Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Grandpa lefts to deal with unruly kids
Four subjects were observed “doing all kinds of crazy stuff,” like beating on a stop sign and their own vehicle. The Kalispell Police Department got a hold of them and turned one of them over to his grandparents.
Law roundup: Fraud accusation actually fake
A woman told the Kalispell Police Department she withdrew $9,000 from her bank account when she received a “scam call from Texas.”
Law roundup: Broken board a cause for tears
A woman was crying on a 911 call because her neighbor pushed over a piece of lumber that was leaning on their mutual fence and the wood broke.
Law roundup: Remorseful thief returns man's bicycle
A regretful thief stole a man’s bicycle in Whitefish before returning it a few days later. The reformed person placed the bike in its original upright position with a note which said “I’m sorry.”
Law roundup: Family squabble leads to foot race
An intoxicated woman was “running around town” and her sister chased after her on foot. The intoxicated woman decided to voluntarily go to the hospital, and her grandmother drove her there, according to the Columbi…
Law roundup: Sister's behavior is out of control
A woman told the Kalispell Police Department her intoxicated sister was throwing items out of their house.
Law roundup: Swimmers get soaked, but not in the pool
People at the designated tent area for a swim meet in Columbia Falls got soaked when the sprinkler system was activated.
Law roundup: Suspect speaks loudly, carries a big stick
Kalispell Police officers were unable to located a man wearing mud boots and carrying a large walking stick who was suspected of trying to run over another man with his vehicle. The victim reported confronted the s…
Law roundup: Alleged drug users not welcome in parking lot
A descriptive caller told the Kalispell Police Department there were “creepy druggies...yelling at each other” in a parking lot.
Law roundup: Young women counseled for ‘obnoxious’ behavior
A caller said some young women on a four-wheeler were being “loud and obnoxious.”
Law roundup: Lounging deer pulls vanishing act
A woman on Ruddy Duck Drive called the Kalispell Police Department because she reportedly thought a big buck lying in a neighbor’s yard was stuck.
Law roundup: Man in boxer shorts poses a threat
A man decided to keep his family inside their residence with the doors locked and called Kalispell Police Department reportedly because a man, who could usually be seen “working on wood,” was standing outside in hi…
Law roundup: Stranger shares too much information
A man on a bicycle and a hole in his pants purportedly started telling someone, who probably didn’t ask, about his personal life and touching women’s clothing.
Law roundup: Man gets help for bear spray incident
A man in a restroom on First Avenue East was allegedly having a medical emergency when he was heard yelling and saying he couldn’t pee and that it burned but wouldn’t let anyone help.
Law roundup: Man swears at dispatchers on b-day
A “very irate” man reportedly swore at dispatchers while complaining about being harassed on Flathead Lake.