Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Thelma and Louise make a pit stop
Two women in a beat-up sedan reportedly made a pit stop at a store where one of them went inside to steal cosmetics and ammo.
Law roundup: Man blows up at maintenance worker
A bearded man “who thought he owned the place” was reportedly screaming at a maintenance worker who was outside using a leaf blower. After berating him, the man went back to sit in a gray van and sulked. A tenant t…
Law roundup: Driver nearly hits kid in crosswalk
A loud blue Subaru with a spoiler on the back allegedly almost hit a child in a crosswalk.
Law roundup: Caller monkeys around with law enforcement
Someone, who couldn’t stop laughing, called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office claiming their monkey had been gone for two weeks. They
Law roundup: Mustang bears brunt of collision with bruin
Bearing the brunt of a collision with a bruin on Railroad Street, a white Ford Mustang was left with heavy front-end damage.
Law roundup: It pays to sew, people
A woman told the Kalispell Police Department she paid someone $15 to sew a button on a shirt they gave to someone else who came into the business. She also complained about another fashion crime the person was comm…
Law roundup: Thrift store not in the market for donated weapons
A thrift store volunteer called the Whitefish Police Department looking for advice on what to do with a donated dagger-like weapon.
Law roundup: Sketchy stop grinds driver’s gears
The driver of a red Volvo station wagon allegedly blew through a stop sign and told another driver, who confronted him about it, that he would “kill him with his skateboard.”
Law roundup: Driver hands out beers after accident
People had a blasé attitude about a woman hitting a car in front of her. The person
Law roundup: Salesman in hot water with stolen spa
The most expensive hot tub on a sales lot was allegedly stolen during the night after an employee did an inventory count.
Law roundup: Chilling screaming prompts call to the police
Hearing disembodied screams on Fifth Street, a concerned resident phoned the Columbia Falls Police Department and asked for officers to meet them.
Law roundup: Just drop off the key, Lee
A woman’s ex-boyfriend was allegedly attempting to kick her out of an apartment by having the locks changed.
Law roundup: The garage sale that keeps on giving
Someone wanted to know if they “had the right” to go talk with a neighbor who was purportedly holding a perpetual garage sale.
Law roundup: Only weirdos in the building
A woman reportedly wanted the Kalispell Police Department to run a warrant check on a “weirdo in the building” who was talking about meth and killing people.
Law roundup: Pedestrians threaten to beat driver up
Someone reportedly stepped off the curb in front of a man’s vehicle and then walked across the street with another individual where they threatened to beat him up. He called the police, wanting them to be aware tha…