Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Badgering badger goes door to door
Someone called the Kalispell Police Department about a badger under the porch of a home in their neighborhood. It reportedly left one residence and traveled next door.
Cheese-stuffed PVC on the menu
Someone will have to cook spaghetti rather than drugs when a suspicious crystal-type substance contained in a bag that was discovered in an old PVC pipe on U.S. 2 in Martin City turned out to be Parmesan cheese, ac…
Flagger calls out unruly driver
A flagger at a construction site reported to the Kalispell Police Department that a large man yelled at her and told her that if she wasn’t a woman, he’d knock her out. She reported this took place after she had tr…
Bear spray no accident this time
A man called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to report that he believed his ex-girlfriend had trashed his residence, broke his phone and used bear spray to contaminate the interior. He said he was in the count…
Achy jakey brakes cause commotion
“It’s extremely loud and annoying,” a caller to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office said about a tractor trailer using its jake brakes extensively while hauling rock.
Drone flight goes on the fritz
A dispute involving a drone and a man’s protective dog, a boxer named Fritz, had the Kalispell Police Department involved. The drone operator was operating the unit at the middle school when it flew over a fence on…
Cannonball! Vehicle goes into river
A vehicle that ended up in the Flathead River caused some alarm for the rafter who reported it. Officials determined the car was being towed by another vehicle and had come loose from the hitch, went over a cliff a…
Red boots, pink paint, cream cheese: A recipe for disorder
A man in red boots with pink paint on his hands was told to stay out of an area grocery store by Kalispell Police after he was accused of stealing a package of cream cheese.
Bicyclist injured in alleged hit-and-run
According to a Kalispell Police report, the driver of a new Toyota 4Runner reportedly hit a bicyclist on a bypass exit. A witness said they saw the alleged victim on the ground on the ramp, bleeding from his mouth …
Cop catches sidewalk lovers' quarrel
A couple walking on a city street picked a bad time to get into a fight since an off-duty Kalispell Police Department officer was walking behind them. They had pushed each other before an officer sent the man on hi…
Self-inflicted spear wound sends man to ER
A person ended up at the hospital emergency room after he accidentally wounded himself with a homemade spear. The man said he had fashioned a knife to a spear with a rope and was throwing it at a tree.
Mail carrier takes no chances with Fido
A mail carrier and an aggressive-looking dog had a run-in that resulted in the dog getting maced and the Kalispell Police Department receiving a phone call. It all began when a 8-year-old girl told her mother that …
Taking a ride on her big green tractor
A caller reported to Columbia Falls Police that a woman driving a John Deere tractor had hit his GMC Yukon and another vehicle in the parking lot of an area grocery store.
Golfer is way out of bounds
Someone called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to report a man playing golf in the cemetery in Columbia Falls. He was wearing white gloves as well as a white hat, white shirt and tan cargo shorts.
Officers respond to goosey gossip
According to Kalispell Police, someone reported multiple people shooting at geese from vehicles in Woodland Park. The reporting party said that they shot at around three geese and strangled a couple others. Officer…