Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Pooches are prime suspects
A person called the Kalispell Police Department to report a tan pug and black and white beagle-pug dog that the neighbor allegedly lets run loose.
Fists fly in dispute over dog
A caller to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office reported being punched in the face by a man during an argument over a dog.
Dog takes matters into his own paws
A dog indicated its displeasure at being in a pickup truck after it honked the horn for a few minutes, according to a caller. A Kalispell Police officer determind the dog was not in distress.
Cock-a-doodle-do: Rooster on the loose
A caller reported a rogue rooster to the Kalispell Police Department. An officer observed a rooster and a hen, but the rooster wouldn’t let him get closer than 10 or 15 feet. A live trap was set in the hope of catc…
How now, brown cow?
A caller to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office reported a brown cow on the move on Edgewood Drive in Whitefish.
Sister takes off with grandma's ashes
A woman called the Kalispell Police Department to report that as she left her home, her sister pushed her way into the house and stole their grandmother’s ashes.
Footloose and ferret free
According to a Flathead County Sheriff’s Office report, someone reportedly found a pet ferret off the highway in Lakeside and called the police to figure out what to do with it. The reporting party was informed tha…
Road racers enrage neighbor
A person called the Columbia Falls Police Department to report multiple drivers running their cars and up and down the road all day beginning at 4 or 5 a.m. They also “revved” their engines and the person believed …
Rough day for local car keys
The Kalispell Police Department dealt with two calls regarding people who had locked their keys in their cars, with different outcomes. One involved a person who locked a vehicle with all the medications inside. Th…
Head start slows down fast
A man called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office about a person on his porch who was completely out of it. When the man checked on the porch dweller, he told him he was fine. A dispatcher also spoke to the dweller…
Grenade scare just an old firework
A woman called the Kalispell Police Department after she believed she had found a grenade in her trash can. She put it on the ground next to the can in the alley. An officer determined it was a burned firework.
Couch-surfing Canadian kicked out
A woman called the Whitefish Police Department to report a stranger in their home after her husband found him sleeping on the sofa. The husband checked his wallet and learned he was from Calgary. He soon woke up.
Boom goes baby's nap time
A woman called the Columbia Falls Police Department saying she couldn’t get her child to take a nap because some kids were setting off very large strings of fireworks.
Fourth celebrations begin early
July 4 celebrations are blowing up early with multiple calls and citations made across the county for illegal and disruptive fireworks, keeping babies awake during nap time and causing a roucus among neighborhood d…
Tipsy cyclists nearly crash cab
A taxi driver called the Whitefish Police Department to report a man and a woman, who he said had been drinking and were riding bicycles, swerved into traffic and he nearly hit one of them.