Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Children take go-kart for joyride in the street
Someone called the Kalispell Police Department reportedly concerned about the safety and legality of 8-year-olds driving a “NASCAR go-kart-type vehicle” in front of cars. The person called police back urging office…
Law roundup: Shopper suspiciously gains weight in store
A shopper looked a bit bulkier leaving a store than when she arrived and reportedly had multiple bottles of alcohol shoved up the high school hoodie she was wearing. She also tried to shoplift some Chapstick and wa…
Law roundup: Bar employee tired of mixing it up with unruly woman
Frustrated at constantly being pestered by an unruly woman at his place of work, an employee of a bar turned to the Kalispell Police Department for help. He said she comes in on every shift to mess with him and at …
Law roundup: 911-caller complains about signature request
Someone called 911 to complain that two men in their 20s purportedly ran toward them as they got out of their car in a store parking lot, yelling for their signature on something.
Law roundup: Bigfoot pays Kalispell woman a visit
A Kalispell woman was surprised when a stranger tried the knob to her front door and even more surprised when she checked the camera footage and caught sight of bigfoot at her doorstep.
Law roundup: Traffic control called in for cow
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office was asked to provide traffic control for a cow on the loose in Kalispell.
Law roundup: You can’t lock true love away
Her ex-boyfriend told the Kalispell Police Department that she had continued to contact him throughout the past year, leaving voicemails even after he blocked her on his phone.
Law roundup: Series of stranger things frightens employee
A combination of oddities had an employee concerned for her safety.
Law roundup: Odd man not welcome in building
A man wearing a blue polo and sunglasses was reportedly “acting odd” in the corner of a building and a customer asked an employee to call the Kalsipell Police Department to move him along.
Law roundup: Scent of a woman might be alcohol
Someone called the Kalispell Police Department when they reportedly spotted a woman who smelled of alcohol driving a black SUV with a 2-year-old passenger.
Law Roundup: Man finds uninvited guest in living room
A stranger reportedly walked into a man’s house in Columbia Falls, who stumbled upon her presence in the living room.
Law roundup: Animals, and humans, behaving badly
A woman in Columbia Falls may have watched one too many movies and TV shows when she called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office allegedly expecting first responders to help her with a cat in a tree.
Law roundup: Man suspicious of what cat dragged in
A neighbor allegedly experiencing “some trouble” told the Kalispell Police Department high school kids who were “dressed funny” went onto their property either looking for or trying to catch a cat, left and later r…
Law roundup: Strangers collecting around house concerns woman
A woman was concerned about stalking after someone allegedly tried to open her door and noticed a man sitting in a vehicle parked outside. She said she felt there had been an increase in strange people around her h…
Law roundup: Children find replica revolver in playground
A school administrator in Kalispell reportedly called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office after children reportedly found a revolver lying on the ground in the playground. Deputies determined ...