Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Van life frowned upon
The woman, who met with police after an individual reported her for allegedly living out of her vehicle, told officers that she hit upon the idea of sleeping in her van when she realized the home she was visiting w…
Law roundup: ‘Oh no!’ Fences latest target of TikTok challenge
A fence reportedly became a victim to the Kool-Aid Man TikTok challenge sometime during the night. The fence appeared to have blood
Law roundup: Lovebirds aren't strange birds
Kalispell Police Department made contact with “two lovebirds on a nice evening stroll through the park,” after they were allegedly described by someone as “people doing weird stuff.”
Law roundup: Flying high with stolen credit card
A credit card was fraudulently used to buy flights from Billings to Houston. The charges added up to $5,000. While the thief may have gotten away with leaving on a jet plane,
Law roundup: No vacancy for out-of-state guest
A homeowner’s association president complained about a woman living out of a minivan. The woman told
Law roundup: Officer meets skaters and drivers halfway
Multiple parking spots were reportedly blocked off with caution tape and someone called the Kalispell Police Department to determine if it was done by an employee.
Law Roundup: Searching for Steve in all the wrong places
Searching for Steve in all the wrong places
Law roundup: White picket fence life dashed by TikTok prank
A woman reportedly woke up to loud noises and found three holes in her fence. She told the Kalispell Police Department she believed the culprits who damaged the fence were minors because of a viral “fence breaking”…
Law roundup: Where did the time go?
A woman who reported an incident to the Kalispell Police Department was told to call back if she noticed anything missing. She called later to report a hanging calendar was gone. Officers advised a man that a side…
Law roundup: Man goes ape in Kalispell
Things got a little bananas when a man in grungy clothes was reportedly acting like a gorilla — waving a stick at cars, climbing a wall, hopping back over to the road and jumping around. Kalispell Police Department…
Law roundup: Employee has hair-raising encounter
An employee in Kalispell allegedly called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to ask deputies to move along a male they thought was on drugs when he stole a cup from a coworker and was ripping his hair out.
Law roundup: Like irritable owner, like irritable dog
A dog on the loose reportedly growled at a Columbia Falls woman and her dogs. She told Flathead County Sheriff’s Office the last time the dog was loose and acting viciously, the owner came and got the dog they hit …
Law roundup: Officers take out the trash — literally
One man’s trash is another man’s possible drug stash and concerned residents had officers with the Kalispell Police Department sifting through several piles of rubbish on the lookout for suspicious items.
Law roundup: Man tests the water and gets tackled
Someone in Kalispell wanted the Flathead County Sherriff’s Office to know they reportedly chased a man down and tackled him when they saw him turning on the water outside a building despite thinking he was just get…
Law roundup: Resident loses sleep over stolen mattress
An older Tempurpedic mattress with a stained white cover was reportedly stolen from out front of a location and the owner wanted it logged for information in case Kalispell Police Department officers came across it.