Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Driver doesn’t find funny faces amusing
A white Chevy Silverado pickup allegedly pulled up next to another vehicle, and the driver started making “weird faces” and taking photos of the other driver, who, in turn, called the Kalispell Police Department to…
Law roundup: Identity thief makes card payments on time
A diligent identity thief fraudulently opened a credit card under a woman’s name and was reportedly making payments on time. The woman told the Kalispell Police Department she saw the credit card on her credit repo…
Law roundup: Neighbor’s need to dump trashy behavior
A man with a holstered gun reportedly threatened a neighbor taking out the trash in an alley, making comments about shooting him. Racial slurs were also reportedly yelled during the argument and the man punched a t…
Law roundup: Background check amounts to discrimination, says would-be tenant
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Law roundup: Stolen shoes apparently not a good fit for thief
A man reportedly stole shoes, which he later returned. An employee requested that the Kalispell Police instruct him not to return to the property again.
Law roundup: Ukulele owner sits within the sound of silence
Two water bottles and a ukulele were reported stolen by someone who told the Kalispell Police Department that they had been recently threatened by an older man and was unsure if the situations were related.
Law roundup: Truck left running for an hour in parking lot
A passerby was suspicious and called the Kalispell Police Department after noticing a new pickup in a parking lot had been running with the headlights and cab lights on for more than an hour and was about to run ou…
Law roundup: Maybe man is looking to hit pay dirt
A bearded man in his 60s or 70s, wearing plastic bags, was spotted digging up dirt on the side of a building by someone who told Kalispell Police they had already asked him to leave earlier that day.
Law roundup: Store customer can’t flush away rage
A customer reportedly went ballistic over the bathrooms being locked at the back of the store and started punching and kicking an employee on the ground and pulling the employee’s hair until other employees separat…
Law roundup: Homeowner unamused by unexpected kitty cam
A homeowner phoned the Kalispell Police Department in the hopes of getting questions answered by animal control officers. He told dispatchers his queries had to do with the neighbor's cats. The felines kept getting…
Law roundup: Driver attempts clean get away in car wash crash
A navy blue Escalade allegedly crashed into a woman’s vehicle inside a car wash and fled the scene, headed west on E. Idaho Street. The woman complained of a neck injury but declined to be checked by a medic. The m…
Law roundup: Resident assailed by drunk woman’s yells
A resident’s peace was pierced by the screaming and yelling of a highly intoxicated woman in the parking lot, who could not be calmed down.
Law roundup: Pets perish in kitchen fire
The Kalispell Police Department responded to a report of dark black smoke coming from a home Sunday morning.
Law roundup: Resident abuzz over man carrying chainsaw
The Kalispell Police Department received an online report from someone who allegedly thought it was odd to see a man leave a house officers had been to, carrying a chainsaw. Adding to their suspicion ...
Law roundup: Sneaky tenant allegedly steals shoes
A woman reportedly called the Kalispell Police Department, then yelled at someone, and, returning to the phone, told the dispatcher a “crackhead” stole her package.