Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Person follows alleged speeder home, records driver
A driver was reportedly so outraged when a vehicle passed them in Columbia Falls that they followed it home, stopped in front of the car and started recording the driver, yelling at her for going over the speed lim…
Law roundup: Man hyped up to get out of town
A man reportedly strolled along Main Street yelling profanities at passing vehicles, acting like he was going to walk into traffic.
Law roundup: Person threatened with ‘curb stomping’
Flathead County Sheriff’s Office received a report of someone reportedly threatening to show up at a Columbia Falls property to “curb stomp and slit” someone’s throat.
Law roundup: Breaker, breaker. Drug deal going down.
Something fishy was going on in Kalispell when a barefoot man with a walkie talkie met another shady character on a bike.
Law roundup: Ninety-nine bottles of beer left behind
Two guys in hoodies attempted to steal four racks of beer, according to Kalispell Police logs.
Law roundup: Teenage driver fails to mend fences
After hitting a fence while drifting in a four-wheel drive pickup truck on 12th Street, a teenager allegedly told the homeowner that his mother would give them a call to sort it all out.
Law roundup: Neighbor wants to know what’s up
Spotting law enforcement officers in her neighborhood, a resident phoned the Kalispell Police Department asking for the inside scoop on what was going on outside her home.
Law roundup: Errant Christmas trees lands in road
No word on whether they spotted a 1989 Ford Taurus wagon returning to retrieve the evergreen.
Law roundup: Flower shop worker fears pushing up daisies
A flower shop employee feared for her safety after a person she suspected of being homeless entered the store and asked for money.
Law Roundup: Drinks and snacks lifted from convenience store
Alcohol along with snack cakes, and various other items, were stolen from a convenience store. The total value reported to the Kalispell Police Department came out at $13.44.
Law roundup: Woman intuits her intuition might be off
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Law roundup: Leatherface tasked with driving out ‘degenerates’
A man donning a Leatherface outfit (a character from the horror film “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”) complete with a mask, shoulder pads, boots and a trench coat purportedly told a Kalispell Police Department officer ...
Law roundup: And they were drunk and disorderly roommates
Flathead County Sheriff’s Office received a report about an allegedly drunk and disorderly man who was punching things, slamming doors and threatening to kill his roommates in Bigfork.
Law roundup: Manager finds whole drug kit and caboodle
A woman reportedly left a large brown purse at a location and when the manager looked for an ID, they found drugs and needles instead.
Law roundup: Woman’s truck merges into patrol car
A woman, who was a known drug offender, was driving a red 2010 Ford Ranger allegedly merging into the side of a patrol car.