Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Opportunistic thief makes off with Subaru
A man called the Kalispell Police Department to report someone had stolen his 1997 Subaru Legacy. Despite the age of the vehicle, it was a prime candidate for theft due to the fact it was left unlocked and running.…
Tidy yards must include neighbors, too
A Columbia Falls resident called to complain about weeds and garbage in her neighbor’s yard, but a check of the property revealed no weeds or extremely long grass. There were children’s toys and bikes in the yard, …
Plot thickens in flower-pot whodunit
Six hanging flower pots were reportedly stolen from various locations on Main Street in Kalispell. The plot of the missing pots thickened when a later call came in from someone on U.S. 93 who told Flathead County S…
Life's 'terrific,' extra patrol requested
Someone on Beach Road in Bigfork requested extra patrol from the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office “just to keep the peace.” Other than that “things were terrific.”
Woman asks police to do duck crossing detail
A woman claimed she was told that an officer would assist a duck with ducklings cross the highway safely. She told Kalispell Police Department the duck and ducklings were crossing the road, which supposedly stopped…
Colorful characters warned not to drive
A scruffy-looking man knocked down a blonde woman, but she turned the tables on him when she chased him down in her purple PT cruiser. When a Kalispell Police Department officer spoke to both of them later, they we…
Close call for Whitefish golf-cart driver
A speeding Saturn on Baker Avenue nearly ran over a person driving a golf cart, according to the Whitefish Police Department logs. The caller said he had to go into the ditch to avoid becoming a victim.
The cow jumped over the river
A red cow and a tan cow were casually strolling up Grandview Drive, according to Kalispell Police Department logs. Another caller reported that the cows had jumped the river. He and his friends planned to round up …
Booze exacerbates neighborhood spat
Flathead County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call from Conrad Drive residents who were purportedly being attacked by intoxicated neighbors. Roughly five to seven people were supposedly yelling and cussing wh…
Landlord barges through resident's door
Someone’s landlord allegedly pushed through their barricaded door and so the resident pushed him back out.
Cat burglar gets away with loot
A caller reported that his home was burglarized earlier in the day, according to Kalispell Police Department logs. Several items were missing, along with his cat.
Suction situation at the car wash
A glass jar of what appeared to be drugs was found lodged in the vacuum at a car wash, according to Kalispell Police Department logs. Police took care of the unknown substance.
Neighborly dispute heats up over BBQ
A resident complained about getting smoked out by her neighbor’s barbecue, according to Kalispell Police Department logs. She said her back deck was getting really hot and that the smoke kept pouring into her home.…
Woman makes noise about noise complaint
A woman allegedly made even more noise when she was reported as “still worked up” about a noise complaint a neighbor made against her on Airport Road. Kalispell Police Department counseled her on keeping the noise …
Raging girlfriend hits man with chair
A man told Kalispell Police Department his very intoxicated girlfriend purportedly came home and started breaking things then hit him with a chair and broke a window. The pair were yelling when the phone disconnect…