Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Back-alley neutering goes wrong
A woman alleged her neighbor tried to neuter her cat after it went missing for a day and returned home with a protruding testicle injury.
Law roundup: Pair get in a tangle over hair conditioner
A man and a woman got into a yelling match over her hair conditioner being used.
Law roundup: Neighbor wants screamer to take the night off
Someone wanted to speak to a Kalispell Police Department officer about a neighbor who allegedly spends their evenings screaming outside.
Law roundup: Man calls dispatchers hoping to swat swatting attempt
Informed on a chatting website that he was about to get a visit from law enforcement, a Kalispell area resident contacted the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office in an attempt to head off the confrontation.
Law roundup: Woman goes buggy over pesticides
A woman called the Kalispell Police Department with suspicions that her neighbor was using an overabundance of pesticides and ether to kill bugs in his apartment.
Law Roundup: Plow scrapes by with car parts
A snow plow allegedly scraped the side of a vehicle detaching the mirror and door handle.
Law roundup: Chilly dog a cause for concern
A resident grew concerned after they spotted a neighbor’s dog out in the extreme cold and contacted the Kalispell Police Department to see what could be done about the likely chilly canine.
Law roundup: House party revelry takes a nosedive
Someone heard a lot of screaming and a person threatening to mess someone up at an apartment house party where a drunk man and a sober man got into a shoving match; the drunk man had a seizure and hit his head on a…
Law roundup: Civility requested in neighbor dispute
After allegedly living next door to a neighbor for 35 years, a woman called the Kalispell Police Department, complaining that he was passive-aggressive and was always harassing her. She told officers she called abo…
Law Roundup: Man taken to the cleaners by laundry thieves
A man reported getting cleaned out more than usual while washing his clothes at a local laundromat.
Law Roundup: Woman uninterested in ‘meat-cute’
A tattooed man bearing the gift of bloody meat frightened a local woman, who asked that the Kalispell Police Department move him along.
Law roundup: Quick-thinking resident snaps photo of stolen car
An amateur gumshoe tracking a suspicious-looking car may have uncovered a gang of thieves. The eagle-eyed resident contacted the Kalispell Police Department after watching the vehicle, a Subaru Outback, pull up to …
Law Roundup: One person’s trash is another’s treasure
An assistant store manager ran into a spot of trouble after a clerk picked up what they deemed a bag of refuse left at the location and tossed it into the trash compactor.
Law roundup: Three dogs have their day at the same time
Two out of three is better than none, at least when it comes to dogs running loose. Animal control officers with help from the Kalispell Police Department nabbed two medium-sized tan dogs running around the Empire …
Law roundup: Working at the dog wash is a scream
Officers were alerted by an employee of the business, who reported hearing the hollering from their office.