Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Locking the door may have been helpful
Someone called the Kalispell Police Department after their home had been entered by an unknown person who trashed it and stole items. The caller claimed to have been gone from the residence for less than one-half h…
Funny brownie no laughing matter
A parent told Kalispell Police that someone allegedly gave their daughter a brownie with “something in it” at a party. The teen reportedly went to the emergency room because of the brownie. She told her parents the…
Extra patrol for suspicious stalking hawk
Someone supposedly requested extra patrol from Kalispell Police Department because they thought a hawk sitting on a light pole was stalking a kid and a dog. It was unknown if the hawk was hurt, but “looked suspicio…
Shoplifter narrowly escapes police dragnet
A store manager said a female shoplifter had escaped with a coat in a black pickup with a topper. A check of the license plate indicated it was inactive and belonged on a gray Subaru. Despite a quick response by Ka…
Misery loves company for freed man
A man who had been jailed called the Columbia Falls Police Department to report a theft from his vehicle while he was behind bars. He said he knew some of the items were at someone’s trailer. He didn’t want to pres…
It's all 'about that bass, 'bout that bass...'
A man didn’t realize how loud his music had been playing, particularly the bass. It had been like that for the last few days. The man agreed to turn it down when a Kalispell City Police officer spoke with him.
Alleged two-handed slap in the face stuns man
A man was not injured, just stunned, when his boss allegedly slapped him in the face with both hands in a store parking lot on West Idaho Street. The man reportedly told Kalispell Police Department he was not sure …
'Screaming' pooch delivers barking marathon
A dog was reportedly “screaming” for “at least” six hours on Monegan Road in Whitefish, according to a report Flathead County Sheriff’s Office received.
Is there a hunting season on drones?
A woman on Manning Road in Kalispell called 911, reportedly asking if she could shoot a drone out of the sky. The drone allegedly was at her window and took off when she chased after it with her shotgun. Flathead C…
Hungry woman banished for eating and refusing to pay
Kalispell Police Department received a call from a frustrated employee who wanted police to remove a woman who reportedly kept eating food, but refusing to pay.
Patty cake, patty cake, hit in the face
A woman told Kalispell Police Department she drove by a grocery store and reportedly saw a man pulling another man out of a vehicle. The men, one reportedly wearing a football jersey, the other a baker’s uniform, a…
Residents wary of door-to-door sales
Flathead County Sheriff’s Office received a report from a woman on U.S. 2 in Kalispell who was frustrated by the persistence of people who came to her house allegedly wanting to come in and clean her carpets.
Deputy assists teachers with unruly pupils
A deputy with the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office spoke to educators about issues they were having with students cyber bullying others and some vaping at the school in Somers.
Big Mountain 911 call a happy false alarm
A skier’s twists and turns on Big Mountain resulted in a pocket dial to 911. She called back to confirm she was OK.
Attempted burglary extinguished at fire station
Someone on Willow Glen Drive in Kalispell claiming to be with the South Kalispell Fire Department arrived at the station to find a man in his late 20s taking department-owned sawhorses and loading them up into a be…