Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Something’s rotten in Kalispell
Law roundup: Something’s rotten in Kalispell
Law roundup: Man hangs up his hat in portable toilet
A man reportedly took up sleeping quarters in a portable toilet in Columbia Falls. When someone asked him to leave, he got out, picked up his bags, went back inside the toilet facility, and locked the door.
Law roundup: Fireworks set off people’s nerves
A man was allegedly very upset about a woman lighting fireworks in the area of his house and told the Columbia Falls Police Department he confronted her and ran over the fireworks, but he did not mention if they da…
Law roundup: Employee provided housing trashes property
An ex-employee, who was allegedly given housing, destroyed some property so an individual told the Kalispell Police Department they wanted to press charges.
Law roundup: Alleged thief run over in shoplifting spree
About $200 worth of merchandise was reportedly stolen by a group of three who got in a white Dodge Dakota possibly heading on U.S. 93 or Reserve when one of the passengers fell out of the truck, was run over, picke…
Law roundup: Woman brews up ill will with iced tea
Temperatures are rising and one woman allegedly decided to cool off by engaging in criminal mischief when she got into someone’s vehicle and dumped a 32-ounce cup of iced tea in their seat.
Law roundup: Man seeks overseas travel, willing to settle for a ride
A man hanging out inside the airport startled a fellow traveler when he asked about getting an airplane ticket for Germany.
Law roundup: Man lights into neighbors about fireworks ordinance
A man called the Kalispell Police Department complaining about “guys lighting off artillery shells” in a neighboring apartment building and said it happens every year, but this year, he was not going to put up with…
Law Roundup: A budding mystery goes unsolved
A “huge” pot of flowers went missing from hanging baskets on a porch in Kalispell. The owner contacted the Kalispell Police Department for help after noticing the theft, but summoned her inner P.I. when she spotted…
Law roundup: Sprinkler incident dampens neighborly relationship
A woman called the Columbia Falls Police Department about alleged harassment from neighbors, who they shared a lawn with, when they turned on the sprinklers while her husband was mowing it.
Law roundup: Man nor beast stops woman from recycling
A Whitefish resident reportedly had an “out-of-control” bear, possibly a cub, in her yard that had been getting into everyone’s trashcans and when she shooed it away it would back up 5 feet before returning.
Law roundup: Man thinks taxes allow him to drop load
A Columbia Falls employee allegedly told a man he was not allowed to “drop his load of sod” at the location, but the man — who felt he was entitled because he paid taxes —proceeded to dump the load anyway.
Law roundup: Between rocks and a hard place
A property owner in the Columbia Falls area told deputies with the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office that the individual who held an easement on a road running through his land lined it with rocks last year. The pro…
Law roundup: Man wants to know, should he stay or should he go?
A man confused by crosswalk lights called the Kalispell Police Department reportedly wanting an explanation of how they worked.
Law roundup: Upset man fans the flames when call goes unreturned
Someone allegedly called Columbia Falls Police Department over concerns a cousin was posting threats about burning his house down on Facebook.