Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Road rage incident ends with fisticuffs
Kalispell Police Department responded to a report of a fight and found a man at the scene with visible injuries on his face and the back of his hands.
Law roundup: Children taunt woman by calling her a ‘Karen’
About five to seven children reportedly riding bicycles and hanging out near mailboxes taunted a woman and went to her porch where they called her a “Karen” after she asked them to leave a trailer park where they d…
Law roundup: Cops don’t look deeper into ‘plumber’s crack’
Someone complained that the pants of a man they saw napping in the grass were hanging halfway down exposing his “behind.” Kalispell Police Department officers assessing
Law roundup: Parking wars claim motorist’s tire
A confrontation over a parking spot prompted a woman to vent — the air from the other driver’s tire, that is.
Law roundup: Beastly man escorted from building
A woman allegedly heard a man inside an office screaming and growling at a person, calling them names and demanding money back because he needed to get out of the country.
Law roundup: Contractor threatens to fight trash talking competitor
A passerby found a bag containing drug paraphernalia left in a Seventh Street parking lot. They turned it over to the authorities for destruction.
Law roundup: He’s not leaving without some coffee
Not content to leave empty handed, a man asked to depart a local coffee shop returned to swipe another customer’s cup of joe before leaving for good.
Law roundup: Person concerned about child’s front row seat
Someone voiced concerns to the Kalispell Police Department about a child’s safety when they reportedly saw the kid crawling on his mother’s lap in the front seat of a GMC truck and he had his head against the winds…
Law roundup: Burmese python escapes in Columbia Falls
Flathead County Sheriff’s Office received a report that a Burmese python snaked its way outside a Columbia Falls residence. A man allegedly
Law roundup: Bartender receives sobering message from customer
Officers responded to a report of a fight between a pugilist and a man armed with a stick.
Law Roundup: Nosey neighbors learn campers remain legal
The owner of a truck reported the vehicle was struck while parked at a local supermarket.
Law roundup: Man apparently trigger happy with bear spray
Man apparently trigger happy with bear spray
Law roundup: Fireworks don’t go over well with neighbors
Revelers trying to extend the Fourth of July festivities beyond the holiday kept the Kalispell Police Department busy after dark.
Law roundup: A case of mistaken gas
A potentially explosive situation turned out to be a real gas upon further investigation by the Kalispell Police Department. Officers responded to Main Street for a report of a car loaded with propane tanks along a…
Law roundup: Hacker takes Facebook account hostage
How much is a Facebook account worth? A hacker thought it might be as much as $300, which is what the cybercriminal demanded from a local woman.