Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Bike abandoned after a joyride
A person called the Whitefish Police Department about a silver mountain bike leaning up against the railing along the bike path. The caller believed someone took the bike for a joyride before leaving it.
Attack of the credit card dine and dash
Someone called the Whitefish Police Department to report a man had eaten $23 worth of food and tried to pay for it with a credit card. When the waiter swiped the card, it was declined. When he returned to the man’s…
A 'special' message not welcome here
A man called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office and said one of his employees found a strange box sitting on top of a mailbox that had a special, and profane, message written on it.
Once a speed demon, always a speed demon
A caller to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office reported an elderly woman ran a stop sign while she was driving about 5 miles per hour.
Co-workers belt it out in brawl
It was employee vs. employee on U.S. 2 West when two men were allegedly seen with their belts off and were swinging them around and hitting each other. The dueling duo were also allegedy punching each other. One ma…
Man suspicious of handgun fondler
A man with a set of binoculars watched another man in a Chevy pickup truck sitting in a neighboring driveway. The caller told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office that he was messing around with a handgun while a w…
No more summer, no more hanging around
Someone from the landfill called to report trapping a domestic goose. The goose had been hanging out there during the summer, but it had transitioned to the parking lot. Staff members caught it and asked an animal …
Something fruity going on
A person called the Kalispell Police Department to report a man was smoking marijuana while he sat inside a car. An officer investigated and watched the man and didn’t see any drug activity. When the officer approa…
Woman wrangles pack of Bernards
Someone called the Columbia Falls Police Department to report a gang of four St. Bernards roaming 7th Avenue. The caller did collect two of the super-sized canines, but the other two were last seen near the bridge.
Weapons drawn in campground tantrum
According to a Flathead County Sheriff’s report, a man allegedly stepped into a scuffle between a campground host and a tenant when the host allegedly pulled the tenant off his bike, demanding to know where he got …
Handgun allegedly brandished in road rage confrontation
A caller reported that a man allegedly brandished a handgun during a road rage incident on U.S. 2. She said when she tried to pass him, he sped up. The man was described as wearing a bandana and sunglasses and driv…
Inability to eat tacos results in teens on the street
Kalispell Police Department received a report that a man, who was purportedly intoxicated, allegedly cast out his 18-year-old niece and 17-year-old son because he was angry the young woman wasn’t able to eat tacos …
Birds of a feather are taunted together
A Marion woman, who fed birds in her neighborhood, was displeased that an outside cat was supposedly “taunting” the flock she had “cultivated.” She was advised by Flathead County Sheriff’s Office that there was no …
Summer loving, over so fast
A caller reported to the Kalispell Police Department two teenagers with a dog who were getting “frisky” in the park. They were laying under a tree and skin had been exposed. An officer soon put a stop to the shenan…
Posse of goats on the loose near Foys Lake
Two callers reported to the Kalispell Police Department that several goats were on the loose near the Foys Lake turnoff.