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Pharmacist, 80, points ‘big black pistol’ at robber, who runs screaming

In fairness, we have to point out that the actions by an 80-year-old pharmacist at Lolo Drug are ill-advised. Which doesn’t keep us from also feeling really, really good about the way things turned out.

An 80-year-old Lolo pharmacist who once wrestled a gun away from a would-be robber foiled another heist Thursday [...]

Yo, aspiring robbbers – You might wanna change up your MO

Or at least, your wardrobe. Case in point: A man suspected in two recent gunpoint robberies of convenience stores – one in Missoula, one in Plains – wore a dark-blue coat and light-blue ski mask.

Similar getup was hanging in full view inside a house in Hot Springs. Law enforcement went to [...]

Early bird catches a suspect in Lucky Diamond robbery

The person who robbed the Lucky Diamond casino at knifepoint Tuesday got up pretty early in the morning to do it. The incident happened at 5:30 a.m. Today, at 7 a.m., police got a call leading them to a suspect in that robbery. Here’s how the Missoulian story starts:

A surveillance image [...]

Have you seen this man? Missoula Police release surveillance photos of Lucky Diamond suspect

The surveillance video at the Lucky Diamond casino on Brooks, hit early yesterday morning by a knife-wielding robber, yielded some pretty clear images. Here’s one, provided by Missoula police. To see more and larger images, click on “more.”
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Lucky Diamond casino hit in predawn robbery

Bad guys are supposed to do their thing in the dark of night – not the dark of morning.

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But that’s what somebody did at 5:30 a.m. today at the Lucky Diamond casino, over on Brooks.

Missoula Police Detective Travis Welsh told the Missoulian the suspect wielded a 4-inch folding knife [...]