly called the Kalispell Police Department and said, “The neighbors are through the roof.” When asked to explain ...
Law roundup: Woman hears the sounds of an arrest
A woman allegedly heard someone kick or hit her door with something and wanted a Kalispell Police Department officer to drive by and make sure no one was outside. Officers told her the noise came from law enforceme…
Law roundup: Woman takes issue with standing passengers
A concerned woman called the Kalispell Police Department alleging kids had to stand in a 15-passenger van leaving a school because there weren’t enough seats.
Law Roundup: Mama bear and cubs lounging at City Beach
Whitefish Lake beach-goers reported a mama black bear and two cubs hanging around a public pavilion at City Beach.
Law roundup: Truck takes off after pedestrian collision
A red or maroon truck reportedly pulled in front of a pedestrian, who cut his eyebrow when he collided with the truck. The driver allegedly took off afterward and was last seen on Market Place Street. The pedestria…
Law roundup: Camper slops sewage all over the ground
Someone in a camper reportedly dumped the contents of the sewage tank all over the ground of a location where someone called the Kalispell Police Department, wanting them kicked off the property when the vehicle le…
Law Roundup: Creepy acrobat concerns young girls
Young girls at Whitefish City Beach told police they were approached by an older fellow who insisted he could teach them how to do backflips. After being asked to leave, the man moved on to practice elsewhere. No c…
Law roundup: Student gives himself an early release day
After escaping the classroom with a school employee hot on his heels, a 9-year-old boy broke into a nearby home looking for sanctuary. The school worker phoned the Kalispell Police Department, saying she couldn't e…
Law roundup: Rude awakening for napping man
Naptime was over, permanently, for a man in his 70s who was reportedly banned from a location where an employee said he had been sleeping there for the last two hours and had been there the previous day. He moved a…
Law Roundup: Unbagged groceries sacked in theft
A woman claimed her neighbors stole a cart of groceries because the groceries "weren’t bagged" and that she called the store and was told they stole from them. She also claimed the adults were intoxicated and child…
Law Roundup: Sheriff's vehicle crunched in grocery collision
A T-bone collision involving a Flathead County Sheriff’s vehicle and a Dodge flatbed truck was reported in front of a grocery store. There was reportedly heavy front-end damage to the deputy’s vehicle and to the pa…
Law roundup: All bets are off after costly cat giveaway
A man called the Kalispell Police Department, alleging that his partner in Las Vegas had given away his cats, one of which was purportedly worth $5,000. He said Las Vegas police instructed him to go to the local po…
Law roundup: Casino-goer takes a gamble on fake bill
A man thought luck was on his side when he purportedly tried to insert a fake $100 bill into a Keno machine at a casino, causing it to stop working.
Law Roundup: Cat gets stuck inside vehicle
A meowing cat was reportedly stuck inside a vehicle. After fruitless attempts to free it using a drill, someone called the Kalispell Police Department, requesting a tow truck to lift the vehicle to try rescuing it …