Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Driver unnerved by supernatural man
A driver reportedly started their vehicle in a parking lot and was startled when the lights turned on, illuminating a man sitting in an older blue Chevy who “looked like a zombie” and did not respond to their high …
Law roundup: Curmudgeon complains about noisy children
A curmudgeon called the Kalispell Police Department, reportedly upset that boisterous children playing on a trampoline across the street didn’t listen when he told them to stop yelling.
Law roundup: Teens make a splash with a motorist
A group of joyriding teens took the fun a little too far when they pelted a motorist's truck with an item containing some kind of liquid while driving along U.S. 93.
Law Roundup: Police get their ducks in a row
Kalispell Police Department officers responded to a report of ducklings that had fallen into a drain and reported back that all six were rescued and reunited with their mother.
Law roundup: ER deceived by spoof call
The emergency room reportedly prepped its medical team and moved patients, readying to receive a patient in serious condition after receiving a phone call from someone claiming to be a deputy, stating CPR was in pr…
Law roundup: Dog isn’t having a rollicking good time
A dog at the mercy of a reckless driver was getting tossed around in the back as he sped, passed people recklessly, screaming out his window and leaving them in a cloud of black smoke before turning on Sunnyview La…
Law roundup: Drivers speed through neighborhood detour
A resident called the Kalispell Police Department, upset about angry drivers reportedly speeding through a detour, and wanted officers to conduct extra patrols along College Avenue while construction continues on W…
Law roundup: Truck caught up in street sweeper’s path
A street sweeper reportedly struck the front of a pickup while backing up.
Law roundup: Well known, but not well liked
A woman in Whitefish, who claimed to be very well known but not necessarily well liked because of her political beliefs, said someone in a big truck threatened to run her over. The reported incident was captured on…
Law roundup: Scammers from New York threaten victims for money
A woman whose identity was allegedly stolen called the police, very upset, saying someone had all her information and wanted her to mail them $4,000.
Law roundup: The grass is greener on the other side
Two mini ponies decided to go to greener pastures and were spotted grazing in someone’s yard before running away from their owners, who were trying to contain them, headed toward 12th Street.
Law roundup: Residents ask police to curb speeding drivers
A resident, unaccustomed to traffic on their street, which was temporarily part of a detour, called the Kalispell Police Department to complain about vehicles zooming through the neighborhood.
Law roundup: Man told to tone it down
Neighbors reportedly disagreed about what qualified as singing when someone called the Kalispell Police Department to complainabout a man yelling.
Law roundup: Alleged priest offers absolution for gift cards
Law roundup: Man clears up parking job from hospital bed
Despite being taken to the hospital, a motorist had the sense of mind to phone the Kalispell Police Department and ask that they refrain from towing his Ford F-150. He had left it in a two-hour parking spot when he…