Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Man allegedly harassed via restraining order
A man alleged that his neighbor was harassing him via a temporary restraining order “because he is a Trump supporter.”
Law roundup: Opening locked door not as easy as butter
A drunk man allegedly tried using a butter knife to break into a woman’s bedroom and then began screaming and slamming doors.
Law roundup: Man hit with bear spray
A man in his 30s reportedly cried out in pain and screamed, saying he was hit and sprayed with bear spray outside a business where an employee wrapped his hat that was covered in the spray, in plastic.
Law roundup: Man with ‘pocket full of rocks' denies drug use
A man suspected of going to a location to buy drugs allegedly told Kalispell Police Department officers that “had a pocket full of rocks, but no meth.”
Law roundup: Police hit the brakes on man's revenge tour
The would-be victim alerted the Kalispell Police Department to his plan and officers intervened, telling him to turn in the plates.
Law roundup: Resident fed up with snowplows
Concerned with the lack of rules around plowing, a resident told the Kalispell Police Department that he believed snowplow operators should be required to get a special license. The roads around town, in his estima…
Law roundup: Arrow lodged in truck a bullseye, not accident
An arrow was reportedly found lodged in a work truck in Kalispell and the person who called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Department didn’t think it was an accident.
Law roundup: Firebug targets Ford Focus with Molotov cocktail
Bystanders doused a lit Molotov cocktail that was thrown underneath a white Ford Focus by a man who later fled the scene. Investigators found a Coca-Cola bottle filled with gasoline and stuffed with a rag still lit…
Law roundup: Teens excited about TV in scene ripped from the movies
A woman reportedly saw a group of teens sprint out of a store carrying a TV while being chased by a security officer and told the Kalispell Police Department it was like a scene from a movie and provided a license …
Law roundup: Stranger wags finger at woman
A stranger wearing a brown jacket and cowboy hat reportedly went up to a woman shaking a finger in her face and said “If I ever catch you ...” but she did not understand whatever else he said.
Law roundup: Would-be thief wants to stay, leaves in haze of bear spray
An aggressive 35-year-old allegedly tried to shoplift and fought employees in the parking lot who were trying to get him to leave.
Law roundup: Caller tries to delay scammer’s vacation
Someone calling the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office from Kentucky reportedly wanted to press charges against a person who got ahold of their credit card account information, changed the password and purchased a pl…
Law roundup: Teens charged with taking out the trash
Two young teens were allegedly spotted doing a woman’s dirty work when they got out of the white vehicle she was sitting in and filled a dumpster with trash.
Law Roundup: Stick shift blamed for traffic violation
A young driver who blew through a red light blamed it on his being new to using a manual transmission.
Law roundup: Employee checks out of possibly boring meeting
Someone called the Columbia Falls Police Department allegedly concerned about an employee’s “erratic behavior” during an online meeting and asked officers to check on his welfare.