Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Man shoots himself in the knee
A 26-year-old was putting a 10 mm 1911 pistol in his backpack when it went off and hit him in the knee.
Law roundup: Shoplifter plans TV dinner night
Maybe it was a man’s earnest desire to have a relaxing meal while watching television that led him to risk a stressful chase after reportedly stealing a TV dinner and batteries, possibly for a remote.
Law roundup: Dog walker suspicious of ‘weird guy’
A man took his dog out and startled a “weird guy” in his driveway who claimed he left his bicycle somewhere.
Law roundup: Man irate about disregard for crosswalks
A man allegedly called 911, swearing about how he was tired of almost being hit by vehicles while using a crosswalk. Kalispell Police Department officers did extra patrol and everyone behaved.
Law roundup: Woman passes up home violin concerts
Two teens repeatedly went to a woman’s house asking to come inside to play the violin. She told the girls she wasn’t interested in their offer when they first knocked at her door. When they
Law roundup: Unwanted stranger at the door
A woman met with officers in the lobby of the Kalispell Police Department after a neighbor kept harassing her and possibly even tried to break into her home.
Law roundup: Youths cause a ruckus in store
A group of more than 20 obnoxious youths were allegedly causing problems in a store parking lot and going into a store where they knocked things off the shelves. Officers moved them along.
Law roundup: Reports of Halloween hijinks and vandalism
After a woman’s requests for cigarettes, money and a room were denied, she allegedly pulled the fire alarm and went outside where she began dancing by the highway.
Law roundup: Somers Fire Department responds to hay fire
Somers Fire Department responded to a fire on Lower Valley Road at 11:46 a.m. Saturday.
Law roundup: Man trips up in parking space argument
A man allegedly tried to trip a woman and throw her to the ground during an argument over a parking space.
Law roundup: Man wants police to track down litterbug
A litterbug allegedly dropped a box of garbage on the corner of a man’s lawn. The man called the Kalispell Police Department hoping they could figure out whose garbage it was. The box contained paperwork and carpet.
Law roundup: Neighbor calls cops on recently evicted woman
Spotting a woman going through bagged up items outside a local home, a neighbor contacted the Kalispell Police Department and reported her as possibly using drugs.
Law roundup: Woman demands police assistance with cigarette break
A woman reportedly wanted the Kalispell Police Department “to take care of the hospital staff” who wouldn’t let her outside to smoke a cigarette after four days had passed.
Law roundup: Clown’s behavior no laughing matter
A motorist contacted the Kalispell Police Department after coming across a person in a clown costume while driving through town.
Law roundup: Officers close the door on an investigation
A caller reported barking dogs to dispatchers, saying the commotion had been going on for about an hour just north of where they lived. Responding officers located two of the dogs.