Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Mowing the grass one blade at a time
Unfettered by modern technology, a man clad in flannel pants and a green vest got out a knife and began cutting grass by a park pavilion, putting the clippings in a shopping cart.
Law Roundup: How many people does it take to move a Jeep
A man with a large knife on his side who was working on a disabled Jeep in a parking lot was allegedly making employees and customers nervous after overstaying his welcome.
Law roundup: Car owner does not appreciate side of sauce
A man in a blue Ford Ranger reportedly threw “crazy sauce” at someone’s car.
Law roundup: Firebug threatens to blow up building
A man reportedly “freaking out” and playing with a lighter, at a gas station, lit a cigarette and threatened to blow up the building.
Law roundup: Police sicced on disc golfers mistaken for homeless people
After getting into an argument with two men they suspected of being homeless, a college employee asked the Kalispell Police Department to intervene. Upon further investigation, though, the men turned out to be play…
Law roundup: Man unhappy with gun-for-vehicle swap
Someone reportedly traded a gun for a vehicle but wanted the gun back when the vehicle broke down.
Law roundup: Naked man spotted in the wilds of Kalispell
A passerby reportedly spotted a naked man in the area, who was lying on the ground at the time. Kalispell Police Department alerted the jail.
Law roundup: Man clocked by stranger in ski mask
A man was reportedly left bleeding from the head in a Wendy’s parking lot after a stranger wearing a ski mask hit him on the back of the head with something metal and took off on a bike.
Law roundup: Woman saves ducklings from storm drain
A woman called the Kalispell Police Department, reportedly concerned about the fate of ducklings that fell into a storm drain at the location where she worked, saying Fish and Game advised her that they couldn’t he…
Law roundup: The cup is half empty when chucked at car
A blue sedan reportedly drove around a park a few times checking out a man when one of the passengers, a teenage girl with red hair, threw a partially filled drink at his car. The gas station cup landed ...
Law roundup: Phantom heavy machine operator plagues fairgrounds
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Law roundup: Man with gas can seen by truck leaking gas
A blue truck was allegedly leaking gas in front of a store, and a passerby told police they saw a man with a gas can by the vehicle and took pictures of him, thinking he might be stealing the gas. Officers received…
Law roundup: There’s a new sheriff in town
Someone's agitated upstairs neighbor allegedly yelled out the window that he was a sheriff and was on the phone with law enforcement. Responding officers told him to keep it down, through the open window, because h…
Law roundup: Man assaults driver in fit of road rage
A man experiencing road rage reportedly tailgated another vehicle, following it to a location where he got out and hit the other driver's phone out of his hand before leaving in a black Volkswagen with a second mal…
Law roundup: Man hits security boss with sleeping bag
A man in his late 40s or early 50s, who was hanging out in front of a store, allegedly yelled obscenities at people and wacked a security employee’s boss with a sleeping bag.