Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Man goes berserk over snow shoveling
Columbia Falls Police Department responded to a report of “a man going crazy shoveling snow” onto a neighbor’s doorstep. A woman locked herself inside the house after a man allegedly started yelling and cursing at …
Elderly woman takes on alleged dopers
An elderly woman in Hungry Horse, who had reached her limits, wanted a “civil standby to kick out all the dopers” from her house including her son. She was advised that her son, and all his friends who had been liv…
Snow puts end to vandalism investigation
A man wanted to report incidents of vandalism to his equipment to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office. He said he believed a boyfriend of an upstairs tenant was responsible and now had tracks in the snow to prove …
Juvenile sidesteps scary, but tethered, German shepherd
A 12-year-old boy attempting to cross a street in Kalispell said a German shepherd owned by a transient man tried to attack him. The good news was the dog was tied up and had limited mobility, according to the Kali…
Update: boy who shot himself was 16, not 8
What initially was thought to be an 8-year-old boy turned out to be a 16-year-old who accidentally shot himself in the thigh with a .22 on McCaffery Road in Bigfork, according to a report from Flathead County Sheri…
Ex attacks in attempt to win man back
An alleged hysterical ex believed the way to win a man’s heart back was to kick in his door and scratch his face then call her friends to come over. The man, who reported the alleged attack to Kalispell Police Depa…
Alleged DUIer hits building and man
A drunk driver reportedly hit a building on Idaho Street and a maintenance man before driving off to a gas station according to a report from Flathead County Sheriff’s Office. The victim refused medial attention. T…
Child hit by vehicle injures foot
Kalispell Police Department responded to a vehicle that reportedly hit a 7-year-old behind a business on U.S. 93 North. The child was conscious and breathing, but unable to get up and had a badly bleeding foot.
Pig's potbelly is getting smaller
The potbelly pig has resurfaced in Columbia Falls again! A person called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to report she had it in her goat pen, but it appeared to be pretty thin, which might make it less than a…
Keeping hunting season going with decoys
A man called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to report men shooting shotguns at decoys. He thought they were on his side of the river. A dispatcher said it could be a hunting violation.
Bear spray aimed at dog ends up on boy's face
A man deployed bear spray at a dog that purportedly charged at him. Things went awry when the wind carried the spray into the face of a 6-year-old who was standing around the corner of a camper on Montana 40 in Col…
Potbelly pigs out on freedom in C-Falls
A potbelly pig — possibly the same one that was reported gallivanting on Generation Way the previous day — made the rounds to Tamarack Lane in Columbia Falls where someone found it and placed it in a corral, where …
Escaped pig finds hog heaven in C-Falls
A potbelly pig was seen hamming it up around Columbia Falls when someone spotted it on their Generation Way property before it headed toward Fourth Avenue West North. The person told police they had a photo of the …
Man calls 911 for ride to mom's house
A man on U.S. 93 South called 911 and sniffled before hanging up. He called back saying “I need a ride to my mom’s house,” and hung up. Upon reconnecting, he pleaded again for a ride to his mom’s and dispatchers ap…
Police warned North Fork man may be fugitive
Someone told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office that a Polebridge resident who had been working on and off at his property may be a wanted man. The caller said the man hadn’t been forthcoming with his information…