Law Roundup
The Daily Inter Lake's Law Roundup provides daily updates on crime and public disturbance news happening around town. Browse the latest stories below.
Woman reports strange happenings
A woman told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office she felt like “strange things have been happening to her.”
Cat gets caught in foothold trap
A cat reportedly got its leg stuck in a foothold trap that was broken loose from its anchor.
Woman appalled by the word ‘rump’
A woman driving on U.S. 93 in Whitefish claimed a political sign posted on hay bales had been defaced to read “Rump,” instead of “Trump,” and believed it was “obscene.”
Man scared of 'Scandinavian' writing
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Estranged wife steals key, puts noose in tree
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Man emerges from woods, shoots at Census taker
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Boyfriend adds fuel to the fire during fight
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Bar won’t squeal about stolen metal pig
A man in Columbia Falls told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office he was missing a large metal pig.
The burglar alarm is not pet-proof
It’s entirely possible a boxer named “Boomer,” a French bulldog named “Gus” and a white, short-haired cat named “Stinky” set off an alarm in Columbia Falls.
Owner retrieves gun left in rental car
An employee at a rental car business found a handgun while cleaning the vehicle and called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to see what needed to be done. An officer collected the gun, called the last person ...
‘Volunteer from God’ helps the homeless
A woman reportedly told Kalispell Police Department two “tweakers,” were refusing to leave the room of a homeless man she was bringing food to. She claimed she was a “volunteer from God,” who helped transient peo...
Person cuts cords in possible copper caper
Power cords and battery cables to trailers were allegedly being cut and someone suspected whoever was doing it was after the copper inside.
Noisy device prompts headaches
Some neighbors thought there was an “ultrasonic” dog barking device in a nearby residence that was causing them to get headaches. One of the people who had allegedly developed a headache greeted Kalispell Police ...
Road wasn’t built as a drag strip
Someone called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office and reported cars were using Three Mile Road as a racetrack.
Intoxication leads to fight in Bigfork
A man was reportedly “sucker punched” and kicked in the face on Electric Avenue in Bigfork. Someone told Flathead County Sheriff’s Office the semi-conscious man was lying on the sidewalk and spitting up blood. Al...