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: Fraudster poses as police in scam calls seeking donations
A scammer reportedly called a woman posing as a Kalispell Police Department officer asking for donations and her ATM information, which she unfortunately provided to give $20. She went to the police department to m…
Law roundup: Horror game reaction startles neighbors
Someone standing outside an apartment building reportedly heard a person yelling, “Help me,” and a neighbor said the screams were coming from upstairs.
Law roundup: Driver taunts, threatens to wreck vehicles
Someone allegedly tried to crash into a woman’s vehicle, taunting them by pointing, laughing and dancing, threatening to “wreck them both,” if she didn’t pull over.
Law roundup: It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there
A man out for a walk feared for his little dog's safety when a black Dobermann-type dog came charging out of a house and allegedly tried to attack them.
Law roundup: 5-year-old injured from dog bite
A neighbor’s pit bull reportedly bit a 5-year-old’s stomach, leaving a bleeding wound about the size of a baseball.
Law roundup: Man jumps out window to avoid cops
A man reportedly thought he had no other recourse than to jump out of a window when Kalispell Police Department knocked on the door of an apartment where someone complained about a man and woman yelling at each oth…
Law roundup: Man says fraudulent check was 'from a friend'
A bank customer was reportedly either scammed or was participating in a scam, when he opened an individual retirement account and deposited a check from his 401K account, later changing his story that it was from “…
Law roundup: Sheep find greener pastures in other yard
Five sheep spent a morning grazing in someone’s yard in Columbia Falls who didn’t know where they belonged.
Law roundup: No sanctuary for ‘transients’
Finding three strangers in the door area of the main sanctuary of their church, a pastor asked officers with the Kalispell Police Department to give them the bum’s rush.
Law roundup: Children take go-kart for joyride in the street
Someone called the Kalispell Police Department reportedly concerned about the safety and legality of 8-year-olds driving a “NASCAR go-kart-type vehicle” in front of cars. The person called police back urging office…
Law roundup: Shopper suspiciously gains weight in store
A shopper looked a bit bulkier leaving a store than when she arrived and reportedly had multiple bottles of alcohol shoved up the high school hoodie she was wearing. She also tried to shoplift some Chapstick and wa…
Law roundup: Bar employee tired of mixing it up with unruly woman
Frustrated at constantly being pestered by an unruly woman at his place of work, an employee of a bar turned to the Kalispell Police Department for help. He said she comes in on every shift to mess with him and at …
Law roundup: 911-caller complains about signature request
Someone called 911 to complain that two men in their 20s purportedly ran toward them as they got out of their car in a store parking lot, yelling for their signature on something.
Law roundup: Bigfoot pays Kalispell woman a visit
A Kalispell woman was surprised when a stranger tried the knob to her front door and even more surprised when she checked the camera footage and caught sight of bigfoot at her doorstep.
Law roundup: Traffic control called in for cow
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office was asked to provide traffic control for a cow on the loose in Kalispell.