Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Grinch makes off with holiday decorations
A large, 4-and-a-half-foot tall lighted deer was stolen out of a resident’s yard, according to the Kalispell Police Department. It was worth approximately $190.
Law roundup: Man afraid rowdy night still lingers
A man purportedly had a “rowdy” night and requested a breathalyzer test because he had an interlock device on his car that he didn’t want to risk triggering. He
Law Roundup: Woman seeking cemetery plots raises questions
A woman allegedly went into a man’s home and threw a fit about him calling the Kalispell Police Department on her and saying she stole something. She told him that she wanted something back so she took it.
Law Roundup: Cantankerous man's reputation precedes him
A man purportedly known for his bad temper was scheduled to visit an office that contacted Kalispell Police Department for an officer to stand by, saying he was not allowed to be on-site without an officer present …
Law roundup: Customer tries to pick fight
A combative customer reportedly had a confrontation with a security employee at closing time and waited for him in the parking lot wanting to fight.
Law roundup: No tool handy to fix caller’s frustration
Woman wants to speak to dispatcher's supervisor.
Law roundup: Woman denies being a money mule
A woman reportedly told the Kalispell Police Department about a recent call from someone claiming to be from the bank she had an account with who accused her of being a money launderer and mule when a deposit was m…
Law roundup: Pedestrian involved in hit-and-run
A newer dark-colored Jeep Cherokee allegedly hit a pedestrian and drove away without stopping. The woman couldn’t stop crying ...
Law roundup: Children take backseat to mothers' feud
Two children had no choice in being audience to adults making poor choices when a mother reportedly followed a vehicle that she allegedly thought sideswiped her and the driver “didn’t say sorry or nuthin’.”
Law roundup: Crude woman on balcony is no Juliet
A woman on a motel balcony was reportedly heard not asking her Romeo to forsake his surname but instead was screaming obscenities.
Law roundup: Man flags down driver and steals car
Someone involved themselves in a stressful ordeal that began when they drove past a guy who began yelling at them and stopping to see what the fuss was about.
Law roundup: Looking for love, local single only finds fraud
’Tis better to have loved and lost than to have attempted to find love and been scammed, which is what a local single person learned after doing business with a dating website. They contacted the Kalispell Police D…
Law roundup: Bloodthirsty bar patron threatens to shoot customer
A man sat at a bar reportedly looking for a fight when he began insulting the bartender and calling the patrons around him slurs.
Law roundup: Pranksters flushed out by police
Two teens at a playground allegedly thought it was hilarious to tip over a portable toilet with their friend inside it.
Law roundup: Person gets a flying start with stolen airline miles
A Philadelphian looking to get out of dodge fraudulently transferred 9,500 American Airlines miles from someone’s account to a new one. Although the ...