On the afternoon of January 26th, 2021 two MHP Troopers responded to assist Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office in pursuit of a male driver suspected of recent involvement in an attempted abduction. Initially Yellowstone County attempted to spike the vehicle’s tires, but the driver eluded the...
It is with much sadness that we share that Sgt. Alex Betz passed away on January 16th, 2021. Alex was diagnosed with spindle cell sarcoma in late 2019. Every day until his passing he rose up to look his cancer squarely in the eye and...
On January 14th, 2021 Trooper Connor Wager responded to a rollover crash south of Emigrant on River Road. After arriving on scene, he found a vehicle on its roof with the front end completely submerged in the Yellowstone River. The driver was trapped inside the vehicle and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On December 31st, 2020 Trooper Matthew Hudgins initiated a traffic stop for a suspended driver's license. The driver provided a fictitious identity, but Trooper Hudgins and dispatchers Emily Verbanac and Kim Much were able to establish his true identity and link him to a $100,000...
On behalf of Attorney General-elect Austin Knudsen, we are pleased to share the news that Major Steve Lavin has been selected to lead our agency into 2021 as our new colonel. Major Lavin’s extensive 28-year career in law enforcement as both a front-line worker and manager,...
On Saturday, December 12th, an MHP Sergeant was struck in his vehicle by a semi while investigating a crash on I-94 between Huntley and Lockwood. The sergeant was parked on the righthand shoulder of the road with his emergency lights activated when the semi lost...
Troopers Armstrong and Wade recently responded to the scene of a vehicle fire. Upon arriving they noticed a semi-trailer aflame and the driver unresponsive in the cab. Together they pulled out the driver and Trooper Armstrong immediately started compressions while Trooper Wade grabbed the AED....
At approximately 6:30pm on Friday, November 13, Stillwater County 911 received a report of a person throwing “flaming objects” from a car window on I-90 near mile marker 422. Multiple brush fires were reported along I-90 in the area. After a Columbus Police officer, Stillwater...
1130 – Press conference at Rice-Eccles stadium in Salt Lake City, UT. (Will be livestreamed via MHP’s Facebook page) 1345 – Trooper Palmer’s flight arrives Missoula at Northstar hangar. 1400 – Transit through Missoula with escort. The public is invited to view the procession along Broadway St. between...
