Local Crime

A Missoula Police Department officer responded to a report of criminal mischief at the Poverello Center.

A Missoula Police Department officer responded to the Poverello Center to break up a verbal argument between a male and female.

At 1:34 p.m. on Tuesday, a Missoula Police Department officer observed a vehicle with expired registration.

On Sunday, a Missoula Police Department officer was patrolling the area of Russell Street when he observed a vehicle make a left turn from Birch Street onto Russell Street.

According to court documents released on Monday morning, a Missoula woman, 34 year-old Leannah Gardipe, has been charged with two counts of deliberate homicide after allegedly cutting the throats of her three and five year-old children with a steak knife.

Missoula Police Department officers were called to a report of a disturbance in the 1300 block of East Broadway.

A Missoula Police Department officer was dispatched to the area of Clark Street and McDonald Avenue for a report of suspicious activity.

The first day of the sentencing hearing for Jonathan Bertsch, the man who confessed to shooting two people to death and critically wounding two others got underway on Tuesday morning in Courtroom 1 in the Missoula County Courthouse.

The complainant said the male exited the car, drew a semi-automatic pistol, and chambered a round before leaving.

The Missoula County Attorney’s filed 14 new felony offenses this week, which is one less than last week.