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: 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.
Law roundup: Man bodychecked by ex
A man allegedly got off a plane and was greeted with a body check from his ex.
Law roundup: Birthday meth leads to entanglement
A man reportedly told the Kalispell Police Department that a woman was angry at him for inviting her over for her birthday but didn’t have any meth and they got into an argument where she punched and kicked him, wh…
Law roundup: Ex-employee can’t get over termination
A store owner called the Kalispell Police Department for advice about an ex-employee, who reportedly hadn’t moved on from being fired a year ago, when he began calling the store to harass employees.
Law roundup: Woman threatens man with jail over accident
A dispute sparked by a fender-bender left a man worried he had become the target of extortionists.
Law roundup: Drunk men can't be runnin’ up that hill
Two men were reportedly too drunk to make it up a hill and laid down in someone’s yard. The resident discovered the drunk men and called the Kalispell Police Department to move them along. However ...
Law roundup: 911 caller instructed on how to look up phone numbers
A Kalispell man called 911 complaining about six or eight people with megaphones pointed toward the golf course who were proselytizing about Jesus. Dispatch warned the caller...
Law roundup: Ex-girlfriend takes the money and runs
A man reportedly gave an ex-girlfriend $1,100 to buy a truck she was supposed to deliver to a location but instead “ghosted” him. He told the Columbia Falls Police Department that he heard she ran the same scheme o…
Law roundup: Tenants vanish before eviction notice is served
Someone told the Kalispell Police Department that they were trying to evict tenants who reportedly vanished along with their pet, leaving their belongings, including their phones, inside the apartment.
Law roundup: Man needs dry cleaners stat
A man called 911 asking for a dry cleaning business in Billings.
Law roundup: Hooligans besiege home with sports drinks
Someone allegedly spent a night shooting a carbon dioxide gun at a woman’s house and hurling “Gatorade bombs” on the roof.
Law roundup: Worker doesn’t buy creepy man’s scheme
An employee reportedly saw a white-haired man driving a dark vehicle leave a husky at the location and told the Kalispell Police Department he was being “very creepy” and trying to get her into his vehicle. He also…
Law roundup: Man fired up about smoke
A man called the Columbia Falls Police Department to report seeing smoke coming from the middle of a school roof and became frustrated when he allegedly thought firefighters weren’t looking in the “right spot.”
Law roundup: Man wants police to clear the air
A man turned to the Kalispell Police Department for help clearing the air because he reportedly could barely breathe from someone smoking from somewhere inside his apartment building.
Law roundup: Grandma suspects jewel thief is relative
The Kalispell Police Department received a call from an upset grandmother whose granddaughter allegedly found the key to her safe and stole a diamond and gold necklace and a diamond and sapphire ring valued around …