Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Woman doesn't kowtow to bovine bully
A pet sitter was out walking a dog on Wolf Creek Drive in Bigfork when it became interested in checking out cows along the road. Their constitutional was rudely interrupted when a man showed up and reportedly start…
There's no such thing as a free meal
A man and a woman in their mid-20s were reportedly kicked out of a hotel carrying out plates of breakfast food intended for guests only and this wasn’t the first time exasperated employees told Kalispell Police Dep…
Man flees after slicing another's face
Flathead County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report that a tall, skinny man allegedly “sliced” another man’s cheek from mouth to ear using a six-inch knife in Woodland Park in Kalispell. The suspect reportedly l…
Man's traffic ticket reaches courts
A man stopped at the Kalispell Police Department to inquire about a ticket he received. He was told that it was being handled by the courts.
Cars in the ditch, but no one's there
A person reported to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office that he had just left Badger Hollow in Lost Prairie and there was a vehicle in the creek and one on the ditch. There weren’t any people around and both vehi…
Neighbor: mail allegedly stolen since 2016
Kalispell Police Department received a call from a woman whose neighbor allegedly had been stealing her mail since 2016 when she moved; the caller has been missing property ever since. According to the woman, the n…
Dancer doesn't get the point of no-parking zones
Kalispell Police Department responded to a report of at least two vehicles reportedly parked near a dance studio in an alleyway in a “no-parking zone,” potentially blocking emergency vehicles. When a man allegedly …
Woman wants ex removed for house cleaning
Kalispell Police Department received a request from a woman to remove her ex-husband from the house they owned together so she could clean it before it was listed to be sold. Dispatchers told the woman police would…
Bad hair day gets out of control
We’ve all had bad hair days, but one man was so steamed about a recent haircut that he returned to the scene of the coiffure crime and told an employee he was going to burn down the place, according to a report fro…
Pint glass injures employee's face
Someone told Kalispell Police Department a coworker was assaulted by a customer who had been asked to leave. When the customer ignored the employee, the employee tried to take the man’s drink away. It was then that…
Man rescued after snow bike accident in Swan Valley
According to a call received by Flathead County 911, a 44-year-old man snow biking on the Bond Creek Trail, east of Swan Lake, fell off a cliff Saturday afternoon and may have suffered a broken leg. The Bigfork Fir…
Salty magazines dropped off at C-Falls City Hall
Officers at the Columbia Falls Police Department were the recipients of a rather interesting gift — a black coat and a stack of Playboy magazines that were turned in at Columbia Falls City Hall. One officer said he…
Good luck, money go missing at casino
It wasn’t one man’s lucky day when money fell out of his coat pocket on the way to the bathroom at a casino. The man told Kalispell Police Department he withdrew five $20 bills from an ATM and put it in his pocket.…
Couple makes scene at fitness center
Fitness center employees called the Kalispell Police Department out of safety concerns when a rough-looking couple came in who weren’t in any shape to work out. The pair were reportedly struggling with operating th…
Brick-wielding man wanders into building
Someone called the Kalispell Police Department about a man carrying a brick while he wandered through a building. He was described as a man in his 30s wearing pajama pants and a sweatshirt. The caller said he wasn’…