Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Runaway cart angers grocery gang
According to a Kalispell Police report, a woman with two children was allegedly threatened by a man who claimed to be in a gang after her shopping car allegedly struck his vehicle. The man allegedly took a photo of…
Stranger makes himself at home
A resident told the Kalispell Police Department a bearded stranger parked his vehicle and purportedly walked through their house and into the yard. The man allegedly had “the wrong house,” but went in because he “w…
Chase and assault caught on camera
Kalispell Police Department responded to a report that a man in a white vehicle was allegedly being chased by men in a silver vehicle and a tan vehicle. A passenger in the silver vehicle reportedly jumped out of th…
Man doesn't like neighbor's stink eye
A man called Kalispell Police Department because he believed his neighbor, whose address he didn’t know, was retired from law enforcement and he wanted an officer to talk with his neighbor “about why he is glaring …
Man has questions about defending wife
A Kalispell man was concerned his wife was going to “get jumped” by people she was out with. He asked Flathead County Sheriff’s Office if he found “these people beating his wife,” could he “defend her” without gett…
Man seeks options for feisty wildlife
A man called Kalispell Police Department to find out what his options were in dealing with a raccoon in a tree behind his house that “tried to get his cat.”
Shoplifter commits crime against fashion
A Central Avenue shop clerk said two middle-aged men swiped her iPhone from the checkout counter while they were in the store, according to Whitefish Police Department logs. One of the men was wearing aviator shade…
Screaming man not where he belongs
Whitefish Police received a report of a man who was heard yelling and screaming inside an apartment building where tenants claimed he did not belong. According to the report, the man was walking around barefoot.
Driver takes short-cut through field
A woman reportedly told Flathead County Sheriff’s Office her husband took her vehicle and was “driving crazy.” The man reportedly was speeding and cutting people off, then drove in a person’s yard. The man then rep…
Man doesn't know why he was arrested
Kalispell Police Department received a report from a man who claimed he was arrested and taken to jail when he tried to pawn a chain saw he borrowed from a family member more than a year ago. He was calling police …
Roommate gives an unfriendly send-off
There was a verbal rumble on Trumble Creek Road in Columbia Falls when a woman told Flathead County Sheriff’s Office she was “just trying to load a U-Haul” and her roommate allegedly started harassing her, blocking…
Bear attacks llama near Whitefish
A black bear weighing approximately 150 pounds mortally wounded a llama on private property near Whitefish on Sunday, according to Flathead County Sheriff’s Office logs and information from Montana Fish, Wildlife a…
Man shoots his hand while cleaning gun
Flathead County Sheriff’s Office responded to report on Martini Lane in Columbia Falls where a man accidentally shot his hand while cleaning a gun.
Time to rise and shine, sleepy head
Motel housekeeping found a bunch of mail, a smashed up laptop and a man sleeping in the bed while trying to clean the room, according to Kalispell Police Department logs. The mail was collected and returned to the …
Chickens removed, but bunnies left behind
Someone on Ferndale Drive in Bigfork was sick of waiting on someone who was supposed to remove animals off her property, according to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office. While the person removed chickens, there w…