Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Boys with bats try to instigate fights
A group of about five teen boys walking from the mall were allegedly screaming for people to wake up. A man, who was sleeping
Law roundup: Man quite unappreciative of full moon
A driver reportedly told the Kalispell Police Department that they didn’t appreciate the driving skills of “kids” in a green Chevy and especially didn’t like the kids mooning him.
Law roundup: Chickens keep flying the coop
Confronted with allegations that her chickens were wandering into a neighbor’s yard, a local poulterer told the Kalispell Police Department she was aware of their happy feet, but at a loss of what to do about it.
Law roundup: Naked man spotted in the wild
A naked man was seen roaming the Emery Bay Campground on Hungry Horse Reservoir.
Law roundup: Man requests extra patrol after mountain lion kill
A mountain lion allegedly killed sheep early one morning in Kalispell. The owner requested extra patrol from Flathead County Sheriff’s Office and planned to follow up with Fish and Game.
Law roundup: Teens run rampant on bicycle path
Five or six teens with sticks or bats reportedly ran down a walking path to Woodland Park at night and surrounded a group of people, knocking down their tents and trying to instigate fights.
Law roundup: Resident throws shade at man on bicycle
A resident was suspicious that a man on a bicycle was another “shady character” allegedly leaving a “drug house.” They wanted
Law roundup: Beach day marred by strange man
Thinking she recognized an individual panhandling from a Facebook post about a theft at a construction site, a motorist contacted deputies.
Law roundup: Man makes pointed effort to share his intentions
A man in his mid-30s, who was wearing glasses, reportedly asked an employee if there were cameras outside the business and when they said, “No,” he responded, “Good because I am going to stab this guy out here.”
Law roundup: Teens sound the alarm on graduation night
Teens with a speaker and a microphone in a sedan were reportedly using noises that sounded like ones emergency vehicles use was “really distracting” to a woman who was worried it would cause an accident and called …
Law roundup: Man doesn’t heed T-shirt advice
A customer allegedly wearing a T-shirt that read “Keep Calm …” reportedly kicked in the door of the business which broke the glass.
Law roundup: Woman allegedly cut by razor in package
A woman bought an item and was reportedly cut by a razor blade she found inside the packaging.
Law roundup: Creepy neighbors snoop through trash
A woman told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office she had “creepy neighbor issues” involving people reportedly going through her trash in Whitefish. She also
Law roundup: Alleged fight turns out to be Hacky Sack game
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Law roundup: The customer is not always right
A father calling from Kalispell complained to deputies that a store employee refused to sell his son snacks and asked the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office if they were allowed to do that.