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Missoula County has starring role in Frontier Force: Montana

We had a lot of fun talking to these Missoula County deputies featured on National Geographic TV’s “Frontier Force: Montana” show for this Missoulian story. You’ll probably have just as much fun watching the show.

It airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m.

(Image: TOM BAUER/Missoulian – Missoula County Sheriff’s deputies Jim Agnew, Sgt. [...]

CSI Missoula! Footprints, tire treads add up to arrest

Law enforcement officers are fond of reminding the public that real police work isn’t anything like what you see on TV. Except when it is.

Case in point, as outlined in the Missoulian: Yesterday’s arrest by Missoula County Sheriff’s deputies of a man sought in several states in connection with alleged thefts of [...]

CrimeStoppers Crime of the Week – For heaven’s sake, please lock your cars

This week, the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office and CrimeStoppers are working on a largely preventable crime:

The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office continues to be inundated with Theft from Motor Vehicle cases in which items are stolen from unlocked vehicles. We urge people to lock their vehicles and not to store valuable items [...]

Crimes – yes, two – of the Week

We have two from CrimeStoppers this week:

Copperstone burglary – The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary and felony theft case that occurred at the Copperstone Store All facility sometime between Feb. 1 and May 17.

An unknown person took approximately 20 boxes of inventory from a clothing store [...]

Mon Dieu! ‘Judge, those plants are mine!’ pot suspect back in court, this time speaking French

Michael Claude Urziceanu remained true to colorful form yesterday when he appeared in person, as requested, in Missoula County Justice Court.

Bonjour!” he greeted Missoula County Justice of the Peace Karen Orzech. “Ca va?”

And, immediately after inquiring how things were going, he asked – this time in English – “Where’s my attorney?”

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Crimestoppers Crime of the Week – Break-in at Ooh La Latte

The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary and felony theft case in which unknown persons broke into the “Ooh La Latte” coffee shop located in the Montana Harley Davidson parking lot. This crime occurred late in the evening of Aug. 3 The suspect or suspects took several items including an espresso [...]

Missoula Law Enforcement Youth Camp a good cause

Last week, about 80 boys ages 10 and 11 spent several days at Camp Paxson on Seeley Lake as part of the 46th annual Missoula Law Enforcement Youth Camp.

We had visions of kids running around in uniforms while they practiced saying things like “License and registration, ma’am.”

Turns out it’s a [...]

Crimestoppers Crime of the Week – Vandals hit cars all over Missoula

The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office and the Missoula Police Department responded to several reports of criminal mischief during the weekend.

Orange and/or black and pink paint was sprayed on more than 100 vehicles. This occurred during the late hours of 07/23/11 and the early morning hours of 07/24/11 and stretched from the [...]

Props to Missoula County Sheriff’s Detective Jason Johnson and his Special Olympics torch run in Greece !

OK, belated props. Last month, Sheriff’s Detective Jason Johnson represented Missoula County – not to mention Montana, and all of the United States – on Special Olympics World Summer Games torch run in Greece.

He spent two weeks there, running the torch in relays around western Greece and in Athens. He’s been back [...]

Scam alert – Don’t fall for jail phone ploy

This scam alert from the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office:

Law enforcement and Better Business Bureau reports that the call sounds something like this:

“You have a collect call from an inmate at the Such-and-Such Jail, if you do not wish to accept this call press 1 and hang up.”

What is the scam? [...]