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: Maybe leave the policing to the police
Taking a vigilante approach to allegedly speeding motorists in his neighborhood, a Columbia Falls resident learned that policing traffic safety laws might be better left to, well, the police.
Law roundup: Police tell catnapper to free Steve
A neighbor reportedly stole a woman’s cat, Steve, and refused to give him back.
Law roundup: Man tries to hitch a ride outta here
A hunched-over man with a walker was allegedly hitchhiking very close to the highway and someone was concerned he “may have escaped from a home.”
Law roundup: Truck throws mystery substance at vehicles
Three people in a white truck were purportedly driving around throwing chemicals at vehicles that “smelled sweet but burnt [their] tongue.”
Law roundup: Woman rolls around the ground, screaming
A woman wearing a blue hoodie and purple pants was reportedly having quite the day when a law firm employee saw her rolling around on the ground, screaming.
Law roundup: Partier crashes man’s tranquil slumber
A Whitefish resident was allegedly awakened by a man banging on his door.
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.