Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Irate man needs a cold shower
A man on a bicycle reportedly threw a tantrum on Ninth Street West, yelling about being ripped off for a shower.
Law Roundup: Uncertainty surrounds hidden camera in kitchen
A woman reportedly dialed 911 and hung up. On a callback, a woman, who was difficult to understand, allegedly said she found a hidden camera in her kitchen that looked into the living room and wasn’t sure if it had…
Law roundup: No HOA stamp of approval for tattoo trailer
A woman complained about an ongoing issue of an unattached “tattoo trailer” parking on the street in her neighborhood
Law Roundup: Unwanted package not considered evidence
Despite notifying her bank of a fraud charge on a credit card and freezing her accounts, a package from Victoria’s Secret was still delivered to a caller.
Law roundup: Woman takes overpass for scenic overlook
Looking to expand her horizons, a woman decided to take in the view from an overpass. Her presence, though, concerned a passerby who alerted the Kalispell Police Department.
Law roundup: Man bent out of shape over smudge
A man got bent out of shape when a woman in an SUV reportedly opened her door and hit the mirror on his truck, telling the Kalispell Police Department she denied doing it.
Law roundup: How the Grinch tried to steal Christmas in Kalispell
While he had no identifying information to pass along to the Kalispell Police Department, he told investigators that the small-hearted miscreant ripped the decorations out of his yard, tore and slashed them, and th…
Law roundup: Police asked to police the police
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Law roundup: Movers accused of making off with guns
Having recently arrived in Kalispell, an out-of-towner from Louisiana was dismayed to learn that the moving company he hired had seemingly made off with two of his guns.
Law roundup: Man props himself up as star of the show
A man wanting to be the star of the show allegedly got on a prop and wouldn’t leave when asked by a prop manager.
Law roundup: Full-grown man refuses to act like an adult
Did Billy Madison pay Kalispell a visit? A passerby described a suspicious man heckling children at a bus stop near tennis courts to officers with the Kalispell Police Department.
Law roundup: Woman uses laundromat to catch her shows
On the eighth day in a row that a woman showed up at a laundromat not to clean her clothes but to soak up some television, an employee phoned the Kalispell Police Department.
Law roundup: Man gives thousand-yard stare on stranger’s lawn
A man wearing a colorful beanie that looked like a ladybug allegedly stood on someone’s front lawn with a shopping cart, messing with his sweatpants while staring bug-eyed at nothing for 10 minutes before the resid…
Law Roundup: Threatening note writer told to stop
A resident of an apartment complex did not appreciate continuing to receive threatening notes from a neighbor about backing into a parking spot. Kalispell Police Department told the note writer to take the issue up…
Law roundup: Police asked to use their parenting skills
Deciding that it was time for her son to come home from his girlfriend's home, a mother asked an officer with the Kalispell Police Department to give him a ride