HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today an updated Sexual and Violent Offender Registry (SVOR) that will provide Montanans with additional information on the whereabouts of offenders in their area. In addition to an offender’s home address which was [...]

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen and Montana Department of Justice investigators and prosecutors today testified in House Judiciary Committee in support of House Bill 82, sponsored by Representative Kathy Love, which will protect children from sexual exploitation online and [...]

HELENA – The Montana Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Public Instruction (OPI) announced today that submissions are open for the 42nd Annual National Missing Children’s Poster Contest. Montana fifth graders can submit their art in the theme [...]

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen, along with Governor Greg Gianforte, today recognized Human Trafficking Prevention Month by reminding Montanans to learn the signs of human trafficking and report it if they see it to help stop the heinous crime. [...]

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today the appointment of Lee Johnson to the position of Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) administrator. Prior to his appointment, Johnson served as the bureau chief of the Division’s Investigations Bureau. “I’m confident [...]

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today the retirement of Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Administrator Bryan Lockerby, effective December 13. Lockerby has served Montanans in the position for 12 years and will retire after a 43-year career in [...]

MISSOULA – The Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), Missoula County Sheriff’s Office, and Missoula Police Department, conducted a human trafficking operation in Missoula this week which led to the arrest of eight individuals, Attorney General Austin [...]

VALLEY COUNTY – The Montana Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer-involved critical incident that occurred late Saturday night in Valley County. At approximately 9:19 p.m., deputies from Valley and McCone County Sheriff’s Offices were responding to a disturbance call occurring [...]

GREAT FALLS – Attorney General Austin Knudsen today announced appointments to the Montana Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force. The task force’s main goals are to break down jurisdictional barriers and identify causes that contribute to missing and murdered Indigenous persons. [...]

CUT BANK – The Cut Bank Police Department today identified the officer and suspect involved in the officer-involved critical incident Saturday, June 8 in Cut Bank. Cut Bank Police Officer Jesse Adame, a five-year veteran of the Department, witnessed what [...]