Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Stranger’s odd behavior sends up red flag
A man at a business was reported to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office for “acting strange.” He went into the store, saying someone had stolen his cellphone.
Law roundup: Neighbors not to blame after all
A Lakeside woman called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to report her neighbors for “moving her hot tub without permission.”
Law roundup: Animals have heyday exploring valley
A parrot reportedly flew into an Evergreen Drive resident’s yard.
Law roundup: Woman enraged by flashing lights
A verbal disturbance ensued between two vehicles when a woman allegedly followed a man from a store parking lot to a drive-thru line and pulled up next to him, yelling.
Law roundup: Store wants demanding woman banned
A woman reportedly became disorderly when she went into a store demanding a replacement for a prepaid phone and didn’t like the answer given by the manager who wanted her banned from the store.
Law roundup: Man asked to spread message peacefully
The Kalispell Police Department responded to a report of a man with a ponytail walking up and down a street screaming. Officers counseled him on his behavior, advising him not to scream at people and to "spread his…
Law roundup: Bar patrons can't handle closing time
A woman went behind a bar, threatened to hit a bartender and then refused to leave the establishment. Once someone called the Kalispell Police Department, the woman left with four other females — "all intoxicated."
Law roundup: Unruly girls lob profanities from the forest
Four girls were allegedly sitting in a wooded area “harassing people.” A woman who was apparently upset by the activity told the Kalispell Police Department the young women were yelling profanities. Their parents w…
Law roundup: Tacos with a side of knives
A spectacle unfolded for a customer and their mom while waiting in a drive-thru line.
Law roundup: Florida woman fired from job blames Kalispell woman
A Florida woman called the Kalispell Police Department alleging her son’s ex-girlfriend, who she had co-signed an apartment for when they were together, posted a comment the woman had sent onto social media, which …
Law roundup: Barefoot man makes rounds on bathroom floors around town
A barefoot man was found lying on the floor of a woman’s restroom and someone wanted officers to check on him, thinking he might be intoxicated.
Law roundup: Dog reportedly held for ransom
A woman told Kalispell Police Department her dog was being held by someone for ransom.
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Law roundup: Man angry about ‘illegal' dog arrest
A man on Eagle Drive in Kalispell claimed his dog was “arrested illegally” and told dispatchers he was going to call every two minutes — this was his third time calling — until someone gave him his dog back despite…
Law roundup: ‘Hangry’ woman punches drive-thru window
An upset woman at a drive-thru window was reportedly caught on surveillance footage yelling at employees and punching the window, according to someone who called the Kalispell Police Department.