Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law Roundup: Skirmish turns out to be no more than a food fight
Someone took a knife to a local man’s inflatable snowman.
Law Roundup: Confronted, man bares his soul among other parts
The Kalispell Police Department got multiple calls about the strip show from onlookers before officers arrived at the scene.
Law roundup: Busybody is suspicious of kids going door-to-door
The Columbia Falls Police Department received a report from a neighborhood busybody who was suspicious of four 12- to 14-year-olds going door-to-door asking people something. One of the youths was holding a garbage…
Law roundup: Man sharpens knives at Santa event
You better watch out. Santa is coming to town.
Law roundup: Man’s battle cry, ‘Respect your neighbors’
A man trying to sleep was reportedly kept awake by noisy vehicles circling the block and parking the wrong way on the street and called the Kalispell Police Department three times to complain. Officers
Law roundup: Man takes a stab at robbing store
A man with tattooed knuckles, a goatee, black boots and a big camo backpack reportedly stole lighters and other items without paying. Someone said they had also seen him with a samurai sword.
Law roundup: The check is in the mail
Looking for a long awaited check to arrive, a man found himself confronted by officers with the Kalispell Police Department after a resident reported a strange individual going through mailboxes. The man explained …
Law roundup: Man can’t say goodbye to photographs
A man claimed his sister stole photos from him of his time in Alaska although he did not have proof or a confession.
Law roundup: Man busts a move on the median
A passerby wanted the Kalispell Police Department to know that although a man wearing white shorts apparently was having a good time waving his hands, sliding in the median and running into traffic, they feared the…
Law Roundup: Officers on the prowl for missing feline
It wasn’t a cat burglar, but a cat that officers with the Kalispell Police Department got tasked with nabbing at the behest of its owner, who requested help after getting into a tiff with his landlord.
Law roundup: Officers offer man a lesson in the Constitution
A man claiming to be on the receiving end of a threat got a lesson in the First Amendment from the Kalispell Police Department.
Law roundup: Uncooperative passenger prompts detour
A transit bus made an unexpected stop at the Kalispell Police Department headquarters after a passenger refused to exit the vehicle. Asked to assist, officers helped escort the man from the bus without incident.
Law roundup: Dispatchers deliver dose of reality to Columbia Falls man
It might have seemed a bit much to swallow for officers with the Columbia Falls Police Department, but a trip to a Fourth Avenue home apparently originated with a complaint about a food order.
Law roundup: Things turn out merry and bright at coffee shop
A passerby was suspicious that a man wearing a hoodie was trying to get into a coffee shop when it looked like he was trying to break a window.
Law roundup: Inflatable Snoopy decoration vanishes in thin air
The Kalispell Police Department received a report that an inflatable 5-foot-6-inch Snoopy Christmas display was stolen from a front yard over the weekend.