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: 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 …
Law roundup: The snow wars, begun they have
Accusing a neighbor of plowing snow onto her property, a woman asked the Kalispell Police Department to put a stop to it. When she asked the man to stop, he just cussed her out, she said.
Law roundup: One bark too many unhinges man
A man was allegedly slamming doors, swearing and “going crazy” on his neighbors and their dogs, saying, “Tell your daughter to take the dog for a walk.”
Law roundup: Drunk man demands bar arrange ride home
A highly intoxicated bar patron thrown out of the establishment called 911 from the parking lot, refusing to leave, alleging he was thrown to the ground and complained that employees had not arranged a ride for him…
Law roundup: Woman finds her dog covered in blood
Flathead County Sheriff’s Department received a report from a Columbia Falls woman whose dog was reportedly found covered in blood and she said her neighbor shoots at the canine whenever it barks.
Law roundup: ‘Nefarious’ man agrees to avoid car wash
A man described simply as acting “nefarious” sparked a call to the Columbia Falls Police Department. Employees of a local car wash reported the man after surveillance cameras captured him wandering around the prope…
Law roundup: Neighbor slaps unwelcome visitor
A woman reportedly went to a neighbor's and they told her to get off the property and then twisted her arm and slapped her.
Law roundup: Pre-dawn preachers spread the word
Using a megaphone to amplify their message, a group of people were shouting Bible verses at a park in Kalispell. The public preaching occurred around 5 a.m., which the reporting party found quite annoying.