Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Moose provide golf course with new hazard
Moose were running around the golf course and cemetery on U.S. 93.
Law roundup: Woman misdials number but doesn't give up
A woman reportedly dialed 911 and said “wrong number” and hung up.
Law roundup: Woof, roof can't be hangout for dogs
A “welfare check” was purportedly requested for a white dog hanging out on the roof of a house. A Kalispell Police Department officer arrived find the dog in a second-story door that opened to the roof with no fenc…
Law roundup: Bicyclist collides with dog and crashes
Flathead County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Whitefish residence when someone reported hearing about 30 minutes of gunshots that sounded too close to the house. Deputies
Law roundup: Motorist loses track of vehicle after wreck
A man who fled the scene after crashing his vehicle called the Kalispell Police Department later on to see if they could tell him where the tow truck had taken the wrecked rig.
Law roundup: Woman thinks somebody’s watching her
A woman had a gut feeling that her car was being tracked and reportedly suspected her “control freak” daughter-in-law who had previously installed apps on her phone.
Law roundup: Barefoot man shows up at police department in handcuffs
A man wearing handcuffs showed up in the Kalispell Police Department lobby asking for help with removing the bling.
Law roundup: Suspicious robed man emerges from woods
A man reportedly dressed in a robe and “talking nonsense” emerged from among the trees by a building and someone was concerned for the safety of women who frequented a nearby gym.
Law roundup: Woman advised not to break window
A woman reportedly voiced her desire to break a window on someone’s truck because a dog had been inside with all the windows up for about 10 to 15 minutes.
Law roundup: Man pretends to be police officer
Kalispell Police Department received two reports of a man pretending to be an officer and flashing a badge. In the first
Law Roundup: A pop-up ‘Fight Club’ in Kalispell
Officers with the Kalispell Police Department responded to a report of two teen boys fighting in front of a crowd of about 30 onlookers near a downtown mall.
Law roundup: Welcome mat pulled for drunk neighbor
A resident went to the Columbia Police Department for advice about a drunken neighbor who kept coming over to their house uninvited and causing issues.
Law roundup: When the rooster crows
Someone allegedly heard a rooster crowing in the area of Meadow Lark Lane and voiced concerns to the Whitefish Police Department because they weren’t allowed in the city limits.
Law roundup: Woman deems neighbor’s dumping ‘inhuman’
A Kalispell woman complained to Flathead County Sherriff’s Office about her neighbor egregiously dumping five boxes filled with lawn trimmings, leaves and other debris onto her yard going as far as to say, “It’s in…
Law roundup: Transient settles in for the night in gaga pit
A transient and their animals reportedly used a school’s gaga ball pit, an enclosed wooden structure, for their sleeping accommodations and someone requested extra patrol from Kalispell Police Department after find…