Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: ‘It’s Nerf or nothin’’ for teens in drive-by
A parent wanted to press charges against two boys who allegedly drove by their young daughter and her friend, who were out walking, and shot at them with Nerf guns.
Law roundup: Window bashing and tire slashing drama
Someone claimed a man bashed out a vehicle window and slashed a tire on their fiance’s car because of drama between them.
Law roundup: With friends like these ...
Officers with the Kalispell Police Department were called in to apparently try and smooth things over between two friends suddenly at odds.
Law roundup: Wherefore art thou Romeo?
A Kalispell area father contacted the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office after catching two teenage girls tapping on his son’s window. He said his son knew the girls and they had snuck out the night prior. The father…
Law Roundup: Boyfriend hits on one weird trick to get free gas
A North Fork area resident stricken with Covid-19 called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office upset because she had asked her boyfriend to leave and he refused. His reasoning was that his truck was running on empty.
Law roundup: Waiting for the price of gas to go down?
A gas station attendant in the Kalispell area phoned the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office after giving up on trying to get a vehicle to leave.
Law Roundup: You drink, you drive, you lose
An officer coming to a stop at the corner of Oregon Street and Seventh Avenue East North waved to let another motorist go first. That driver turned right without using a turn signal. Intrigued, the officer followed…
Law roundup: Hail no! Homeowner tells handyman to scram
An alleged handyman got on the nerves of a homeowner, who told police that the man had been by twice to offer to inspect his roof for hail damage. During the interactions, the handyman had refused to leave the prop…
Law roundup: Put that in your pipe and smoke it
A caller thought he was watching a man sitting on a park bench doing drugs. The caller, who lived nearby, told the Kalispell Police Department that the man likely was smoking meth or crack from a pipe. Adding to hi…
Law roundup: Marauding chickens leaves neighbor clucking
A flock of mischievous chickens left a Kalispell area man with more than just ruffled feathers. He told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office that the rogue poultry routinely came onto his land from a neighbor’s pro…
Law Roundup: Neighbors give visiting Californian a not-so-warm welcome
A California man in a short term rental in the West Glacier area apparently made the mistake of revealing his home state to his neighbors. They had begun harassing him, both for being from the Golden State and beca…
Law roundup: Easy riders need to take it easy
Two motorcyclists took matters into their own hands after allegedly getting cut off by a silver car in Somers. Officers with the Kalispell Police Department caught up with the pair on the east side of town after ot…
Law roundup: Black bear hits the honeypot
A black bear may have hit the honeypot when a woman allegedly saw it trying to get into the neighbor’s yard where a compost bin was located. Columbia Falls Police Department received a second call
Law roundup: Literate thief looks for a good read
Papers and books were reportedly missing from a Bigfork residence and were reported stolen to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office.
Law roundup: Harried homeowners go ballistic on worker
Things escalated at a Kalispell job site when harried homeowners allegedly began screaming at him about other people who didn’t show up. When he tried to leave they blocked his van.