Attorney General Tim Fox announced today a new criminal interdiction team program as part of the Montana Department of Justice’s Aid Montana: Addressing the Impact of Drugs initiative. The team, which was created through funding authorized during the 2017 Legislature, will focus its efforts on...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox released the following statement regarding Sunday night’s shooting in Las Vegas: “The horror of Sunday night will be forever burned into this country’s memory. While acts of evil test our resolve, we must stand firm against hate and violence, and join...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26th, 2017 Contact: Kristin Banchero, 406.475.1670, [email protected] Helena, MT. --- Montana Highway Patrol Troopers Benjamin Panas, Thomas Gill and Timothy Wyckoff were honored yesterday at the 2017 Governor’s Awards for their heroic actions in response to Deputy Mason Moore’s murder last May. On May 16th, 2017...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29th, 2017 Contact: Major Steve Lavin, 406.249.8197, [email protected] Helena, MT. --- As drivers take to the road to celebrate the Labor Day Weekend, troopers from the Montana Highway Patrol, the Idaho State Police and the North Dakota Highway Patrol will join together to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 17th, 2017 Contact: Sergeant Glen Barcus, 406-570-0590, [email protected] Montana Highway Patrol Warns Drivers: Expect Delays and Beware of Fire Hazards During 2017 Eclipse Event Helena, MT. --- The Montana Highway Patrol advises drivers to expect a significant increase in traffic and delays throughout the state in...
Helena, MT.- The Montana Highway Patrol joins the entire Montana law enforcement community in mourning the senseless death of Broadwater County Deputy Mason Moore. No matter what uniform an officer wears, we are all united by a common purpose- to serve and protect. Yesterday we...
The Montana Highway Patrol recently participated in a wet lab at the MSU Bozeman campus. The goal of the wet lab was to educate the student senators of the Associated Students of MSU about the effects of alcohol to prevent drinking and driving. This was...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25th, 2017 Contact: Josh Racki, [email protected] Great Falls, MT: A suspect was apprehended on April 18th in connection with a fatal hit and run involving a semi and passenger vehicle south of Great Falls on April 15th, 2017. Jaroglav Kleberc, 51, of Winnipeg,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 4, 2017 Contact: Captain Keith Edgell, [email protected], 406-839-8751 Billings, MT.—At approximately 1050AM on April 4th, 2017, the Billings Police Department engaged in a pursuit with a suspect driving a stolen Toyota pickup truck and claiming to have an explosive device. The pursuit led to the...
Laurel, MT—36-year-old Charles Wayne Williams is charged in Yellowstone County with five counts of felony assault with a weapon and two counts of felony criminal endangerment after opening fire on law enforcement officers in the early morning hours of March 27th, 2017. Montana Highway Patrol Troopers...