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.
Kalispell man surrenders following SWAT response
Kalispell man surrenders following SWAT response
Law roundup: Property line dispute gets heated
An intense argument ensued among neighbors over a property easement in Kalispell. One individual was packing heat and reportedly threatened to shoot a woman and her husband. Cooler heads prevailed and no weapons we…
Law roundup: People get strange visits at witching hour
Someone allegedly went into a resident’s apartment while they were asleep and stole their home and work keys.
Law roundup: Woman frightened by ‘lady in red’
A woman inside a locked-up business on First Avenue East was scared by a group of about 10 people with cameras who reportedly gathered in front of the building and started crying when an older “lady in red” with cu…
Law Roundup: Animals wandering all over the county
It was a day for roaming animals. A black lab without tags was found in Kalispell. A blue heeler and boxer mix were running around unleashed in a Martin City neighborhood.
Law roundup: Man calls a spade a spade
Someone purportedly told the Kalispell Police Department they thought a silver Nissan Maxima and a silver Chevy Aveo parked in a vacant lot were stolen because "they looked stolen.”
Law roundup: Man polices parking with alleged vandalism
A man allegedly approached someone in a restaurant parking lot and mentioned his parking job, telling him to check his tailgate as he drove away in a white Tahoe High Country. The individual found ...
Law roundup: Security prefers Pokémon thief doesn’t ‘catch them all’
An alleged habitual shoplifter was spotted in a store whose security called Kalispell Police Department to kick him out, assuming he would try to steal Pokémon cards as the tall skinny male headed to the toy depart…
Law roundup: Truck has bumper to match reckless driving
A black truck with a crumpled bumper was reportedly looking for a few more dents when it was swerving all over the road and getting uncomfortably close to another vehicle.
Law roundup: Why did the chicken not cross the road?
Someone calling from Crescent Drive called Columbia Falls Police Department reportedly concerned about the welfare of 10 chickens on the loose in the road and in people’s yards. Officers ...
Law roundup: Robin Hood, but no men in tights
A man playing Robin Hood in a public park raised alarm bells for a neighbor.
Law roundup: Man not used to being told ‘no’
A man wearing a black jumpsuit reportedly threatened to punch and “rip people’s faces off” in Kalispell when someone told him “No,” after he asked them for money. Kalispell Police Department confirmed the man had a…
Law roundup: Drunk drivers on tap around county
A drunk woman was reportedly driving, and swerving, around Kalispell with a bottle in her lap and a bunch of people, including two kids, in her car, which had its lights turned off at night.
Law roundup: Parking lot party creates a ruckus
Kalispell Police Department responded to a report of about 15 to 30 teens allegedly causing a ruckus in a parking lot. A caller, who wanted to remain anonymous, said the crowd was hollering and screaming and had a …
Law Roundup: Boys playing hooky busted
Columbia Falls Police busted a trio of school skippers who were trying to lay low inside their vehicle at a city park. The boys' parents were notified.
Law roundup: Cleanup of drunk man in row seven
Someone called the Kalispell Police Department asking them to check on the welfare of a semi-conscious and highly intoxicated barefoot man possibly in his early 20s who was reportedly discovered in row seven of a p…