Crime Blotter

  • Butte investigating leads on Country Club area crime spree

    July 22, 2010

    Butte police are following up on some leads as they continue to investigate Wednesday's crime spree in a neighborhood in the Country Club area. Police received a total of 17 reports, mostly involving theft, vandalism and criminal mischief. The first report came into dispatch just before 5 a.m.... more »
  • Inmate suing state asks to be held at mental hospital until trial

    July 22, 2010

    An 18-year-old Montana State Prison inmate who sued over the way he was being treated is asking a judge to order him held at the state mental hospital until trial. The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana sued the state on behalf of Raistlen Katka in December 2009, arguing... more »
  • Vandalism spree targets Buttes Country Club area

    July 21, 2010

    Butte police are investigating more than a dozen reports of theft, vandalism and criminal mischief involving a neighborhood in the Country Club area. Butte-Silver Bow Police Captain George Skuletich says a newspaper carrier alerted police to the area this morning. The first report called into dispatch just before... more »
  • Man involved in cocaine operation near Bozeman High School sentenced

    July 21, 2010

    A man accused of selling cocaine in the Bozeman area, including to local high school students, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Missoula today. Luis Rocha, 27, of Bozeman was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy to 85 months in prison and eight years supervised release for... more »
  • Bozeman man sentenced for role in area meth ring

    July 21, 2010

    A Bozeman man has been sentenced for his involvement in a methamphetamine ring that operated in the area in 2007. Judd Schwartz, 37, was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy today to serve 41 months in prison and four years supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.... more »
  • New Mexico man charged with threatening Fairmont Hot Springs guest with gun

    July 20, 2010

    A New Mexico man faces a felony charge of assault with a weapon stemming from an incident at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Robert Rainville, 29, of Albuquerque was taken into custody Saturday morning. Police responded to a report of a man with a gun, Butte-Silver Bow Sheriff John... more »
  • Man arrested for driving drunk, crashing into house

    July 19, 2010

    A 32-year-old Butte man was arrested for reportedly driving while under the influence and crashing into the side of a house. The incident took place on the 1700 block of Gladstone Avenue where Rikin Shah allegedly crashed through a fence with his pickup truck and slammed into the side... more »
  • Butte casino worker foils robbery attempt Play Video

    July 19, 2010

    A casino worker foiled an Anaconda man's alleged attempt at robbing a Butte casino. Christopher Bomar, 25, appeared before Judge Debra Williams Monday afternoon and was officially charged with felony robbery of the Happy Endings Casino on Paxson Avenue. Police were dispatched to the casino at 2:30 a.m.... more »
  • Whitehall man arrested for intent to distribute marijuana after traffic stop

    July 15, 2010

    A Whitehall man was arrested for intent to distribute marijuana following a traffic stop in Gallatin County. David Liddick, 30, was stopped Tuesday on Interstate 90 between mileposts 290 and 291 where it was traveling 84 miles per hour in a 75 mile per hour zone, according to court... more »
  • Bozeman medical marijuana facilities burglarized

    July 15, 2010

    Two medical marijuana facilities were burglarized in Bozeman this week. The first incident occurred in the early morning hours of Monday, July 12. That's when a Bozeman police sergeant reportedly saw Brenton Seymour, 22, carrying a large grow light, electric ballast and stereo amplifier in the 1800 block of... more »