Law Roundup
A daily snapshot of Flathead Valley’s law enforcement activity—calls, arrests, and oddities from the police blotter.
Law roundup: Man wants to know if anyone cares
The only person in town “who seems to care” complained that 10 cars were parked on the bike path and that he watched Kalispell Police Department and Montana Highway Patrol cars drive right on by.
Law roundup: Disorderly drivers target pedestrians
A mail carrier driving an older white Ford Explorer with a dangling side mirror allegedly almost ran over a woman on a walking trail.
Law roundup: Delivery driver tries to keep roads safe
A delivery driver reportedly pulled up to a man’s driveway, blocking in his car, and called the Kalispell Police Department, saying the man, who allegedly had an open beer, had been drinking and driving and went in…
Law roundup: If you build it, they will come
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Law roundup: Vandal slashes tires and runs
Someone reportedly slashed tires on a vehicle and ran away.
Law roundup: Like moths to a flame, thieves get burned
Two men allegedly stole a flat of cigarette lighters, possibly 100 or so, from a grocery store and got into a white Town and Country minivan. Kalispell Police Department officers ticketed them for theft and advised…
Law roundup: Pokémon game is a no-go for restaurant
A man with a longboard reportedly whiled the day away in a fast-food parking lot off U.S. 2 West when an assistant manager contacted the Kalispell Police Department after a woman complained he was taking pictures o…
Law roundup: Passenger’s punch knocks driver’s glasses off
A white Toyota allegedly pulled off the highway south of Hutton Ranch Road and two men got out
Law roundup: Bad bunny on the prowl in Whitefish
An Easter eve prowler reportedly damage property in Whitefish.
Law roundup: Vigilante takes parking enforcement into his own hands
A wannabe parking attendant got counseled by Kalispell Police officers after he confronted another motorist over her parking.
Law roundup: Oh deer, pay situation gets messy
A landlord reportedly refused to pay a woman hired to clean an apartment because she threw out deer meat.
Law roundup: Woman thinks she can sniff out murderers
A man dressed in black and wearing sunglasses and a bandana purportedly “smelled of murder” to a woman, who was slurring slightly when talking to the Kalispell Police Department.
Law roundup: Angry boys come to blows
Six drunk boys allegedly went to an Airport Road residence and started pushing a woman’s 21-year-old son, possibly angry that one of their friends’ ex-girlfriends attended a house party there earlier that night. Mo…
Law roundup: Business tries to piece together Lego theft
Multiple Lego sets valued at $1,020 were allegedly stolen from a business.
Law roundup: Don’t worry, it’s just a ‘one beer job’
A front desk employee called the Kalispell Police Department, concerned that a bearded man wearing a trenchcoat, who walked in holding a beer, would drive drunk. The man, who was staying at the motel, reportedly to…