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: Legally parked car threatens to disrupt boating plans
A man worried that a vehicle parked in an alley behind Ninth Avenue West would disrupt his boating plans and phoned the Kalispell Police Department looking for help.
Law roundup: The boom is lowered for man
A man standing in front of a business was reportedly shouting “boom” and punching the air, making customers uncomfortable. Kalispell Police Department counseled the shadowboxer and moved him along.
Law roundup: Rotten eggs wreak havoc
Someone reportedly threw eggs at a thrift store, tossed food all over the porch and parking lot and possibly rummaged through donations that had been dropped off, leaving a huge mess.
Law roundup: Man scares customers with singing and dancing
A noisy, shirtless man hanging out in a parking lot by a white Chevy with out-of-state license plates was purportedly scaring customers with his dancing, singing and yelling. An employee described his boisterous be…
Law roundup: Man gets on his knees refusing to move
A vehicle came upon a drunk man allegedly standing in the middle of the road at 1:46 a.m. As the vehicle crept closer he eerily “got down on all fours” and ...
Law roundup: Neighbor child commits foul with noisy play
Deeming the behavior of a neighborhood child offsides, a resident phoned the Kalispell Police Department hoping they could give a red card.
Law roundup: Clash of the coworkers
A man following up on a reckless driving complaint in Columbia Falls told Flathead County Sheriff’s Office it should be changed to a harassment complaint after hearing from colleagues that it was an ex-coworker who…
Law roundup: Caller falsely accuses homeless person of lewd behavior
Investigating a report of a possibly homeless person allegedly committing lewd sexual acts on a public bench, officers with the Kalispell Police Department saw none of the described behavior after spotting and obse…
Law roundup: Horror film comes to life in Columbia Falls
In a scene straight out of an ‘80s slasher film, a teenager described how an ominous man in a black tracksuit began tailing her after school to investigators with the Columbia Falls Police Department.
Law roundup: Passel of puppies impounded by shelter
The animal shelter impounded six great Dane mix puppies after someone called the Kalispell Police Department worried they would get hit by a car after running into the road. Two girls trying ...
Law roundup: Man found passed out in dumpster
An employee opened a dumpster and reportedly found a man passed out inside.
Law roundup: Man keeps breaking into future brother-in-law’s vehicle
storyA rundown vehicle had become a sore spot for a man and his future brother-in-law. Having left it parked at his fiancee’s house, the owner had since discovered that her brother, who he described to the Kalispel…
Law roundup: People judged to have too much stuff
Someone complained that people sitting at a picnic table at a public park had an “excessive” amount of belongings and items were “overflowing” from the table onto the ground.
Law roundup: Bulk shopper secretive about membership
A customer would reportedly murder before revealing their membership card, refusing to show it to an employee multiple times, saying, “If they ask again, they will kill them.” The shopper was so secretive about the…
Law roundup: Busybody wants the scoop before bedtime
A busybody allegedly called the Kalispell Police Department because someone downstairs slammed their door and wanted to know what was going on before going to bed.