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: Groomer’s ex-client in the doghouse
The owner of a dog grooming business reportedly cashed a legitimate check at a bank drive-thru when the man, and ex-client, who wrote the check and had an earlier confrontation with her, contacted the bank wanting …
Law roundup: Loud truck fills man with fiery rage
A man with a fiery temper allegedly threatened to burn down a neighbor’s house because their vehicle was too loud. The neighbor reportedly took a semi ...
Law roundup: Vape-related trash leaves resident steamed
A local property owner got a little steamed when he came across trash strewn about on his land. He told the Kalispell Police Department that the refuse included “bags of vapes.”
Law roundup: House party overflow moves to rooftop
Flathead County Sheriff’s Office received a call from someone in Bigfork who was reportedly worried that a crowd of about 30 people inside and on the roof of a house across the street were going to “take over his h…
Law roundup: Man wonders why shady situation is so bright
A Bigfork resident reportedly called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office asking for extra patrol in the neighborhood to find out why lights were on in a house across the street. It wasn’t the first time he shined …
Law roundup: Guests heatedly refuse to leave hot tub
Two lodge guests allegedly refused to get out of the hot tub after being told the area was closed.
Law roundup: Barfly fires back when card is declined
A bar patron in Kalispell allegedly went mad when the establishment “didn’t take his card” and began yelling then went outside, firing three gunshots in the air before heading westbound on Montana 35.
Law roundup: Taxidermied coyote found stuffed in snowbank
A prankster propped a stuffed coyote up on a snowbank along Nucleus Avenue prompting an employee of a nearby grocery store to contact the Columbia Falls Police Department.
Law roundup: Laptop vanishes into thin air
A woman called the Kalispell Police Department alleging that a MacBook Air delivered to her husband’s business address was stolen.
Law roundup: Package contains disturbing contents
Flathead County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a confused and concerned Kalispell woman who reportedly received a package containing...
Law Roundup: Girlfriend interrupted, by beer can
A couple spending an evening drinking and talking about different topics took a turn when the boyfriend allegedly threw his beer can at her head because she kept interrupting him while he was speaking.
Law roundup: Brake lines cut after troublemaker moves out
The brake line was reportedly cut on a woman’s vehicle.
Law roundup: Case of the suspicious vehicle solved before officers arrive
A resident reporting a possibly abandoned silver Volvo to the Kalispell Police Department had the case broken wide open by the time officers arrived. The vehicle belonged to his grandson, he told authorities.
Law roundup: No sanctuary for loiterers
A pastor asked the Kalispell Police Department to kick three people off the property who were loitering near the doors of a church’s sanctuary.
Law roundup: Woman wants to put snowball bandits on ice
A woman out walking her dog called the Kalispell Police Department claiming kids were throwing snowballs at her and she was hit in the head by an ice chunk.