Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Smoking stove prompts call to police
Someone told Kalispell Police they were cleaning the stove when it started to smoke and said “they needed it checked out.”
Police collect misplaced backpack
An employee of a Second Avenue East business called the Kalispell Police Department to report a backpack had been left at the location. The caller said there was nothing particularly suspicious about the bag, but i…
Quick action saves home from fire
Creston Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Bill Tidwell said team effort kept embers in an attic from completely catching a house on fire Friday night.
Road rage incident allegedly ends in foot injury
Kalispell Police took a report from Four Mile Drive and Stillwater Road, where someone reported that another driver had run over his foot with a vehicle. The man reported that he had seen another vehicle driving re…
Deer with three feet gets around OK
Whitefish Police received a report of a deer with a missing foot lying beneath a tree in town. The caller thought the deer was suffering and would have to be dispatched, but officers found the deer was able to walk…
New Year's Eve stays under control
The new year got off to a relatively quiet start in 2017, possibly due to the cold and snow. There were the usual fireworks complaints, a few early-morning parties, a number of hit-and-run accidents and more than a…
Bloody deer cause of mess, not crime
Whitefish Police Department informed a man that a deer, not a person, had been injured after he found a suspicious combination of animal tracks, human footprints and a puddle of blood. Police were called to handle …
Moonlit walk turns into ugly dispute
Kalispell Police responded to Third Avenue East where a caller had allegedly run into a drunken pedestrian who allegedly flipped the caller off and threatened to beat the caller into the “god---- ground.” The calle…
Two injured in Kalispell collision
Montana Highway Patrol responded to an accident at 10:09 a.m. Tuesday on Hidden Waters Lane in Kalispell that resulted in a two women with leg injuries. A van reportedly rear ended a pickup truck that was stopped o…
Emergency mistaken for drinking issue
A person flagged down Whitefish Police Sunday night to report a man had passed out behind a bar after a presumably long night of drinking. Police found the man had actually suffered a stroke and called an ambulance.
Police assist man walking in the snow
Someone called the Whitefish Police Department to report a man with a walker having trouble walking on Wisconsin Avenue. The caller said the man was trying to push his walker through the snow, and was concerned bec…
Tourist concerned about safety in Whitefish
A Jewish tourist coming into Whitefish called the Whitefish Police Department and requested to speak with an officer regarding concerns of safety and security. He was advised to contact the FBI.
Woman retracts account of bar fight
A Kalispell woman called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to retract her statement as a witness to a bar fight that broke out the night before because she allegedly was highly intoxicated when she gave the acco…
Group of ruffians loose in downtown Kalispell
Kalispell Police were unable to locate a group of kids in downtown Kalispell who reportedly were trying to fight with strangers. A downtown business employee approached the youths before calling and the apparent le…
Drug users in trees leave needles behind
Columbia Falls Police received a report of a syringe left in a tree behind the caller’s building. The caller told dispatch that the syringe was full of some substance, but didn’t know what.