Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law Roundup: Classic car pulled out of Swan River
A restored classic car was pulled out of the Swan River. The owner allegedly called the Kalispell Police Department to report the car stolen, saying the vehicle had broken down at the location Saturday night and he…
Law roundup: Mom asks police if she can spank child
A mother allegedly beat her neighbor to the punch in calling the Kalispell Police Department after the neighbor threatened to call officers when she spanked her child. She wanted
Law Roundup: Walking with road rage
After walking in active traffic while drinking a beer near Town Pump and Home Depot, a man started screaming at everyone. The caller said he almost got hit by a car twice, according to the Kalispell Police Departme…
Law roundup: Thief wants ticket in exchange for wallet
A man reportedly told the Kalispell Police Department that he stole from a store that stole his wallet in an incident about two weeks ago. The man said he left the store when they took his wallet, which he wanted b…
Law roundup: Godzilla returns in ‘Botched Beer Run’
A drunk man in a red truck reportedly went to the store to buy beer. When employees told him they wouldn’t sell it to him because it was after 2 a.m. he put the beer down and left. But it didn’t end there.
Law roundup: Strangers puts syringes in dogs’ mouths
A strange woman in a black truck reportedly put a syringe filled with a liquid that looked like blood in the mouths of at least two dogs, telling bystanders it was “iron and enzymes.”
Law roundup: Carny allegedly threatens to stab youth’s hand
A youth reportedly trying to buy fair tickets, went to pass the money under the booth window to a carny with missing front teeth, when the man, who was talking to other people, said he would stab his hand and shoot…
Law roundup: Individual wants fairgoers to hear them roar
An individual wearing a lion head and roaring at the fair was reportedly annoying enough to someone, who hadn’t paid admission to see a circus, to make a walk-up complaint to the Kalispell
Law roundup: Officers receive garden-variety complaints
Extra patrol from the Kalispell Police Department was requested in a neighborhood where someone was allegedly cutting flowers out of gardens and stealing flowerpots and shrubs. It was not clear from the report as t…
Law Roundup: A case of mysterious gummy worms
The mysterious appearance of several gummy worms in her vehicle prompted a woman to call the Columbia Falls Police Department, concerned about a possible stalker.
Law roundup: People camping in vehicles allowed on empty lot
Someone complained about a parked van that hadn’t moved from its location in an empty lot since the end of May and thought someone was living in it when they saw a cooler and cooking station set up next to it. The …
Law Roundup: Yelling match actually just a pair of loud talkers
A caller told the Columbia Falls Police Department that he was angry that a dog bit him and asked about filing a discrimination lawsuit against his neighbor for slamming doors and cabinets.
Law roundup: These boots were made for walking right out the door
A woman wearing a brown-gray jacket and brown boots was reportedly walking through a store knocking things off shelves and shoving things into her bag before heading to the door where a truck was waiting.
Law roundup: Sisters throw punches for front seat
Two sisters allegedly got into a punching match after arguing over who would sit in the front seat of a car in a grocery store parking lot.
Law roundup: Man takes the shortcut to parking space
A man took a shortcut through the middle of an apartment complex, driving his Ford F150 over grass and two septic tanks, to get to a parking spot.