Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Antagonistic brothers nearly come to blows
A woman reportedly returned home to find her son had punched a hole in the wall and told him to leave, locking him out. She told a Kalispell Police Department officer that she was bringing his brother home, whom he…
Law roundup: Decorative lights bring out neighbor’s inner Scrooge
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Law roundup: Couple cry over spilled water
A man and woman, who had been drinking, separated from each other over spilled water.
Law roundup: Pranksters really stick a fork in it
A woman reportedly walked outside to find about 150 forks staked into her yard, tine side down, and called Kalispell Police Department, concerned it was a hate crime over a letter to the editor she penned before th…
Law roundup: Bat woman allegedly assaults man
A woman wielding a baseball bat allegedly attacked a man holding a chair as they took an argument into the streets.
Law roundup: Sister’s joke falls flat with worried sibling
A sister’s health was no laughing matter for a woman who called the Kalispell Police Department after reportedly seeing a Facebook post that her sister “flatlined” and she couldn’t get a hold of her. She asked if o…
Law roundup: Person takes extended test drive
Someone allegedly test-drove a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta and never returned.
Law roundup: Stray dogs leave caller howling at the moon
Barking mad about alleged wolf dogs on the prowl along Airport Road, a resident phoned the Kalispell Police Department hoping officers could do something about the canines. While the wolf dogs weren't out and about…
Law roundup: Special delivery seized
A package reportedly split on a delivery floor revealing the contents, which appeared to be marijuana.
Law roundup: Suspicions grow when passerby reads the leaves
A man allegedly pulled up to a location in an old Ford Ranger truck and parking incorrectly got out and started picking up piles of leaves with a shovel and dumping them in a garbage can, making the trip three time…
Law roundup: Woman asks police to analyze vitamin bottle
Someone reportedly brought a bottle of vitamins to the police department to inspect, concerned it had been tampered with, and the store might need to recall the product, after opening it to find an “odd powder” in…
Law roundup: Angry bicyclist pulls political sign out of yard
A bicyclist wearing a neon green helmet allegedly got off his bike and walked into a woman’s yard where he pulled up a political campaign sign and threw it down. When confronted ...
Law roundup: Man gets spooked by repeated park encounters
A man called the Kalispell Police Department reportedly worried that he was being stalked by a man he encountered in Woodland Park when he spotted him again three days later at the same park.
Law roundup: Rifle-toting cyclist causes consternation
A cyclist wearing a military-style helmet, gloves and chest protection with a rifle allegedly slung on his back raised eyebrows near Rose Crossing. Callers told the Kalispell Police Department the man riding the bl…
Law roundup: Man ready for his storyline to appear in ‘Fargo’
A man reportedly learned he was the victim of identity theft when he received a summons through Flathead County to see a judge stating he owed $19,000 and an American Express account had been fraudulently opened un…