Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Kalispell location gets unwanted visit by 'sovereign citizen’
The owner of a blue and silver van was allegedly back at a building, according to a caller who told the Kalispell Police Department they had reported the van once before and wanted the occupants ticketed for trespa…
Law roundup: Angry birds fly free in road rage incident
A Whitefish Police Department officer spoke to gym employees about an alleged road rage incident between a woman and a man with a gun; however, a gun was not visible to police at any time while reviewing security f…
Law roundup: Disagreement between neighbors gets heated
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Law roundup: It doesn’t pay to pee and flee from officers
Whitefish Police Department arrested and booked a man in jail for allegedly urinating in public, having an open container of alcohol, resisting arrest and obstructing a peace officer after he led officers on a chas…
Law roundup: Child tells dispatchers that YouTube is down
Dispatch called back a phone number associated with a 911 hangup, and a little girl answered, saying she was OK, but was upset about YouTube not working. She also told the dispatcher she didn’t want them to send a …
Law roundup: Tailgating septic truck creates noxious commute
It was a crappy situation for a motorist allegedly tailgated by a septic tank truck while the passenger yelled profanities out the window at the vehicle.
Law roundup: Rotund rabbit hops into woman’s bad graces
A “big fat rabbit” allegedly made itself at home on a woman’s property and, to her dismay, was pooping all over and trying to eat the plants in her garden.
Law roundup: Manager is not a gambling man
A manager reportedly estimated a loss of $15,250 after a former employee wrote business checks to friends, allowing them to gamble for free, and then he skipped town.
Law roundup: Here comes, and goes, the rooster
Someone had questions about a loud rooster at a house and what the “rooster ordinances” were within city limits. Officers spoke with the owner of the expressive rooster, who said she would get rid of it within a we…
Law roundup: Passerby stops to smell the flowers
A passerby noticed a flowerbed on fire in Kalispell.
Law roundup: Bear jam turns into a sticky situation
Deputies received a report of a bear jam in Coram when purportedly 30 cars pulled over along the side of the road to gawk at the magnificence of a bear in the wild, causing a traffic hazard.
Law roundup: Man threatens to beat a 'hi' out of people
A man in his 40s wearing a blue shirt and black shorts allegedly went up to vehicles in a parking lot, saying, “If people didn’t say hi back to him, they would get beat.”
Law roundup: These stolen boots were made for walking
A woman with short purple hair allegedly walked out of a store wearing stolen work boots and ignoring an employee who tried to talk to her, and then got into a beat-up white SUV with three passengers.
Law roundup: Passerby waits for man’s ax to fall
A man with red hair reportedly walked down Main Street holding an ax by the blade, which a passerby interpreted as him trying to hide it and called the Kalispell Police Department.
Law roundup: Cat burglar suspected of making off with hearing aids
Returning from doing laundry to find her earrings, about $20 in cash and her cochlear implants had vanished, a woman told the Kalispell Police Department she suspected a sneak thief.