Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Man finds himself fenced in
A woman allegedly spotted a man stuck in her fence who was saying he was hurt but was unable to tell her where or why and thought he was trying to break in. Kalispell Police Department officers found the man with h…
Law roundup: Dogwalker encounters slapstick moment
A man's dog walk was interrupted when a red F-150 allegedly pulled up and two men got out who started fighting. Things escalated ...
Law roundup: Woman wants cops to ‘put the fear of God’ in teen driver
A woman allegedly wanted the Kalispell Police Department to “Put the fear of God into the [teen] driver” of a Honda Pilot that cut her off in the bypass merging lane and flipped her off.
Law roundup: Harasser purports to be ‘untouchable’
Someone reportedly found out a neighbor was talking to their landlord about issues they were having with them and became angry.
Law roundup: Man doesn’t get far with deep state fears
A man allegedly thought “agents of the deep state” were entering his apartment through a hidden entrance located in the closet. Although he ...
Law roundup: The customer is not always right
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Law roundup: Man throws gasoline on the fire
Flathead County Sheriff's Office responded to a report that around 20 rabble-rousers were aggravating people in Kila. The person calling in the report alleged that a man started throwing pallets ...
Law roundup: Women air dirty laundry
A woman complained that her Bluetooth-enabled washing machine wasn’t working; the property manager wasn’t answering his door and she didn’t have contact for the Idaho-based company.
Law roundup: Men admit fight was a ‘dumb mistake’
Someone's boss reportedly got in the middle of a “shoving match” between two men who knocked down chairs as they fought each other.
Law roundup: Man hit in the head with brass knuckles
A woman and two to three men allegedly attacked a man at a hotel, hitting him in the head with brass knuckles, leaving him bleeding but conscious.
Law roundup: Man doesn't get the hookup he expected
A man in his 30s allegedly hooked his truck up to another man’s utility trailer and drove away, stealing it.
Law roundup: There’s no such thing as free lunch
A man tried to have it his way at a fast-food joint and became upset with the employee manning the drive-thru window refused to hand out free grub. The man allegedly began yelling and punching the glass barrier, bu…
Law roundup: Police officers help couple with taxes
After the former husband called to see about the W-2s his ex-wife was supposed to drop off at the Police Department, authorities touched base with his one-time spouse. She told them that the W-2s had not yet arrive…
Law roundup: Man calls for investigation after llama loses its head
A man calling the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office from Kalispell allegedly found his missing llama dead on his property.
Law roundup: Prank drives stepparent to call police
A man reportedly went into a restaurant to grab a food order while his friend and his 11-year-old stepchild waited in his truck and became alarmed when the friend got in the driver’s seat and took off.