Montana Highway Patrol Press Releases

  • Published On: February 7, 2019

    MHP Traffic Stop Leads to Seizure of 28 lbs. of Meth, Federal Convictions & Disbandment of Drug Smuggling Ring

    Miles City, Montana- On November 8th, 2017 an MHP Criminal Interdiction Trooper stopped a vehicle in Custer County for a traffic violation.  The troopers became suspicious of criminal activity during the traffic stop and a narcotic detecting K9 was deployed [...]

  • Published On: January 30, 2019

    MHP Announces New Tweeting Trooper in Billings-Metro Area

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30th, 2019 Contact: Trooper Calvin Jimmerson, [email protected], 406- 591-8376   MHP Announces New Tweeting Trooper in Billings-Metro Area Billings, MT- Captain Keith Edgell, District IV Commander of the Montana Highway Patrol, announced today that Trooper Calvin [...]

  • Published On: January 16, 2019

    MHP Releases Results of Public Opinion Survey

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   January 16th, 2019 Contact: Captain Jim Hunter, [email protected] or 406-939-0913 Helena, MT- The Montana Highway Patrol has released a report outlining the results of a public opinion survey conducted in the summer of 2018. The report [...]

  • Published On: December 27, 2018

    MHP Seeks Witnesses to DUI Incident near Great Falls

    Great Falls, MT.- On December 23rd, 2018 between 2:30-3PM, a silver 2003 Chevy Monte Carlo passenger car with 38 county plates left Great Falls and was traveling northbound on the Frontage Road towards Vaughn. It was reported that this vehicle was [...]

  • Published On: November 29, 2018

    Montana Highway Patrol Bozeman Office to Move Locations

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29th, 2018 Contact: Sergeant Pat McLaughlin, 406-579-3943, [email protected] Montana Highway Patrol Bozeman Office to Move Locations Bozeman, MT. --- The Montana Highway Patrol Bozeman Office will be relocating to 39 Gold Miner Lane, Belgrade, Montana 59714. [...]

  • Published On: November 6, 2018

    Six-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle in Morning Crash Near Missoula

    MISSOULA, MT.: At approximately 7:30AM, a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash occurred on Kona Ranch Rd at Sandalwood Ct in Missoula County. The crash occurred when a six-year-old girl attempted to cross Kona Ranch Rd and was struck by a vehicle. [...]

  • Published On: October 25, 2018

    Montana Highway Patrol Receives $1 Million Federal Grant to Combat Meth

    HELENA – The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) will receive a significant federal grant to combat meth trafficking. Today the U.S. Department of Justice announced that its Office of Community Oriented Policing awarded the MHP a $946,981 grant for anti-meth activities. [...]

  • Published On: September 6, 2018

    Montana Highway Patrol Commissions Six New Troopers

    HELENA – The Montana Highway Patrol commissioned six new troopers today at the 64th  Advanced Academy Graduation ceremony.  Attorney General Tim Fox addressed the graduates at the event, which took place at the Delta Colonial Hotel in Helena.   In [...]