Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Sound and the fury - turn down the bass
In Columbia Falls, a Fourth Avenue resident claimed neighbors were playing their music loud. How loud? So loud that it purportedly caused pictures to vibrate right off the wall. Columbia Falls Police advised a woma…
Man fired up after going 'cold turkey'
A man was reported to Kalispell Police Department for making threats toward staff and allegedly stated, possibly in an email, that he was off his pain meds “cold turkey” and was fired up and unhappy with what he pe…
Mr. McGregor's garden under siege
A couple of rascally rabbits kept getting onto a caller’s property and eating all the plants, according to Kalispell Police Department logs. No word on the whereabouts of Peter, Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-Tail.
Fisticuffs over furniture at food bank
A fight over a used couch broke out at the food bank, according to Kalispell Police Department logs. The reporting party had been waiting all day to claim the furniture in the parking lot. Management said the furni…
Prepare for the war of the hoses
A Kalispell man warned dispatchers “there’s going to be a war” once his son arrived home because he was upset that neighbors were reportedly trespassing on his property to use his water after telling them not to. D…
Slow-moving driver was having eye issues
Someone decided to call Kalispell Police Department after seeing a man driving slowly in opposite lanes and blocking traffic on Northridge Drive. The caller spoke to the man, who reportedly was looking for the vete…
He said, she said: apartment living woes
Oh, the joys of living in an apartment. A woman claimed her downstairs neighbor was harassing her over the noise her TV made and kept pounding on her door and cursing at her, according to the Kalispell Police Depar…
Vodka drinker winds up in Havre
A Havre law enforcement officer called Columbia Falls Police Department attempting to locate the family of a young woman they picked up who reportedly was highly intoxicated, had no identification and was wearing o…
Armed robbery suspects taken into custody
Three women were taken into custody on allegations that they stole someone’s wallet at knife point while in Polson, according to Kalispell Police Department logs. The victim called in the incident and said the susp…
Grandma's having a bad day in Whitefish
Flathead County Sheriff’s Department received a call about a disorderly grandmother who was allegedly having a “temper tantrum” on Texas Avenue in Whitefish. The surly 86-year-old reportedly smacked him on the head…
Woman, process server tell different stories
A process server on Wishart Road in Kalispell wished to tell a deputy his “side of the story” so the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office “didn’t have to waste their time.” The tale begins with the delivery of a legal …
No love lost between feuding couple
A man and woman, who at first appeared to be hugging each other, allegedly started getting physically violent when they were seen head-butting and kicking each other and the woman was punching the man in the gut, a…
Wrestlemania caps off night on the town
A argument and wrestling match between coworkers broke out at a hotel, according to Kalispell Police Department logs. The men involved were at a bar drinking and one was upset that his supervisor wanted to call it …
Lawn-chair attack causes 'emotional pain'
A man called Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to report two men came out of a house and attacked him with their fists and a lawn chair. He reportedly went to a house uninvited to try and talk to his ex after she su…
Hey everyone, the Whitefish man's all right
Whitefish Police Department received at least three calls about a man wearing a hoodie who was reportedly just trying to make his way to town. The fellow apparently had such a puzzled look that people interpreted i…