Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Man wants to wash away troubles
A man reportedly withstood three weeks of inferior showers to call police, complaining he was upset he left his $150 shower head behind after moving out and wanted officers to speak to his landlord to get it back.
Law roundup: Man dances, and screams, like no one is watching
A man wearing a white tank top allegedly ran around a parking lot, kicking signs, screaming and yelling before he started dancing with his eyes closed.
Law roundup: Day-walking raccoon prompts police call
A raccoon allegedly roaming the streets of Kalispell in the daylight was cause enough for someone to call the Kalispell Police Department out of concern the nocturnal mammal was sick and could bite someone.
Law roundup: Man sheds civility over neighbor’s building
A man allegedly told his neighbor he would “make him pay” regarding a shed they were building.
Law roundup: Mysterious holes chalked up to squirrel hunting
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Law roundup: Protester reports motorists for rolling coal
The protester said the two vehicles rolled coal as they drove by the demonstration. Officers agreed to mount extra patrols during future protests.
Law roundup: Tenant sick of ex’s brother hanging around
They informed the tenant that the brother had a right to be there as he had lived in the apartment for a month and contributed financially to the household. As the two had less than a week to live together anyway, …
Law roundup: Report of stuck person leads to mischievous juveniles
They said it was a woman's voice, and on the younger side, on the other end of the phone and the caller simply described the situation before hanging up.
Law roundup: Man thinks he purchased 911
Dispatch allegedly received a call from a man rambling about 4th century B.C., people dying without water in 11 days, North America and “returning his services.”
Law roundup: Vehicle with stolen registration sticker stopped
Kalispell Police Department reportedly stopped a vehicle with a permanent license plate and a stolen registration sticker that had expired.
Law roundup: Teens reported for drinking suspiciously
First responders headed to a commercial structure for a report of a fire in a shop attic. After searching around, though, they were unable to find a fire.
Law roundup: Bigfork man decides to be a big man
A Bigfork man purportedly put his clothes on and brought the big guns out, wanting to confront two to three people who were working on their vehicle in his driveway but had since pushed the rig somewhere he couldn’…
Law roundup: Carousing teens on boat get carried away
It was rough waters for six teens on a white surf boat in Kalispell. A woman told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office she thought they had been drinking when she reportedly heard one boy throwing ...
Law roundup: Runaway beagles want French fries to go
A passerby reportedly used French fries to catch the attention of two beagles running loose on the highway in Kila.
Law roundup: World and pearly gates on man’s mind
Whitefish Police Department received a call from a man who said he was in the bathroom when another man reportedly walked in ranting about the world and about “sending people to the pearly gates.”