Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Woman and her big dog asked to leave
Someone called the Kalispell Police Department to report a woman with a St. Bernard wouldn’t allow anyone to pass. She said the woman thought it was funny and that the dog owner had been told to leave the apartment…
Something's bruin in Whitefish
What would a day in the Whitefish be without a bear incident? One caller said a bear was in a garbage can on Scott Avenue. Another caller said she had a bear at her house on Eighth Street and she reported spraying …
Rise and shine, or I'll call the police
A parent called Kalispell Police when their 9-year-old child refused to get out of bed for school.
Woman has hissy fit over friend not watching football
A woman on Baker Avenue requested Whitefish Police Department respond to the location after alleging her friend had a problem and was having a tantrum. Apparently, the woman was the one having a hissy fit when disp…
A sweet tooth leads to shoplifting
According to the Kalispell Police Department, an unfulfilled hunger for chocolate led to a shoplifting incident involving a man and a woman.
Headed straight to the dog house
A caller who just closed on a house in Marion reported to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office a trespassing at the property. A man allegedly surrounded the house campers, tried to put the electricity in his name a…
Buckskins and a bay on a stroll
A caller to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office reported two buckskins and a bay without halters wandering on Edgewood Drive.
Three little bears up to no good
A man told authorities he moved three bears toward Depot Park. When he spoke to a Fish, Wildlife and Parks employee, the worker said he may bring a family trap out if it was needed.
Captured kitty makes fast getaway
A caller asked for a Kalispell Police Officer to meet him at the animal shelter so he could leave a cat there. By the time the officer arrived, the kitty escaped and ran off into the woods.
Cigarette butts center of woman's suspicions
A woman found it suspicious that she reportedly kept finding fresh cigarette butts around her home in the morning and was concerned that someone was hanging around her house at night. She requested extra patrol fro…
Domestic dispute draws officers
The Kalispell Police Department responded to a domestic fight between a man and a woman in a beat-up, brown Chevy pickup in a parking lot. The caller could hear the woman screaming and could see them hitting each o…
Rub-a-dub-dub, call the cops
Someone driving past called the Whitefish Police Department to report an overflowing hot tub in an apartment above a liquor store. It was running across the road and dispatch advised that this was not a police matt…
Sisters told to act like adults
Two sisters reportedly got into an argument, which ended with one sister locking the other out of the house. The sister who couldn’t get in reportedly called the police asking for assistance in getting her sister t…
Tenant a-salt-ed with kitchen ware
An employee at a community living center called Kalispell Police to report one tenant for allegedly throwing a saltshaker at another tenant and hitting them in the hand.
It's the people under the stairs
A suspicious noise heightened apprehensions for a resident. She said it sounded like a scratching sound coming from the garage. After investigating, it was determined it was the furnace.