Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Woman clobbered over cat’s care
An upset parent called the Kalispell Police Department asking for an ambulance to take her 22-year-old daughter to the emergency room after she was reportedly punched in the face by someone over a cat and was bleed…
Law roundup: Drivers bake up buffoonery on the road
A white truck was reportedly “spinning cookies.” Other drivers baking up mischief
Law roundup: Amateur lawyer tries loophole to get impounded car back
An amateur lawyer looking to get his vehicle back from the tow yard contacted the Columbia Falls Police Department to plead his case. The vehicle was towed a few days earlier following a traffic stop, he said.
Law roundup: A prankster got him gouda
Gee whiz, a customer must have thought as he left a store to find his car covered in Cheez Whiz. He phoned in the possible queso criminal mischief to the Kalispell Police Department, but had places to go. Store emp…
Law roundup: Man looking to reconnect with ex meets police instead
Employing his car horn rather than a boombox blasting Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes,” an ex-boyfriend showed up at his former flame’s home looking to speak with her.
Law roundup: Job seeker details bad interview experience
A job seeker’s bad experience en route to an interview at a local business prompted a phone call to the Kalispell Police Department. Officers listened while he described what he considered a rude encounter and gave…
Law roundup: Tools of the trade might be stolen
A man allegedly received a phone call from someone who said they bought tools from a man at a storage unit facility and noticed that many of the tools, which included a jackknife, belonged to him.
Law Roundup: Officers zap abandoned appliance
A microwave discarded near a house was cause for concern. It had been there all weekend and the caller was worried it might have fentanyl inside of it. Officers disposed of the suspect appliance.
Law roundup: New phone, who dis?
Putting a new phone through its paces, a resident decided to make sure it could contact first responders presumably in the event of an emergency. Dispatchers confirmed that the phone had, indeed, successfully calle…
Law roundup: Hangry man goes ballistic about burrito
A hangry man in a red Jeep was purportedly yelling about a burrito at a drive-thru window and refusing to pull forward.
Law roundup: Newfound cat owner not really into the cat
The unhappy owner of a new cat phoned the Columbia Falls Police Department with concerns the feline was unwell. She told officers she had called several area veterinarians after getting the calico cat from a neighb…
Law roundup: Sleeping shopper in aisle five
A man was reportedly found asleep on a motorized shopping cart in a store aisle. He told someone he was just sleepy when they asked if he was OK.
Law roundup: Man scares people with rasp
A man wearing a white sheet over his head and camo pants was allegedly carrying a knife while walking eastbound on Idaho Street. A Kalispell Police Department officer spoke to the man who was carrying a metal rasp,…
Law roundup: Parkour moves don’t land well with police
A male who reportedly climbed onto a roof took off running on First Avenue West until the Kalispell Police Department caught up and detained him. He said he was just doing some parkour.
Law roundup: Sleeping motorist didn’t see that coming
Taking the adage “sleep with one eye open” to heart earned a motorist a police response. A passerby summoned officers with the Kalispell Police Department to the vehicle, telling dispatchers that they had walked by…