Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Pair of friends make bone-rattling discovery
Halloween came early for a pair of friends taking in a sunset from a gravel pit near Kalispell.
Law roundup: Man takes back stolen pickup and keeps on truckin’
A man allegedly found his stolen truck at a location, yanked out the people inside and called the Kalispell Police Department as he drove away. An angry woman allegedly rammed
Law roundup: Burly group crashes child’s birthday party
A woman hosting a 5-year-old’s birthday party at a public park pavilion called the Kalispell Police Department complaining about transients circling the area who looked like they could “snap
Law roundup: Man shoplifts shades and air rifle
Security cameras allegedly recorded a male walking into a store, stuffing sunglasses in his shorts and then walking out a side door with an air rifle in his hand.
Law roundup: Bottle of whiskey appears in driveway
Someone’s neighbor allegedly noticed garage doors open on a house that was supposed to be vacant. They also saw a bottle of whiskey in the driveway and a missing window screen.
Law roundup: Teens’ good judgment gets scrambled
The Kalispell Police Department didn't crack up over a report of teen boys in a black truck reportedly throwing eggs at passing cars.
Law roundup: Band of hooligans throw rocks, and maybe water balloons
A second caller also alerted officers, telling them a thrown rock had broken their windshield. A third caller suggested water balloons also might have been in the mix.
Law roundup: Woman airs grievances about rental situation
A woman renting a room from someone renting the townhouse from a property management company allegedly read online to call 911 before an illegal eviction. Her laundry list of grievances included
Law roundup: Woman hulks out on meth
A man’s 32-year-old daughter reportedly smashed a window out of his truck using her hand before going to her room.
Law roundup: Rocket launchers and grenades for sale
A passerby thought it was suspicious that people standing on a corner allegedly had signs about selling rocket launchers and rocket-propelled grenades. Kalispell Police Department officers only located
Law roundup: Whistling while working is not a crime
A man’s purported hour-long whistling while he worked in an area of a bank grated on a woman’s nerves enough to have her husband confront him, which proved to be unsuccessful. She then complained to the Kalispell P…
Law roundup: Woman deflates tires to get time with man
Whitefish Police Department received a report about a woman who allegedly wanted to spend time with a man and let the air out of his tires and punctured them so he couldn’t drive.
Law roundup: No ovation for street performer
A guy reportedly playing a “fake violin” was panhandling while three children ran around in the grass and someone was concerned about people’s safety because the children kept running toward the road causing cars t…
Law roundup: Woman asks police to rampage through ‘drug house’
A distraught woman reportedly told the Kalispell Police Department she was confronted by a man who grabbed something from the back of his truck and started coming toward her, yelling “profane things” after she aske…
Law roundup: Woman sent photos of her stolen items
A woman whose vehicle had reportedly been broken into awhile ago was eerily receiving Facebook messages from a man containing photos of her items, asking her for her information and wanting to meet in person.