Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Man apoplectic when car flattens ball
A driver allegedly heard a popping sound and then saw a man storming up to his vehicle, throwing things at it and yelling that he ran over his kid’s ball, so they kept driving because they didn’t want things to get…
Law roundup: Ale ditched in unsuccessful beer run
A male wearing a white hoodie and sweatpants allegedly lost his shoes while he fled a store with two cases of stolen beer, which he ditched.
Law roundup: Treats taken after shoplifter’s trick fails
A reportedly uncooperative shoplifter with bright red hair and a blue mask tried to trick employees by sneaking away with candy bars and makeup she dropped in a pink polka-dotted bag but failed and left it on a cou…
Law roundup: Loitering individuals apparently unable to read
No loitering signs were not a deterrent to the 12 people who were hanging out around the back door of a building, a store manager reported, asking for a police officer to drive by to encourage them to leave.
Law roundup: Parking lot the scene of a horror movie or crime
An assistant manager allegedly reported a couple arguing in the parking lot yesterday and that the cleaning crew found a bloody sheet today. It was unknown if the situations were related.
Law roundup: Woman’s ‘honey’ is not so sweet
Casino security called the Kalispell Police Department after reportedly being assaulted by a man. The caller said he took a photo of a vehicle, was confronted
Law roundup: First Amendment trumps woman’s shock
A woman was appalled that a vehicle was allowed to drive around with a flag that read, “(Expletive) Biden” on it. The dispatcher reminded her about the existence of the First Amendment, but she still wanted to spea…
Law roundup: Teen throws a fistful of fakes at employee
An older teen reportedly tried to exchange counterfeit $100 bills for $20s at a gas station.
Law roundup: Boy escapes rocky situation
A boy hiding in some bushes near a high school was allegedly throwing rocks at passing vehicles and a woman told him to stop or she’d call the police, which she did. Kalispell Police Department officers were unable…
Law roundup: Roommate’s delusions cause for concern
A resident worried about her roommate’s behavior contacted the Columbia Falls Police Department after he began hallucinating.
Law roundup: Turtle loses race with brutes
Teens in a blue Toyota pickup and a black spray-painted Mazda allegedly chased and ran over a turtle, which a store employee found dead. The employee complained
Law roundup: Really yucky people make person really nervous
Two — not just yucky but “really yucky” — people were purportedly standing by a building waiting for delivery of drugs and when someone asked them what they were doing they became “really nervous.”
Law roundup: Time to clean up the attic
Someone allegedly let a woman stay in their attic and called the Kalispell Police Department when she kept “flipping out,” telling them they had kids staying in the attic and vent and wanted her to leave.
Law roundup: Woman tires of ding-dong ditch prank
A woman requested extra patrol from Kalispell Police Department because she was reportedly tired of youths playing ding-dong ditch and banging on her door.
Law roundup: Reeky woman goes to workplace for nap
A couple of times an employee allegedly arrived to work smelling of weed and methamphetamine. On this particular day, she showed up