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Law roundup: Man on Main Street wields a big stick

JACK UNDERHILL | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 week, 1 day AGO
by JACK UNDERHILL
Daily Inter Lake | March 11, 2025 12:00 AM

A driver was turning left on Main Street when a man allegedly wielding a giant, 7-foot-tall spear charged at her. The reported assailant did not make contact with the vehicle, and denied swinging the stick, according to the Kalispell Police Department.  

A frustrated citizen reported a neighbor who allegedly baits police into chasing him while speeding around on a crotch rocket motorcycle. 

Four people received lifetime bans from a Kalispell box store after reportedly throwing things and causing a scene.  

Officers flagged down two people who were reportedly confrontational with a store employee who was giving them a hard time for trying to buy alcohol without an ID. Officers explained that it is the law to show an ID when buying alcohol.  They were told not to go back or they’d be cited or arrested for trespassing.  

A mother tried to call her daughter but accidentally phoned law enforcement. There was no emergency.  

A woman walking her dog called police after allegedly finding needles and other garbage littered around graffiti rock by Woodland Park. She said she was afraid of being poked by a needle. Law enforcement left a message for the Parks and Recreation Department.  

A 70-year-old lady phoned the police because she didn’t want a “filthy dirty truck,” parking in front of her house. While law enforcement explained that the vehicle could legally park on the city street, she reportedly said she had “all the time in the world” and would likely call back again.  

Transients were allegedly leaving trash and breaking a tree on someone’s property, who wanted them removed.  

Law enforcement was called by a parent who reported their daughter may have overdosed. She was transported by emergency services after becoming alert and verbal.  

A passerby reported a small campfire that seemed to be left unattended. An officer doused the flames. 

A concerned individual reported suspicious activity of a little girl allegedly looking in the windows of a vehicle parked behind a gas station. She was reportedly wearing pink pajamas.  

Someone called the police on her ex-boyfriend for allegedly stealing things from her apartment. She had reportedly left his belongings on the porch for him to pick up, but he still let himself inside, taking food, soap, a water dispenser and car key. 


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