Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Business tries to piece together Lego theft
Multiple Lego sets valued at $1,020 were allegedly stolen from a business.
Law roundup: Don’t worry, it’s just a ‘one beer job’
A front desk employee called the Kalispell Police Department, concerned that a bearded man wearing a trenchcoat, who walked in holding a beer, would drive drunk. The man, who was staying at the motel, reportedly to…
Law roundup: Well-dressed con man snookers victim with fake coin
The woman told the Kalispell Police Department that she came across a listing for the coin on Facebook Marketplace.
Law roundup: Pokémon trading underbelly exposed
An employee allegedly joined the Pokémon Black Market, admitting to stealing seven Pokémon card booster packs, resulting in a monetary loss of $700 for game stores, and someone called the Kalispell Police Departmen…
Law roundup: Teens terrorize drivers
A carful of teenagers reportedly matched the speed of a woman’s vehicle and pulled out what looked like a silver pistol and pointed it at her, yelling at her and saying they were going to kill her. She said the ca…
Law roundup: Man totes machete in the wilds of Kalispell
A man clad in camo was reportedly carrying a machete out in the open, which concerned a passerby who called the Kalispell Police Department. He agreed to conceal the machete.
Law roundup: Woman cooks up pot pie theft
A woman called the Kalispell Police Department from a fast-food restaurant, repeating that she needed to be picked up by officers and taken to jail because she reportedly “took a chicken pot pie and ran.” Then, she…
Law roundup: Water gun drive-by not a hit with others
People in two vehicles were reportedly spraying each other with water guns and another driver called 911, saying the drivers didn’t use their blinkers when changing lanes on the bypass and one of the vehicles almos…
Law roundup: Baller draws a foul while traveling
After a passenger in a passing vehicle chucked a basketball at his parked vehicle, a motorist retrieved it in the hopes that investigators with the Kalispell Police Department could dust it for fingerprints.
Law roundup: Dylan the great Dane goes exploring
Dylan, the friendly great Dane, allegedly escaped from a man's room and went on a run.
Law roundup: Spring breakers' antics not silly to victims
A furious parent called the Kalispell Police Department from out of town, alleging their vehicle was destroyed by Silly String and wanted to press charges, asking officers to take photos of the mess and potential p…
Law roundup: Dog watcher is not an accessory to the crime
A woman who was reportedly worried about being considered an “accessory to the crime” called the Kalispell Police Department to let officers know ...
Law roundup: Panhandler dishes out tongue-lashings
The Whitefish Police Department received a report about a panhandler sitting on a bench in front of a Central Avenue saloon and “cussing patrons out” who didn’t give him a buck
Law Roundup: Motorist struggles with basic direction
Someone following up with animal control on a dog bite from a few days earlier showed up inside the Kalispell Police Department lobby.
Law roundup: Men shopping for a truck veer into trouble
Two men in their 20s allegedly got in a Chevy pickup parked near a dumpster on U.S. 93 South, started it, and put a hitch on the gas pedal, revving the engine. Leaving ...