Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Questions arise amid school threats
A caller asked the Whitefish Police Department if the city hall was on lock down and whether or not their daughter would be safe to go to work at an ice cream shop given the recent threats made against Flathead Val…
Neighbor prunes without permission
A neighbor decided to trim a Whitefish man’s trees without asking. The man asked police to make him stop, according to Whitefish Police logs.
Suspicious man on roof just a roofer
A caller advised police that a male was sitting on the edge of the roof of a Kalispell business. She thought it was strange and that someone should check on him. Police reportedly spoke with an employee of the busi…
Man makes do without minivan
A man with 10 kids was reportedly seen driving down U.S. 2 East with a few children in the back of his truck, according to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office. The reporting person said the man was not speeding or…
Police called to settle shoe debate
A woman requested the assistance of Kalispell Police Department when a patron reportedly refused to put his shoes on after he was given two options — either leave, or put them on. Eventually the unshod patron put …
Maybe the coyote wanted to walk, too
A man called the Whitefish Police Department to report that a coyote was following him while he was walking his dog on U.S. 93 West.
Black bears seen roaming Kalispell
The Kalispell Police Department received multiple calls of a black bear and cub crossing U.S. Highway 2 and then walking through a yard. The bears were reportedly not being aggressive or getting into any trash. One…
No tolerance for illegal parkers
An individual contacted the Whitefish Police Department to report a trailer parked in a handicapped space. The trailer was allegedly in the spot so construction workers could unload heavy materials. They reportedly…
Tractor fire blamed on old family feud
A tractor reportedly caught fire in a field off Highway 82, according the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office dispatch logs. The blaze burned a patch of grass about 300 feet from a home. Fire crews, including four Dep…
Police called to deal with box of illicit rocks
Kalispell Police took a call from a business with a fenced yard reporting that a man had arrived and asked to be given “a small silver box that his friend threw in their back lot.” An employee at the business would…
Store has beef with attempted burglar
A man reportedly attempted to flee a grocery store with a 12 pack of “Twisted Tea” and about $100 worth of steak, all unpaid for, according to Columbia Falls Police. The man also reportedly threw a bottle of steak …
Woman reports flags in her yard
A resident of East Second Street reportedly walked outside to find that “all the flags in the neighborhood” had been put in her yard, according to Whitefish Police Department. The woman was unsure whether the flags…
Officers help with disorderly couple
A train conductor requested assistance from the Whitefish Police Department with a couple who were allegedly intoxicated and being disorderly. Officers met the train at the station and removed the couple from the t…
Grill on; man locked out; police get in
A man contacted the Kalispell Police Department to report he locked himself out of his apartment and his George Foreman grill was still on inside. The man was worried the grill would start burning soon and noted it…
Pet cat up tree; owner out of luck
An individual called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to report his or her cat had been chased up a pine tree and was there for over 12 hours. The caller suspected the cat was caught on something, preventing it…